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Sub £100 combi drill for DIY beginner
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Aldi's Workzone Titanium are worth a look. If you are intending to expand your tool collection as your DIY skills improve, and you intend to go cordless then the Ryobi range are worth a look with their 3 year warranty. Makita are expensive in comparison and based on tradesmen i know, not as well built as they used to be and they only have a1 year warranty.0
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Aldi have a new range of cordless tools using 20/40 volt batteries [checks] called Ferrex. I bought the hedge trimmer and angle grinder and have already used the former. They seem well made and the hedge trimmer worked well and have a 3year warranty (2 years for the battery). Might be worth a look. The bare drill is £20, battery charger 15 and batteries are 15 (20v) or 30 (dual 20/40v).0
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Problem with cordless is future availability of replacement batteries - I had to bin 3 Axminster White perfectly good combi drills as I could not longer get replacement batteries, and re-celling each pack would cost over £50 - I had 7!!
For your use I'd highly recommend the Metabo 10.8V combi - I have both that and the 18V version - which I have hardly used since I got the 10.8V one, and also bought one for my SIL which he loves (and he also has a Makita 18V). Metal gears, and availability of replacement batteries for many years to come - plus compatability with other Metabo 10.8V tools (I have a sabre saw as well!). Keep an eye on the FFX website for deals.0 -
Slightly over your budget but I upgraded to this from a cheapo Argos one, so far it's been great though haven't challenged it too much.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcd776d2t-gb-18v-2-0ah-li-ion-xr-cordless-combi-drill/899cf
As well as the drill, the drill bits can make a massive difference, a very competent DIYer recommended me these, being multipurpose you don't need to change if you're drilling through multiple materials
https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-multipurpose-drill-bit-set-4pcs/95958Feb 2015 NSD Challenge 8/12JAN NSD 11/16
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Pointless buying a second cordless drill for occasional diy work. An equivalent corded drill will be much cheaper, always ready to use and won't need to be thrown away when its battery fails.0
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I'm sure you're big/strong enough, but, before you buy, just try holding it at shoulder height, then above, for 2-3 minutes.... I bought a drill, got it home, out of the box, couldn't even pick it up0
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For drilling brick / block you want a corded SDS. A normal hammer action drill will do it, but very slowly on the harder materials - frustratingly slowly at times.
I'm doing major refurbishment on my house which pretty much hadn't been touched in over forty years and have a 3kg Makita which cost just over £100 and has served me well after the 5kg "Titan" bargain basement special packed up.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230 -
Point taken guys on long-term benefits of corded/SDS rather than cordless so will look into those. Not massively fussed about weight but ideally don't want anything with hernia inducing mass
Im hoping given the.popularity of cordless there might be some.good deals on corded models so will keep a lookout.0 -
onomatopoeia99 wrote: »For drilling brick / block you want a corded SDS. A normal hammer action drill will do it, but very slowly on the harder materials - frustratingly slowly at times.
I'm doing major refurbishment on my house which pretty much hadn't been touched in over forty years and have a 3kg Makita which cost just over £100 and has served me well after the 5kg "Titan" bargain basement special packed up.
It may be bargain basement but how can you go wrong with the 2 year guarantee by Screwfix?0 -
My Ryobi stuff has never failed so far.
I buy extra tools on gumtree so now I have a collection and they all use the same batteries.
The LIDL range is supposed to be good value for money, but they don't always sell itChanging the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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