What cordless Drill / Driver suited for electricians?

[Goody]

I am currently using a corded Drill and a cordless Driver for my work. Could anyone suggest a light weight cordless Drill / Driver that is suited for electrical work.

Cheers!

 

[miner69er]

all depends on what you need it to do. majority of my work is domestic and i get away with an 18V ryobi combi drill driver with hammer. although i do have a titan 6KG sds for heavy duty concrete etc as the ryobi could never get through structural concrete. the ryobi is doing well at the moment, it's 2 years old, gets used every day and at £120-00 it's fantastic when the equivelant dewalt bosch etc is £250-£300

 

[Electricalserv]

I've never came across a 'good lightweight' cordless drill. The weight is in the battery.

You want either Hilti, Makita or bosch for your cordless drill.

 

[Goody]

I've never came across a 'good lightweight' cordless drill. The weight is in the battery.

You want either Hilti, Makita or bosch for your cordless drill.

Thanks, Electricalserv, DIY.com is doing a Bosch on sale for around £84. Wiil have a look at that.

 

[telectrix]

or milwalkeee, if you're rich, Hitachi fir budget.

 

[Amp David]

Thanks, Electricalserv, DIY.com is doing a Bosch on sale for around £84. Wiil have a look at that.

I take it that you mean B and Q. I'd invest a little more cash and go for the blue Bosch range rather than the green range as green is DIY and are flimsy copared to the blue pro range.

I have Bosch 18v SDS for masonery drilling up to 8mm holes and an old 12 volt dewalt for driving the screws in. Also have a small 10.8 volt Makita driver thats ideal for first fixing backboxes etc

 

[Marc Atherton]

Thanks, Electricalserv, DIY.com is doing a Bosch on sale for around £84. Wiil have a look at that.

i have just been on the mentioned site and i cant see any offers like that Goody, if you can post the link chief!!!

 

[sparky3366]

Had a Ryobi 18v combi for 6 years now and Ive just replaced the batteries...great drill. I have a 24v sds Ryobi as well...equally as good.

 

[Craigie]

I really like my dewalt stuff, never had any problems with it and the range is very good so one battery fits all

 

[FuerteStuart]

B&Poo are doing a Makita cordless hammer for £95 (half price)

But the Hitachi one they have for £89 has a much better battery

 

[eskimo39]

I have just bought an 18V Protool and it is the best drill I have ever owned without doubt. I have owned 18v Bosch & Dewalt in the past and currently own a 22v hilti and the Protool beats them all hands down. It came with an angle attachment and yesterday I managed to drill about 80 x 20mm holes in joists on 2 batteries.

The only downside is it costs £586.50 which I usually would never dream of paying for a tool, but another member on here Pennywise owns one and he tends to know his stuff. It came in a T-Loc systainer with keyless chuch, angle chuck, centrotec chuck, 2 x batteries & LED torch.

Take a look here : PROTOOL PDC Cordless Impact Drill and more - ProfessionalTool.co.uk

 

[mayfair]

Same kit never a problem

Had a Ryobi 18v combi for 6 years now and Ive just replaced the batteries...great drill. I have a 24v sds Ryobi as well...equally as good.

 

[AlanWirral]

Can't recommend my Makita LXT202 combi set enough! Got a new set for £330 delivered and there ain't much either of them can't do!

 

[paturback]

screw fix are doing the Makita BHP453RFX 18V Li-Ion Combi Drill for £149

 

[Sintra]

I have only one word to say on this subject. Milwaukee.

 

[mogga]

the problem with orange shed and screwyoufix "Offer" drills are the batteries are normaly only 1.3Ah or 1.5Ah rather than the 3Ah ones with the dearer kits
Personaly iv got a wee 12v Milwalkie along with their 12v recipricating saw comes in realy handy cutting boxes in 18mm MDF ect ect crackin size n shape 18v makita twin pack combi drill n impact 24v old dewalt for heavy stuff

 

[Mark_Burgess]

I have just bought an 18V Protool and it is the best drill I have ever owned without doubt. I have owned 18v Bosch & Dewalt in the past and currently own a 22v hilti and the Protool beats them all hands down. It came with an angle attachment and yesterday I managed to drill about 80 x 20mm holes in joists on 2 batteries.

The only downside is it costs £586.50 which I usually would never dream of paying for a tool, but another member on here Pennywise owns one and he tends to know his stuff. It came in a T-Loc systainer with keyless chuch, angle chuck, centrotec chuck, 2 x batteries & LED torch.

Take a look here : PROTOOL PDC Cordless Impact Drill and more - ProfessionalTool.co.uk

Oh, have you more stuff to sell then?

 

[RWJ]

I have only one word to say on this subject. Milwaukee.

Milwaukee being owned by the same company as Ryobi and AEG if I'm right??

 

[paturback]

the problem with orange shed and screwyoufix "Offer" drills are the batteries are normaly only 1.3Ah or 1.5Ah rather than the 3Ah ones with the dearer kits
Personaly iv got a wee 12v Milwalkie along with their 12v recipricating saw comes in realy handy cutting boxes in 18mm MDF ect ect crackin size n shape 18v makita twin pack combi drill n impact 24v old dewalt for heavy stuff

This one comes with a 3Ah , don't get me wrong I'm no shed luver but I think this is not bad for the money.

 

[jenions]

makita LXT all the way! got more or less the whole cordless set, i got a pal at screwfix and get 20% off so for me they nice and cheap