Which drill? Any recommendations please

leveller2911

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

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.

Yep, as was ELU all part of the same corporation.I'm not a fan of De-Walt at all.I stopped buying them a few years ago when they concentrated on work boots and fleeces rather than inovation on their power tools.

I don't have any problems with Bosch Professional, I generally buy Makita although there are issues with their Li-Ion batteries not lasting.I've had 4 go Pete Tong in under 3 years and yet my 9yr old Ni Mh batteries are still going strong.People shouldn't be taken in by the hype with Li-ion batteries.

If I was the OP I would increase the budget a few £ and buy Makita Ni Mh or Bosch Pro.

All down to personal preference.......

Leif

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

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.

The OP asked about a drill for DIY, costing no more than £70. Green Bosch are fine for that purpose, but you won't get one for that price unless you are very lucky.

I happen to think that a cordless drill is perfectly fine for occasional use, and safer and more convenient than a corded one. The main problem is the cost of batteries i.e. £60 or more.

southcoastrgi

iwantoneplease wrote: »

Looking to spend no more than £70 we do however live in a red brick house and any drills he has had have been damaged putting shelves up.

you have already answered your own question

leveller2911

southcoastrgi wrote: »

you have already answered your own question

Possibly, although the quality of drill bit is as important as the drill turning it.......

Jaynne

If you're regularly drilling through brick I'd recommend a cheap SDS drill. They are night and day compared to a cordless something like this perhaps?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-2kg-sds-drill-gbh2000-240v/87453

jbainbridge

Cordless as requested -
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb14-4-2-14-4v-1-5ah-ni-cd-cordless-combi-drill/71587#

Jaynne

jbainbridge wrote: »

Cordless as requested -
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb14-4-2-14-4v-1-5ah-ni-cd-cordless-combi-drill/71587#

but sadly out of stock almost everywhere - not a bad drill, I have an older version and while its great for light work its not going to be great for drilling through brick walls which seems to have killed the ops previous drills. At least it has changeable brushes so it could be repaired.

tony6403

Agree with alanobrien - I would spend an extra £30 and go for the Hitachi DV18DCL2 18V 1.5Ah Li-Ion Cordless Combi Drill . Two batteries and it has a 13mm chuck (the Bosch above only has a 10mm). There are 135 reviews on the Screwfix website and it seems very popular.

southcoastrgi

Hitachi are very good for the money i used one for years

gixer750

another very important thing is it must be hammer action, if not you might as well use a butter knife, i would recommend a challenge cordless, brought one off a market stool for £25 and was only gonna use it for light diy and ended up using it for fitting kitchens, my job for 2years. went through red brick, blue brick, pink brick, you name it, it went through it you will need 13mm chuck, a good battery or even 2, and at least 18v as other poster says, and tell hubby decent drill bits otherwise its like buying a ferrari and adding a mini engine for performance so if you have all the basic information then just find one and read the reviews and choose from there.