12V drill cant drill in wood!

xyz123

hi

i have a black & decker 12V drill. i was trying to add drill couple of holes in wooden battens bought from timberyard.

i charged battery fully and used wood drill bit but it just wont work. drill will go in maybe half a cm and then it keeps spinning but wont drill any deeper? i tried adjusting speed up and down but it wont work.

do i need a new drill? if so any recommendations for around £50/£70. i have a SDS for brick walls in house (have tried couple of hammer drills from friends but exterior facing walls or my house are simply too strong for hammer drills. SDS is quite heavy and difficult to use but at least i can drill holes in brick walls!)

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SailorSam

If the drill (the bit) is spinning it sounds as if you need to tighten it up in the chuck.

kwmlondon

If the drill is turning but not going through the wood it sounds like the drill itself is fine, but your drill bits are blunt - get a new set of wood ones - should only cost you £10.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-18pc-quick-change-hss-drill-bit-set/47188

lstar337

Yeah if the drill is spinning then it's doing its job.

Sounds like the drill bit is blunt.

spacey2012

Or going the wrong direction

DigForVictory

+1 for check how sharp the bit is.
If it rotates, the drill is fine, but if it doesn't 'cut', then check the bit.

spacey2012

DigForVictory wrote: »

+1 for check how sharp the bit is.
If it rotates, the drill is fine, but if it doesn't 'cut', then check the bit.

Or check it is going the right direction, the groves are ducts to remove waste.
If it is in reverse it will stop drilling once the tip is in.

xyz123

thanks. i checked and it is going in right direction. will try to get some new drill bits and try.

any recommendations for an upgrade of drill?

cyclonebri1

xyz123 wrote: »

thanks. i checked and it is going in right direction. will try to get some new drill bits and try.

any recommendations for an upgrade of drill?

Any brand of drill is only as fine as yours. Replace when it breaks or isn't powerful enough for your purpose

If you can't get the drill through timber and it is still running full speed and not stalling or slipping in the chuck then there are only 4 possibilities;

It's running backwards, (covered)

Your drills are blunt, (covered)

You aren't lifting to clear the crude from the drill bit,

You need more spinach:A:A:A:A;);)

Ectophile

If the drill bit is spinning around in the hole, then there's nothing wrong with the drill.

Another thing to check is that you haven't hit something really solid - such as a big nail in the wood.

Stooby2

It may be the drill bit is getting clogged - take it out when it starts spinning, knock it on the work bench to clear the grooves and then carry on.