SDS drill recommendation

robatwork

Hi,
I need a cordless SDS drill to drill into some concrete that's nowhere near any mains power. I probably won't use it for another few years so don't want to spend loads. I checked on hiring and it's about £40 per day which doesn't seem very MSE. There is one on toolstation for about £80 but has anybody got any recommendations for something cheap but effective enough?

grumbler

Does it really have to be SDS? How many holes, how deep and what size?

robatwork

I have to drill an 8mm hole about 3cm into a concrete wall. I have a suitable drill bit, but my cordless (that does have hammer action) just gives up and stops after a few mm, even fully charged. 

daivid

No need for SDS, a half decent cordless drill will manage 8mm into concrete no problem. Screwfix/toolstation/many others will give you the max drilling capabilities of different drills. Before shelling out on something new have you tried working your way up through bits from say 4mm through to 8mm.

Jackmydad

If you go steady, with a sharp, decent quality bit you'll get there. I've drilled enough holes with a non hammer drill in my work at one time.
Seriously though, if you do get an SDS drill, and if you often have to drill into masonry, they make it so much easier, then I'd get a corded one unless you absolutely need cordless. More power, always ready to go, no batteries to fail after a few years,  

Norman_Castle

Try these https://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-multipurpose-drill-bit-set-4pcs/95958#product_additional_details_container  You can get individual drills.

Never tried them in concrete. Recently drilled a 6mm hole into brick using a very tired 7.2v non hammer cordless drill almost as easily as drilling into wood. Excellent drills. Read the reviews.

robatwork

OK thanks for the suggestions - I've been trying to borrow an SDS but perhaps I'll go in with the smallest masonry bit I can find first and work up

Davesnave

I have this and I'm seriously impressed with it, considering the price point:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb653sds-5-9kg-electric-sds-plus-drill-230-240v/6846h

(Should have added I use it with a 50m extension cable sometimes.)

Kiran

Davesnave said:

I have this and I'm seriously impressed with it, considering the price point:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb653sds-5-9kg-electric-sds-plus-drill-230-240v/6846h

I have the slightly older model of the same drill and also a cordless Makita which was about £300 and hands down the titan is better. Its great on rotary stop too. Only slight negative is if you need to do anything above head height as 6kgs starts to feel like 60kg very quickly.

Davesnave

Kiran said:

I have the slightly older model of the same drill and also a cordless Makita which was about £300 and hands down the titan is better. Its great on rotary stop too. Only slight negative is if you need to do anything above head height as 6kgs starts to feel like 60kg very quickly.

I have a Hitachi for that, but it broke after about a year. Hitachi did a repair FOC though.

Belenus

robatwork said:

Hi,
I need a cordless SDS drill to drill into some concrete that's nowhere near any mains power. I probably won't use it for another few years so don't want to spend loads. I checked on hiring and it's about £40 per day which doesn't seem very MSE. There is one on toolstation for about £80 but has anybody got any recommendations for something cheap but effective enough?

Do you have a mains powered drill and a long enough extension lead to reach the work site?