First time drill buyer

missile

I bought this from Screwfix, great drill >

Davesnave

The drill is one aspect, but if you are hoping to hang heavy things on plasterboard walls, you'd better You Tube fixings for that too. Some are perfectly adequate, while others, like standard plastic plugs, won't be.

As for the drill, I agree with those saying go corded for now. Later, if you develop an interest, you can look at tools which share batteries etc.

You are unlikely to develop an interest just because you've used a super £100 drill, but it's amazing how even the most cack-handed become interested in DIY once someone else has lifted a few hundred from them for carrying out fairly basic jobs in their homes!

photome

missile wrote: »

I bought this from Screwfix, great drill >

Not for the first time occasional DIY though IMO

cranford

Don't forget that most cordless drills are light enough and have the slow speed and torque needed to double up as reversible screwdrivers.

es5595

One of my birthday presents a “few” years back after just buying my first house was a corded Bosch drill. It was from my mum and her partner and at the time I wasn’t particularly convinced, but it’s lasted very well, it’s drilled lots of holes, and I’m very pleased.

I bought a set of Bosch titanium drill bits to go with it, and I highly recommend it. I’d go with corded, as otherwise you’ll never have batteries charged when you want, and if you need to use it away from a socket, just get an extension lead too!

This is the newer model;
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7117570
And next time you go to ikea, they do a set of screws and rawl plugs that’s are pretty cheap and have done me well too.

cranford

Robert dyas has a two battery cordless for £35 with voucher which include 6 drill and 6 screwdriver bits.
https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/pro-craft-18v-li-ion-cordless-drill-with-2-battery-packs
Or they do a one battery version with 89 bits for the same money.
https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/pro-craft-18v-li-ion-cordless-drill-with-89-piece-accessory-kit

patman99

Having worked as a handyman, I would agree with a corded drill and extension lead.
Even though I use cordless myself.

Be aware that not all masonry bits are suitable for hammer drills. I drilled many holes into brick and have never used hammer action as it tends to enlarge the hole.

A good tip is to avoid buying a drill bit set and instead spend out on the drill sizes you actually need. A £10 6mm masonry bit will still be going long after the ones in the complete set have gone blunt.

Btw, if you do decide to go cordless, for occasional use, the Parkside and Workzone models now sold by Lidl and Aldi use the same Samsung 20v packs.

My toolkit is Ryobi. They are better than DeWault and on par with Makita.

musharoom

Thank you for all these responses! Corded it is, with drill bits in sizes I need instead of a set, fixings for plasterboard and an extension cable.

Maybe this one.... http://www.diy.com/departments/bosch-680w-240v-corded-keyless-chuck-hammer-drill-psb680re/195931_BQ.prd ...?

DorsetLad

If there is the slightest possibility that there are water or gas pipes, or live electricity cables, within the walls, then I would strongly recommend you also buy (for about £20) a multipurpose stud finder that will detect any of these, so that you don't drill into them, with obvious consequences. This would also be very useful for detecting the studwork (internal wooden frame) in the plasterboard walls, as ideally you want to be fixing the screws into the strong wooden studwork rather than just the weak plasterboard itself.

Norman_Castle

musharoom wrote: »

Thank you for all these responses! Corded it is, with drill bits in sizes I need instead of a set, fixings for plasterboard and an extension cable.

Maybe this one.... http://www.diy.com/departments/bosch-680w-240v-corded-keyless-chuck-hammer-drill-psb680re/195931_BQ.prd ...?

I find green Bosch tools are always good for the price. If you don't own any other bits I would consider the £10 drill bit set. I had a voucher to use up so bought one which I've found really useful. Its decent quality and includes screwdriver bits and holder.
http://www.diy.com/departments/bosch-x-line-mixed-drill-bit-accessory-set-34-piece/208137_BQ.prd?tab=reviews