Never used a 18v SDS be interesting to see battery life. Does look good for the price can only praise Bosch tools had a 36v 3 function going for 6 years now with a lot of use.
 
I have this kit. Excellent piece of gear. 18v sds is good but only really for drilling holes for red and brown plugs. Not geared up for drilling anything much bigger.
 
sds should be a 36 volter.....
but dont try runnin cores with em....as i`v seen some folk doin....SDS drills dont like it....
 
I love my old Bosch 24V.
I especially like the LEDs on the batteries, to indicate the state of cherge.
I did have occasion to use one of those 18V SDS drills a couple of weeks ago.
Very impressed.
Not up to some of the jobs the 24V can tackle, much quicker than a percussion drill, and quite light in weight.
 
18v sds is good but only really for drilling holes for red and brown plugs. Not geared up for drilling anything much bigger.

My 18V Makita SDS is certainly OK for 20mm holes through brickwork for conduit.
 
I have this kit. Excellent piece of gear. 18v sds is good but only really for drilling holes for red and brown plugs. Not geared up for drilling anything much bigger.

Are you being serious here?? A combi drill is more than capable of drilling holes for red and brown plugs 99% of the time. A good 18V SDS is capable of a good deal more than that, i can assure you!!
 
Had a Makita sds 18v great bit of kit

Anyone doing cores with a battery drill is silly

110v's are made for this
 
I EVEN WRECKED PISTONS ON MY 2.4KG SDS 240V CORE DRILLING @11Omm ... good job warranty was still available
 
If you are thinking of spending that sort of cash then I would go for the Panasonic SDS 28 volt with tough IP. Got mine for 400 notes and it seems bullet proof. You can get it local from a builders merchant in Newtownards I=p/u
 
The ip rating is good probably if drilling 8mm anchors all day above you head but that Milwaukee sds says 2.4 j same as most 24v drills and same as that panasonic and says in masonry upto 24mm


only problem I see with this kit is the combi drill isn't the newest version with brushless motor but can't have it all
 
Snata brought me a 22v Hilti SDS :wink_smile:drill Its the puppies privates
 

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