SDS drill advice needed

daisy23169

Hi everyone,

I need to hack off about 40 metres of plaster up to 1.2m and then drill holes in the brick mortar all the way round (I'm damp proofing and doing this bit of the job myself saves me over £500!)

My research has led me to the conclusion I need an sds drill with rotary stop but as there about 50 million available I'm stuck trying to decide what I need - the only thing I've managed to decide is that it needs to be a 2kg-ish drill because I'm a weakling and can't face hauling a bigger one about!

So my question is this - is it worth paying approx £100 for a brand name (Bosch/Makita) or can I get away with a £45ish never-heard-of-brand drill, bearing in mind I only need it for this job and then realistically never again.

Based on reviews I'm drawn towards the brands but if a cheaper one will work fine for my purpose then I don't want to throw money away.

Below are the drills I'm specifically looking at - if anyone has an opinion I will be tremendously grateful!

£100 drill - http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-2kg-sds-drill-gbh2000-240v/87453

Cheapy drill - http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb569drl-2kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-230-240v/15456

Avoriaz

How many day's work are involved?

Have you considered hiring a drill?

If you can do the work in a day or two that might be cheaper, although I suspect there is more than a few days work involved.

muckybutt

A 2kg drill will not be upto that amount of hammer pardon the pun ! the roto stop / chiselling action on that is ok for a bit of light duty chasing out etc but not hacking off meters and meters of plaster, that is a sure fire way to burn out the motor or clutch !

You will need a heavier 5kg unit, bearing that in mind have you thought about hiring instead of buying ?

daisy23169

Wowzers, thanks guys - it did not even occur to my tiny brain that tool hire was an option! This makes much more sense than buying one!

muckybutt - do you think a 4kg drill would be up to the job? A quick google shows me I can hire this guy locally for about £50 a week, do you think it would be up to the job?

http://www.bosch-professional.com/gb/en/gbh-4-32-dfr-14167-ocs-p/

Captaincodpiece

I've got an older version of that drill. It will do what you want. When it comes to hire you may need a transformer. Don't forget the cost of a bit too.

muckybutt

daisy23169 wrote: »

Wowzers, thanks guys - it did not even occur to my tiny brain that tool hire was an option! This makes much more sense than buying one!

muckybutt - do you think a 4kg drill would be up to the job? A quick google shows me I can hire this guy locally for about £50 a week, do you think it would be up to the job?

http://www.bosch-professional.com/gb/en/gbh-4-32-dfr-14167-ocs-p/

That should do the job ok a little bit more robust ! it will get hot but no where near as hot as the smaller one would have.

daisy23169

Amazing, thank you both for your help. The tool hire place seems to indicate I can get it in either 110v or 240v so if I understand correctly (which I probably don't), if I go for 240v then I don't need a transformer? Or is it safer too go for 110v and use a transformer in case I electrocute/stab myself with the bloody thing?

I'll give the tool chaps a ring tomorrow - this is really very exciting and also feels like excellent moneysaving so I'm very happy!

Just need to go and introduce myself to the neighbours now and apologise in advance for the noise before I get started

Thanks again for the help!

Stevey198321

I would go for the 5kg titan drill from screwfix. 2 year guarantee and good drill used mine for years for cutting backboxs out and wall chasing (im a spark) never had a problem

muckybutt

If they have the 240V one go for that and an RCD plug adaptor, no transformer needed then so a few more ££'s saved

Oh I'd also recommend some ppe as well - gloves - dust mask - goggles and ear defenders.

Ruski

That titan one is 50 quid at the moment

Russ

Clive_Woody

I got a cheapy Screwfix SDS drill a few years back to demolish a brick fireplace and surround, it's still going strong and is a great bit of kit. My old Bosch drill hardly gets a look in these days.