Using normal drill bits with SDS plus drills

xyz123

hi

Can i use some sort of adapter with my SDS plus drill so i can use normal drill bits, as i cant find any SDs plus drill bits for wood drilling and tiles?

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john.h

Yes...
http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section/4641/sn/DEWDT7002AV


John....

southcoastrgi

as above but you can't use that chuck on hammer action if you ever wanted to

xyz123

tony6403 wrote: »

SDS are way too slow for drilling at recommended speeds for quite a lot of materials. See below.
http://images.meredith.com/wood/pdf/drill-press-speed-chart.pdf

So then is a hammer drill best option for DIY? i got SDS as i struggled with my pathetic 12V black and decker non hammer drill when trying to put up a shelf. House seems to have very strong brick walls!. the installer from sky had same problems when trying to put a dish up. he struggled with a hammer drill. so i then bought a SDS drill and have only used it twice but it just went through brick like knife in butter.

but if SDS is not good enough for wood etc then i need to probably get a hammer drill with more power.

zax47

You don't use hammer for wood, just masonry. The problem with using SDS with normal bits is that an SDS drill turns comparatively slowly for most drilling jobs other than masonry. Invest in a decent 18 or 24V cordless hammer drill, use without hammer for wood/metal/plastic and with hammer for masonry, or stick with a 240V corded one. IME a piddling 12V cordless thing would be useless on masonry, as you have found. Makita do a budget/DIY range called SITE, uses metal gearboxes just like their professional stuff but cheaper, a good semi-pro compromise.

Look here, it's a useful site;
http://www.cordless-drill-reviews-and-ratings.com/

cyclonebri1

The sds has a whole different hammer action to a rotary hammer drill.

It's much more aggressive and as a result effective in it's action.

You need a SDS and a conventional or quick release chucked drill in either mains or battery to suit pocket and frequency of use.

The disadvantage of battery drills for infrequent use is that they are never charged fully when required, and you really do need several batteries if there is any amount of work to do.;);)

the_matrix

My bosch came with the special extension listed above. Very handy. Take care not to switch into hammer when going through wood/metal.

Jo_F

Your walls sound like ours, we have found the only drill bits to get through are the Bosch multiconstrucion bits, they eat the walls, as opposed to the walls eating the bits.