alx
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@alx
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Nov 13, 2010 19:27:15 GMT
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Hi all, I'm in the nice position that my wife has said she will buy me a new drill for my birthday to replace my old and knackered old 18v cordless. Now I could do with some input as to what is gonna be a good bet for a replacement. So the details are: Budget: Upto £275 (she's a star ain't she ;D) Type: Cordless with driver capabilities obviously. Lots of torque, robust, good battery charge....y'know all the good stuff. Uses: Gonna be used for pretty much everything from light drilling through to concrete etc. I'm no pro but i do a fair bit of decent DIY, even if I do say so myself lol. I do have a monster SDS for the really heavy duty stuff though. Weight I'm not a weed but I do know that working up a ladder wielding a heavy drill around is a right pain so a weight vs robustness ratio would be something to keep in mind. Likely suspects: Makita, DeWalt, Hitachi?  So I thought who better to ask than a bunch of people who probably go through drills like hot dinners. Any opinions and real world advice greatly appreciated. Model specific would obvioulsy be much more of a help than just brand as I'd hate to get the pup of the DeWalt or Hitachi range for example. Also, sexy drill pictures will be rewarded with virtual beer tokens ;D Cheers AL. |
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Nov 13, 2010 20:26:17 GMT
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makita 18v ion all the way , i have 2 , thay are bang on [heavily used every day}
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yes ,it started badly ,petered off in the middle and the least said about the end the better!!!
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lilbob
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Nov 13, 2010 20:29:14 GMT
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ryobi or dewalt for me
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Nov 13, 2010 20:39:23 GMT
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I currently use a Milwaukee v18, nice piece of kit, comes with a 5 year warranty, 2 years on batteries. Use it every day at work as a plumber and it's been faultless over the past 3 years. Also like Bosch and makita tools. My old man has the 36v Bosch combi drill with is a nice tool too but over your budget I think.
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Nov 13, 2010 20:59:57 GMT
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I bagged two of these....  from a clearance auction - tools etc from a company that had gone under. Its a Bosch GSB 24VE-2. 24v, 2.6Ah lithion ion batteries, very powerfull, adjustable torque for driving, high and low gears and hammer action. Not too bulky or heavy either. Looks like this exact model is no longer made, but it sold just under £300 when new. There is bound to be a new version. |
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Last Edit: Nov 13, 2010 21:00:57 GMT by dave21478
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Nov 13, 2010 22:16:04 GMT
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buy 2 dewalt xrps from screwfix they are £125 at the moment but only come with 1 battery so buy 2 i am thinking of buying 2 myself
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I like corded drills personally, they give you more power for a lighter weight and you never need to recharge them. Laying out a few metres of extension cords isn't really that arduous and I can't say I've ever needed to drill something which I couldn't reach with a corded drill and a 5 metre extension cord.
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My brother in law is a foreman joiner of a big window manufacturing firm. He says the chaps get though a lot of cordless drills. Makita is one of the all time favorites and virtually everybody used them as their "best" drill. At one time Dewalt was popular but quality dropped and now nobody uses them. Ryobi are cheap enough to be used for situations where you wouldn't want to drop a £200 Makita drill ie DIY rather than professional quality. At one time Panasonic and Hitachi were played mainly due to the Lithium battery packs but although good didn't push Makita off it's throne.
Personally I've got a SITE from Screwfix. It's a last years model Makita but in red instead of blue. Identical in every way and warrantee is with Makita. I was so impressed I also bought the SITE 4.5" and 9" angle grinders as also Makita and you can tell by quality.
BTW Dewalt is a posh Black and Decker - probably why quality dropped. B&Q dropped their professional range and concentrated on Dewalt taking up that place from early '90's.
Paul H
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Nov 14, 2010 11:24:28 GMT
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Ive got all bosch stuff and i use it everyday, really good quality and the batteries last well, BUT a mate i work with has bought some new Milwaukee gear and its just ace, cant fault it, price, guarantee ect
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Nov 14, 2010 11:41:26 GMT
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Hilti
Makita
Ryobi
You might also want to look an Erbauer, I've not had any problems with their stuff at all.
Granted I would still go for a Makita if the chance was there, super high quality and seems to have already won alot of praise in this thread.
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alx
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Help Choosing New Drillalx
@alx
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Nov 14, 2010 19:51:33 GMT
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Nine one people ;D
Looks like the Makita option is edging ahead in the birthday pressy stakes.
Thanks for the input, I'll dig into the makita range and see what pops up.
Cheers
AL.
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Nov 14, 2010 19:59:43 GMT
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Isnt there currently a deal with the 18V Ryobi set at Screwfix? I think its £149 and you get the drill, sander, charger, 2 batteries, lamp, circular saw, and radio. We have been using the same type of drill (18V plus range) and its still going strong even though its used hard every day (plumbing business). Then with the spare cash, get a couple more batteries  |
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Nov 14, 2010 20:14:40 GMT
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If you're looking at the Makita stuff, have a butchers at the twin packs they do with a combi drill and an impact driver. You may need to add a bit to the pot yourself, as I think they're about the 350 mark, but the impact drivers are bloody brilliant!
Will definately be going Makita in the new year, as my DeWalts are getting a bit long in the tooth - but I wouldn't write these off either. I use my 18v drivers every day and they've done almost ten years with only minor servicing (brushes and triggers and obviously batteries), they just don't compete with lithiom-ion batteries that's all.
Joe
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alx
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Help Choosing New Drillalx
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Nov 14, 2010 22:23:14 GMT
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Right, the deed is done!! Thanks for the advice to everyone and especially joe76 as I've gone for these bad boys. Makita LXT202 18V LXT Combi Drill & Impact Driver Kit (2x 3Ah Li-Ion)  from this lot www.tool-net.co.uk as they were the best price for the pair, £327.81 in VAT. The missus even said I didn't need to make up the difference to the higher price for these.....complete legend!! I shall be drilling and driving everything in sight now.  Cheers people AL. |
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Nov 14, 2010 22:43:58 GMT
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You will not be disappointed, I have had most makes of drill including dewalt(curse word), milwaukee(curse word), bosch(ok), hitatchi(good for a while then curse word) and that set is way better than all of them. The little impact driver is especially awesome. Also the batteries charge in a quarter of the time of those others and last loads longer. ;D
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L33 RWW
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Nov 14, 2010 23:48:44 GMT
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Bit late now but I've been using a couple of Panasonics (14.4v combi and 28.8v SDS) heavily for about three years and they can't be faulted at all. The comment about corded drills is a fair one but when you're on site it means lugging a transformer around too which is an arseache if you're just fixing say a fan to a wall. Also worthless when changing a distribution board  |
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Colonelk
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Nov 14, 2010 23:51:29 GMT
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youve made a good choice there, esp as Makita Li-ion batteries are excellent. Ive been using and abusing (and I mean abusing) mine for 3 years now. Its needed some occasional TLC but like I said I really abuse it. Top kit |
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Darrel
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Yep the Makitas are very good Ive had a few and theve always been excellent. My fav are Atlas Copco. With Dewalt being the worst in my opinion. I spent 3 years selling them around 10 years ago and the failure rates of the gearboxes were very high. |
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