Cordless drill advice

jonny2510

henry24 wrote: »

I have the green hammer drill can't fault it when drilling into anything very hard...

Does the plastic around the chuck feel solid/robust? I assume it's used for tightening the keyless chuck, but just wonder if it will stand the test of time?

Norman_Castle wrote: »

Green drill £50 here http://www.uktoolcentre.co.uk/products/bosch-psb-650-re-percussion-drill.html?SID=776967&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9afOBRDWARIsAJW4nvyaV3lLHbZCg3H5-Uy6h3lH8t4N3tGnk7pT5gENzWD5y6iUVpqcRLYaAq2xEALw_wcB#ProductTab4

https://www.johnlewis.com/bosch-psb-650-re-impact-drill/p231769542

Cheers for that, I've got lazy in assuming Amazon will be around the best price!

jonny2510

Ok so I've swung round and am considering a cordless again!

Any thoughts on this Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 cordless (or it's specs).

It seems to have around 1,600 positive reviews, though on the downside only comes with 1.5 Ah batteries (though the fact it comes with two, and apparently one takes 60 mins for full charge) should I guess get around this.

Replacement batteries seem to cost £30 (1.5 Ah) and £32 (2.0 Ah). I guess I could perhaps justify buying one more after 5 years to try to drag another 5 years use out this (and with a total cost of £70 + £30 for a single replacement battery would make the cost of ownership £10/year over 10 years - which I can accept).

What I'm unsure is how the 18v cordless would compare in drilling capability, against say the 650W Bosch? Are there any significant power differences?

Would both be able to do wood, plaster, walls, drive screws into fences etc?

Is there anything one could do, that the other can't (other than the obvious that one can be used cordless)?

Ruski

Do yourself a favour, buy one of these and never look back

https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-18-2-li-plus-18v-2-0ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/5916t

https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-18-2-li-plus-18v-4-0ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/7434k

I use these daily - nothing you have said you want to use it for is beyond these tools.

HTH

Russ