What drill?

[lee sparks]

Hey all,

Im a training to become a fully quilified sparks and i wanted to know what drill type do i go for. Mainly for domestic purpose.

So general drilling, chaseing.
The main question i have, would be how important would a cordless or corded choice be.
In a domestic situation, how often would i need to depend on a good cordless drill? Could i get away with using a good corded one?

Sorry for being brief, but wanted some feedback before i waste money on a drill i might not need.

Cheers.

Lee

 

[Lucas]

I have a makita 18V combi drill and drill driver, got them both as a birthday present from the boss and it was about £300. Can't fault them, never let me down and the battery life is brilliant.

http://www.*************/prods/50393/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Makita-18V-Li-Ion-Combi-Drill - That's the drill that i have but it has a little LED on it.

The SDS drill I have is a 2kg Makita one, I can't find it on the screwfix website but it takes a battering and has never let me down.

Best place to go is Screwfix. It's got good deal's on and if there is ever a problem with your drill they swap it no problems.

And Cordless drill's are key, use mine all the time

 

[telectrix]

IMO, for domestic, you need a drill with rotary stop for chiselling. cordless are not up to a lot of this and for much less money than a decent cordless, buy a makita 240v or 110v and tranny. and get a decent 18v for small jobs. when you got a £300 to spare , get a 24v sds as well

 

[ukpablo]

the hitachi is a good work horse for starting out IMO.

Hitachi Dh24Pc3 SDS Plus Hammer Drill 800w 3 Function 240v : Tooled-Up.com

 

[Dazza1976]

Ideally you want to get yourself 2 drills really, one for general drilling and driving, and another one for chasing and heavy duty drilling.
I picked up a Dewalt 18v combi drill half price at screwfix, B and Q were also doing the same offer for £99, it has been absolutely brilliant and i have already got my monies worth out of it.
I also bought a cheap titan sds drill from screwfix when i first started out purely for chasing, it was around £69 and came with a generous set of drill bits and chisels, 8 years later it is still working perfectly and has taken a lot of abuse ! I have since picked up a more expensive bosch one, and keep my trusty old Titan as a spare.

 

[SparkyJoe]

Dont buy 240v tools, you will only regret it when you get a decent job and you cart use them :/

But yeah if your chasing all the time get a decent 110v drill with the chisel bit

 

[Marvo]

Probably a stupid question but why would you prefer a 110v drill in the UK if the standard supply voltage is230v?

 

[Dean182]

Safety...Sites only allow 110v, for health and safety. 110v between the two current carrying conductors, and only 55v to earth. Alot safer than 230v to earth

 

[scotsparky]

Marvo 110 is Reduced Low Voltage and is insisted on by H&S on all construction sites !st ear apprentice stuff really.

 

[Marvo]

Thanks for the info. I'm not at first year apprentice level so I didn't know
Does every power tool have it's own transformer or is the site specially supplied with a110v supply for the contractors during the build?

 

[johnboy6083]

on small jobs, we would take our own 3kva transformer with us, and on big jobs, there are large 110V trannys all over the place, as site lighting is also 110V

 

[Marvo]

Interesting. Is the transformer output RCD protected?

 

[daspark]

I just recently bought a Metabo 18V LTX cordless hammer drill. I cannot fault it at all. Fantastic piece of kit. Got a third battery aswell. Bought a circular saw naked for £90 (eBay). Both are solid pieces of kit. No longer dewalt. Role out Metabo gear.
Power Tools Company | Bosch Panasonic Metabo Makita DeWalt | UK

 

[thekingiam]

Interesting. Is the transformer output RCD protected?

not needed as low voltage 110v, 110v equipment double insulated as well.

 

[lee sparks]

Many thanks for the feedback, gave me a lot to think about there.

Cheers!

 

[Thomas123]

makita 18v lxt... need i say more?

 

[Colin Integrale]

makita 18v lxt... need i say more?

For sure...

The Makita LXT202 is a wicked set, not the cheapest but you do get what you pay for... If your gear is going to get a hammering every day then usually going cheaper turns out to be a false economy.

 

[Southern Spark]

I bought that drill off Jason S, on this forum a year or so ago and it has been absolutely amazing!!!!n Its worth the extra cost