Which drill? Any recommendations please

iwantoneplease

I'm looking for a cordless drill for my partner for Christmas, can anyone recommend one please.

Prefer one I could collect just to make sure I have it for Christmas

Thanks

Justicia

You might need to give more details for the most appropriate guidance to be given...

What kind of work are you planning on him doing with it? Light DIY projects? Is it for his work (builder, electrician, for example)? etc., etc...

Norman_Castle

How much are you planning to spend ?

Dave_J_3

as above it depends on the type of work it is going to be required for.

I however would only look at 18V and above and must be lithium ion with the highest Ah rating you can find (3Ah last a while)
Im a Makita fan personally and would rate them over brands such as dewalt, bosch, AEG etc.
Screwfix sometimes have good deals on drill and other places such as machine mart sometimes come through good.
I would avoid buying from the DIY branches but sometimes good for looking and getting a feel of them before buying cheaper from elsewhere

iwantoneplease

Looking to spend no more than £70 it will be used for general DIY around the house, we do however live in a red brick house and any drills he has had have been damaged putting shelves up.

He always moans about corded ones so looking for a cordless.
Thanks

Hintza

I have a Ryobi CDI 1441 and it is fine for most jobs (but as with all cordless they do have limitations).

I bought a Worx sander and I can tell you their kit is very well made.

Makita and Bosch spring to mind also.

Prices are all over the place on these so search widely for the best deal. Argos are quite good for drills (and Argos on EBay)

Here is one to start:-

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/ID72/33372295/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+and+garden%7C33005908/c_2/2%7C33005908%7CClearance+Home+and+garden%7C33372088/c_3/5%7Ccat_33372088%7CDIY+tools+and+power+tools%7C33372295/r_001/2%7CPrice%7C50+%3C%3D++%3C%3D+79.99%7C2/r_003/4%7CPrice+Cut%7CYes%7C1.htm

Youtube:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHO90i4lfMs

Latest Lithium Battery too!

alanobrien

I had to replace an old one recently and spent a lot of time looking around for a decent one at a reasonable price. I ended up buying a Hitachi.

It comes with 2 Li-on batteries and a one hour charger.
I just had to re plumb our whole central heating (long story:( )
and used the hitachi to drill holes through the walls for the copper pipes. I have a "proper" corded SDS drill for such work but was shocked when the hitachi did the job easily on hammer setting. Also works well in screwdriver mode. I can highly recommend it.
Note:they also sell them in B&Q at the same price

http://www.screwfix.com/p/hitachi-dv18dcl2-18v-1-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/64945

cyclonebri1

Don't buy your other 1/2 a cordless drill unless he already has a decent corded drill already.

To explain;
If he/you don't use a drill that often then mains is the way to go, how long does it take to plug in the hoover?

If you don't use battery drills frequently then it/they will need charging every time you want to use it, longer time than it takes to plug in the hoover?

And if you really don't charge the batteries that often they will fail and you will have to source new ones, takes a longer time than to plug in the hoover.

Absolute bottom line, battery drill are simply for convenience, they lack power compared to mains, if not used regularly, or in the wet, go cabled.

That said avoid Bosch go Dewalt if you so need.

Steve_the_fitter

A £70 cordless will have difficulty getting through hard brick. Will be fine for breeze block etc

Lavendyr

Hubby has a Makita cordless drill which came with a set of drill/screwdriver bits and a spare battery pack, which cost about £120 for the set. It's quite heavy but does the job nicely for light DIY round the home (gets through bricks fine as well). My step-dad also uses (and recommended to us) Makita.

Sgt_Pepper_2

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Don't buy your other 1/2 a cordless drill unless he already has a decent corded drill already.

To explain;
If he/you don't use a drill that often then mains is the way to go, how long does it take to plug in the hoover?

If you don't use battery drills frequently then it/they will need charging every time you want to use it, longer time than it takes to plug in the hoover?

And if you really don't charge the batteries that often they will fail and you will have to source new ones, takes a longer time than to plug in the hoover.

Absolute bottom line, battery drill are simply for convenience, they lack power compared to mains, if not used regularly, or in the wet, go cabled.

That said avoid Bosch go Dewalt if you so need.

Bosch professional (the blue ones) are as good as Dewalt which are simply yellow black and deckers. But for £70 the op will get neither.