Drill recommendations

[doug boardley]

my bosch, all cordless and BLUE! drill (hammer,drill, 15 torque settings) jigsaw, torch with 3 batteries 14.4v, 2.6MaH, cost me £320 about 3 years ago, one of the best investments I've ever made, also came with 2 chargers

 

[Prem Tiler]

my bosch, all cordless and BLUE! drill (hammer,drill, 15 torque settings) jigsaw, torch with 3 batteries 14.4v, 2.6MaH, cost me £320 about 3 years ago, one of the best investments I've ever made, also came with 2 chargers

at it again you racist git

 

[doug boardley]

Dean, you forgot the "lol" I'm hurtrrr:

 

[brian c]

would you get a dewalt for that price(100)if so then that would be my choice.I know the large one is £500

 

[Tomtiler]

i got a ryobie drill from screfix with a cordless angle grinder for 70 which is gd not a bad drill and lets face it who couldnt do with a cordless grinder once in a while so helpfull when your on sites where power is far away

 

[Peter]

For £100, Screwfix and B&Q are selling a £200-180 Dewalt 18v combi at the moment. The girls brother has one and I was using it today, decent enough drill but he said battery life wasn't very good. Two batteries included though so for £100 I may well get one myself.

 

[andy-p]

yeh ive got a green bosch and its a great steaming pile of ---- :lol:

 

[RockCeramics]

I`ve got a silverline combi hammer drill hi spec 24v 2 24v batteries 1.5ah
£52.50 had it for 3yrs and still running well.

 

[Colour Republic]

For £100, Screwfix and B&Q are selling a £200-180 Dewalt 18v combi at the moment. The girls brother has one and I was using it today, decent enough drill but he said battery life wasn't very good. Two batteries included though so for £100 I may well get one myself.

If you can find that same drill for sale at £200 (apart from some chancer on ebay) then I'll buy you one, Screwfix shouldn't be able to mislead people with this sort of advertising

Worth a £100? maybe, worth £200 never

 

[Peter]

Thought £200 was a bit steep for it myself, screwfix or B&Q are never the cheapest. It's certainly no Panasonic.

 

[Colour Republic]

Thought £200 was a bit steep for it myself, screwfix or B&Q are never the cheapest. It's certainly no Panasonic.

That God for that!!! I didn't want to open this thread as I thought you might have found it for sale somewhere and I was going to be out of pocket... phew!

 

[Prem Tiler]

Thanks for all your advise guys I'll keep u posted!

 

[tfs]

hi mate,

I have a Milwaukee (which is expensive) and a Erbuer (not expesnive). I can honestly say that many Erbuer products are great value for money, I have an 18v drill, a router, a jigsaw and a reciprocating saw which are all Erbuar and perform very well. Best of all is that They come with a 2 year guarentee at Screwfix.

 

[Stan001]

i would go for Makita 18Volts minimum (anything less you really feel the lack of torque), the people to keep an eye on are Screwfix. they have revolving special offer every few months, the Makita £99 18V drill kit always comes up. The other two same spec also on special offer are normally DeWalt and Bosch. If you have a trade account with Grahams you can get good specail offers on Bosch blue. The other people who sell DeWalt and Bosch blue and Makita on good special offer or generally good pricing are Toolstation (avoid their Silverline range - its crap). The reason i go Makita is my trades and I personally rate em, their drills are really good, look on the label and you will see they are all (or mostly - i have not seen otherwise) made in Japan or the UK. DeWalt is made all over the shop and Bosch can also be made anywhere now (they were always made in Germany or Switzerland) - i think Makita have kept their quality.

 

[Stan001]

there you go ..
Dewalt DC100KA-GB 18V Cordless Combi Drill - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

£100 was £180! ... a good drill ... (and next time around it will be Makita then Bosch ... right now looks like DeWalt)
Dewalt DC100KA-GB 18V Cordless Combi Drill
Dewalt have been designing, engineering and building tough industrial machinery for almost 80 years. You cannot go wrong with this exceptional value Powerful Combi for hammer drilling, drilling and screwdriving applications. Supplied with carry case, 1hr Charger and 2 batteries.
2 x 1.3Ah Ni-Cd Batteries
1hr Charger
2-Speed Variable
13mm Keyless Chuck
17 Torque Settings
Electric Brake
Replaceable Brushes
Fan Cooled Motor
Rubber-Coated Grip
DC725, 2 x batteries, charger, carry case.