hammer drill or SDS drill

xyz123

hi

am looking for a new drill as my existing 12V Black & decker is not powerful enough to drill into brick (found out when trying to install outside light). so thought about getting a new one.

question is whether to get an SDS drill or to get normal hammer drill. A mate has 9 months old Ryobi ERH 650V for sale at £35. Optionally there are hammer drills to pick up from around £60 from B&Q.

i will most be using it for basic DIY, however i have a task of putting up curtain poles in all rooms, which will mean more masonary drilling.

my concern with SDS is whether its very heavy (ryobi one is 2.9 kg) to work overhead while on a small ladder and if its too powerful for other normal diy around the house? i guess i will also need new drill bits if i get SDS.

ta

muckybutt

SDS all the way, quicker drilling less effort.

Yes you will need new masonry drills but if you get a chuck adaptor then you can reuse any hss bits you already have, note do not use masonry drills in a chuck on sds setting !

I bought a bosch one for a job I was doing, that was 15 years ago and its still going strong

globalds

These are my favourite masonry bits

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-extreme-2-masonry-drill-bit-set-5pcs/88598

Make any drill perform better

This one is cheap and should be suitable for most D.I Y stuff
http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/power-tools/drilling-screwdriving/drilling/cordless/-specificproducttype-combination_drills/Ryobi-One-Plus-Combi-Hammer-Drill-12408576?skuId=12929282

Although I am a fan of Hitachi stuff and buy their 18v tools
I have the 12v drill and impactor hitachi set at work and it is a dream to use on my job

fto

If you have a fairly new house a hammer drill would be ok.
Old houses i would buy a SDS drill.
My advice would be SDS, even the cheap ones seem ok for diy use.

xyz123

fto wrote: »

If you have a fairly new house a hammer drill would be ok.
Old houses i would buy a SDS drill.
My advice would be SDS, even the cheap ones seem ok for diy use.

It's an old house. Built around 1930.

Jonesya

ERH 650V looks pretty good - it's got roto-stop so you can use the hammer mechanism to drive a chisel for chasing out and the safety clutch is handy if you use larger bits or carbide hole cutters.

tony6403

SDS fine if you are only thinking about brick. Most SDS drills max out at about 1,000rpm so not ideal for other tasks .
Have a look at the pdf drill speed guide using this link
http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/drilling-boring/drill-press-speed-chart/

Jaynne

SDS are fantastic for drilling and chiselling but are no good for other tasks like assembling furniture so if that sort of thing is in your plans you either need two drills or perhaps a cordless hammer.

I've no regrets about my SDS, it goes through walls like butter but I do have a nice cordless as well.

xyz123

thanks for ur replies. i was hoping to sell my existing B&D 12V drill after getting SDS. but it looks as it its a good option to have second non-SDS drill in house. so i am back to my original dilema! buy a SDS or a hammer /impact drill!

Stooby2

I have a bosch hammer drill that copes with most jobs around the house - I'm in a 1930's built house as well. One of these

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-21-2-re-1100w-percussion-drill-240v/91639

For the odd bit of heavier stuff I have a really cheap SDS drill. But it's lasted 8 years so far. I've done so light concrete breaking with it, lots of heavy drilling - for £50 you can't really go wrong. However - it's a bit too brutal for some drilling jobs around the house; I tend to use it when the Bosch really can't cope (and that easily drilled right through a wall for a cable run).

http://www.screwfix.com/p/direct-power-bs26s3-5kg-sds-plus-drill-230v/58494

Furts

I bought an AEG SDS from Toolstation approx 18 months ago. Great machine and supplier. The but is...technology moves on and for a lesser price I could now get for, example, a Makita SDS that drills, hammers and demolition picks . (Demolition really useful if you have some bricks to remove, or perhaps chip away debris off a slab or the base of a cavity wall) I know ITS in London have been promoting these approx 9 monnths ago. Makita and ITS are fine.

Trust this helps