Cheapest & good Drill

avi_3

Hi - I am looking for a hammer drill which i will use in the house. Can someone please suggest what i should be buying and where to get it cheap.
Regards

YorkshireBoy

avi wrote:

Hi - I am looking for a hammer drill which i will use in the house. Can someone please suggest what i should be buying and where to get it cheap.
Regards

You won't get a "quality" cordless one for DIY money, although I bought a B & Q own brand 30V unit for £25 last year (special offer reduced from £50 IIRC).

You'll be able to get "budget" corded hammer drills for £9.99 from various outlets - probably be the "power devil" range, Challenge, or similar.

Slightly more upmarket you will find the B & Q performance power and performance power pro ranges - usually on special offer.

Black & Decker seem ever popular, although I've not owned a corded B & D hammer drill for years so can't comment on their current quality. However, I have a 12V cordless drill (not hammer) and I'm still pleased with it after nearly 5 years.

Personally, I have always bought Bosch power tools - nothing too professional, just the top-end DIY range. I've only ever burnt one Bosch drill out and I know why - I was thoroughly and totally abusing it rushing to complete a job! I went out and bought exactly the same drill again. That was 11 years ago and it's still going strong.

HTH
YB

theadore_2

wickes have a good cordless 18v hammer drill... can't quite remember the price, but i think its 39.99. Wickes powertools have always been very reliable.

Also they are doing 2 for £25 on orbital sanders/cordless drill drivers/jigsaws...

bought me a sander and a drill yesterday... the shop assistant told me most people are picking up 2 drills to get an extra battery for a fiver.

avi_3

Hi - Thank you. I think i should go for a cordless drill, but what power should i go for? I will use it a home only. My budget is less than £30
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robowen

avi wrote:

My budget is less than £30
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Can someone show them the way to Toysrus please ! :rolleyes:


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robowen,

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avi_3

Hi robowen - if you didn't notice, this is a money saving website. And what's wrong in having a budget and looking for a good deal with all the money savers support.

robowen

Calm down dear it's...........just a bit of fun...that's all. :beer:

That's why we have the sarcasm icon isn't it. :rolleyes:

As for it being a moneysaving website, well....I'll give you some advice that'll save you loads of money....

DON'T BUY A CHEAP CRABBY DRILL THAT WILL LAST YOU A MONTH OR TWO AND WOULDN'T FIND IT'S WAY THROUGH A KNOB OF BUTTER IF YOU GAVE IT WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.

Ever wondered why DIY'ers complain that, when they drill a hole....say to fit a curtain rail etc etc, they say the hole goes offline or too big or it bursts the plaster and makes a bigger hole than they wanted ??? :think:
This is because they have a poor quality drill, when drilling, the bit isn't turning perfectly in the centre. Therefore you don't get a hole the same size as the drill bit. Poor quality drill. :wall:

Job takes longer, more work making good large holes. :wall:

My neighbour came across to ask me to put her curtain pole up. Her drill wouldn't even go through brick. :think:

Save up for a while. Get something that is going to last, built for the jobs you need it to do. :money:

You'll thank me for this advice one day, :grouphug:

plumb1_2

I have a Bosch 24v Sds drill,use it every day,best £375 i have ever spent,6yrs old.Havent used a corded drill since.

Tom_Jones

Yep agree with robwen and plumb1 buy yourself a decent drill, a under £30 cordless drill will be useless after a couple of months

I used the B+Q performance range and found them to be awful, invest in a Dewalt 18v cordless which will do most tasks in the home.

albalad

I would disagree with your advice robowen,
for the average Diy'er they are not likely to use a hammer drill more than once or twice a year so to spend upwards of £40 would not really be moneysaving .
If it were to break after a month or two you simply take it back for a full refund or replacement.

If they were to spend upwards of say £100.......on a half decent metabo or bosch or even dewalt and it was to break after say 13 months , then they have no comeback.

I appreciate what you say regarding quality of tools , but most modern cheap power tools are of a surprisingly good quality , especially for Diy purposes.
it is still usually the workman/diy'er that is to blame - not the tools