Please recommend cordless hammer drill

mrafowler

Hi everyone,

I wonder whether someone with some technical acumen might be able to recommed a cordless hammer drill - I'm not sure exactly what spec. - but probably 18 or 24 Volts.

Maplins have one for around £40 and Argos for about £60 - but I'm not really sure what spec I should be looking for. Drill will get occasional use, but I would like it to be good quality and durable.

Thanks for any advice based on personal knowledge,
:cool:

Poppycat

If its for occasional use, tbh I wouldn't recommend a cordless drill as you often find the batteries are flat when you want to use the drill, also they run down very quickly on a hammer drill so you may need extra batteries.

tomstickland

Yes, get a corded one.

mrafowler

Thanks for the advice, but I REALLY do want a cordless hammer drill - which is why I asked for recommendations for a cordless hammer drill.

I may only use it occasionally but I like the freedom that a cordless drill gives - I had a cheap Homebase one that recently conked out and the battery was never flat when I needed it - besides the drills I were looking at state a one hour charge time. Also some of the drills come with two batteries. I just want a decent drill that will let me drill holes for a half hour or so with minimum fuss. Some in wood, some in brick and some in concrete.

Can anyone recommend a good quality cordless hammer drill, around £50 - £60?

Many thanks :cool:

McAzrael

We can't, we really can't. You want a decent cordless drill that will cope with bricks and concrete for £50. Something on that list has to give.

mrafowler

Thanks,

I guess I will take my chances then ..... but my Homebase own brand cordless hammer drill lasted 8 years and drilled through brick, wood and I also used it to drill through 5 inches of concrete a couple of times... with perfectly adequate results.

I'm not looking for a Makita drill, but wondered whether anyone could make any reasonable suggestions.

I was looking at the following, for example:

http://213.225.137.140/module.aspx?ModuleNo=223523&doy=24m5

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-2-4342-32123-nutool-mpk24c-24v-cordless-hammer-drill.asp?iCategoryID1=4342

http://www.transtools.co.uk/store/prod_118/cordless-power-tools/combination-drills/silverline-468923-hi-spec-24-volt-cordless-hammer-drill-driver.html

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7110120/Trail/searchtext%3EDRILL.htm

lawrie28

try screwfix. I know they are doing 2 makita's for 120, so they must do a cheaper brand

Canucklehead

Good morning: My OH (plumbing/heating engineer) has this drill from Wickes. It gets a daily workout and hasn't let him done in 2 years. The high torque version is on sale now at half price .

HTH

Canucklehead

woodbutcher_2

Scewfix do a cheaper range of cordless drills called erbauer which are supposed to be good for the money.

tomstickland

Wickes stuff is pretty good.
Make sure you thank Canucklehead or else you'll be put on the I list.