Anyone rate this drill?

[R G]

I have had bosh for years, does take some beating. (early days belch an decker)

If you worked for the the old SEB (Now SSE) back in the 80s , they used Impex drills on contracting , I worked for the SEB back then

 

[7029 dave]

If you worked for the the old SEB (Now SSE) back in the 80s , they used Impex drills on contracting , I worked for the SEB back then

No RG only been with them 5years .

 

[Anthony S]

I have had bosh for years, does take some beating. (early days belch an decker)

Their small multi sds drills are nice and compact and pack a punch for small works.

 

[R G]

No RG only been with them 5years .

I worked for them as a subbie for the last 12 years with them in the end until 3and half years ago from the early 80s , , get their pension in 3 years time ..

 

[Connor1993p]

And what's your views on getting the brushless model? Or does it not make much difference

 

[shanky887614]

And what's your views on getting the brushless model? Or does it not make much difference

the brushless models run cooler, ive got a Makita brushless and it runs cooler and for longer than the older version on the same batteries (body only tool so they were not new batteries that i tested it with)

its rare i have to charge batteries in a day now unless im drilling a lot of 16mm holes with my sds.

the brushless drills from all the manufacturer's should run cooler because there isnt friction from the carbon brushes for a start

 

[rapparee]

Don't rule out hitachi.

 

[sammyshooter]

Makita all the way for me. Great array of tools, same battery, which you can get in 3, 4 and now 5Ah versions.

I burnt out a Combi drill cutting massive holes in I-beam webs, but I worked the nuts off the poor thing, and it still lasted 3 years bless it.

Ordered another as soon as I smelt burning plastic.

 

[shanky887614]

Makita all the way for me. Great array of tools, same battery, which you can get in 3, 4 and now 5Ah versions.

I burnt out a Combi drill cutting massive holes in I-beam webs, but I worked the nuts off the poor thing, and it still lasted 3 years bless it.

Ordered another as soon as I smelt burning plastic.

the good thing about the new ones is they cut out when they get too warm, let them cool and there fine.

i really abused my old one, drilled over 20 x 20mm holes in a glandplate in an outside panel.

 

[davesparks]

Don't rule out hitachi.

They are utter rubbish, I was issued one of their SDS drills by a previous employer, it had to be replaced under warranty every 4/5 months as they kept failing in normal use. We had similar trouble with 2 cordless drills of theirs too.

When I started my apprenticeship my mentor had a spit 322 SDS which was a few years old then and was still going strong 8 years later despite serious abuse. That's the kind of reliability you want from a drill!