Favorite Cordless Drills ?

[mehera]

Mine is a Maikita LXT Litium 18v hammer drill (£299) - very nice !

 

[NickH]

Personnaly love Panasonic stuff.

 

[Swift]

The bosch 36v SDS with the new type batteries. Very light.

 

[Dave]

I have a dewalt one...but has anyone seen those makita ones in screewfix...2 batteries as well....£99...bargain..

 

[unguided1]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain.

 

[Paultheplumber]

just bought the £99 Makita 18v from screwfix with 3 batteries as my five year old Dewalt called it a day on monday. It was a bargain

 

[uug197h]

just bought the £99 Makita 18v from screwfix with 3 batteries as my five year old Dewalt called it a day on monday. It was a bargain

you may need to keep the spare battery's on charge when your using the drill if there less than 2 amp hour as they go flat quick

 

[mehera]

I have a 1.3ah dewalt and the charge is crap. Try the 3ah makita lion batteries(£130 each) and you are in a different world.

 

[unguided1]

Rawlplugs Mason Master, no Baterries just bleeding love slaves and appretices.

 

[365drills]

Dewalt 14v

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[mehera]

If you want a cheap deal get this, not a run-down Dewalt or last years Makita rejects -

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Only 1 battery though . . .

Still not as good as mine!

 

[JT Plumbing]

Milwaukee V28 for me . I wanted to try something different and am glad I made the choice .

 

[Aqua Mechanica]

Bosch 36V Li Ion for me

 

[MarkB]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain. [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.co.uk%2Fimgres%3Fimgurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fprod_image%2F67128_m.jpg%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fchoiceful-id-100677-Rawlplug-Mason-Master-Hand-Tool-4-5mm-No-8-Size.html%26h%3D200%26w%3D200%26sz%3D5%26hl%3Den%26start%3D14%26um%3D1%26usg%3D__JUOkIFrHKpY_rmVIQkobAz3Z4ME%3D%26tbnid%3Dm9ChIB2xE2M1IM%3A%26tbnh%3D104%26tbnw%3D104%26prev%3D%2Fimages%253Fq%253Dold%252Brawlplug%252Btools%2526um%253D1%2526hl%253Den%2526sa%253DN"]

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Regardless of how unpleasant they are to use, they're still a very useful bit of kit. Perfect for starting awkward holes in very tough engineering bricks

I have an 18v Dewalt and find both the 2.6Ah NiMh batteries and the drill itself excellent. For anything that the cordless can't cope with I use a 4kg Makita SDS

Mark

 

[pauls]

my personal preferance for drills and most tools is makita i have the 14.4v driver drill nice and light and the 18v ion combi drill im not to keen on dewalt drills

 

[stevetheplumber]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain. [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.co.uk%2Fimgres%3Fimgurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fprod_image%2F67128_m.jpg%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fchoiceful-id-100677-Rawlplug-Mason-Master-Hand-Tool-4-5mm-No-8-Size.html%26h%3D200%26w%3D200%26sz%3D5%26hl%3Den%26start%3D14%26um%3D1%26usg%3D__JUOkIFrHKpY_rmVIQkobAz3Z4ME%3D%26tbnid%3Dm9ChIB2xE2M1IM%3A%26tbnh%3D104%26tbnw%3D104%26prev%3D%2Fimages%253Fq%253Dold%252Brawlplug%252Btools%2526um%253D1%2526hl%253Den%2526sa%253DN"]

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i recently took one of these in to show a couple of young lads and they still dont belive this was how we drilled holes
using one of these tought you two things 1 how not to hit your hand 2 never use more screws than is absolutly necessary(a customer taught me to spell "necessary" one collar two socks)

 

[copperspropper]

i ve got a milwaukee power plus 18 v have done for the last 4 years and ive used every day near enough its tough as they come its gotta die soon what ever drill you go for be sure it has a metal chuck cant go wrong with milwaukee or hilti

 

[stevetheplumber]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain. [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.co.uk%2Fimgres%3Fimgurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fprod_image%2F67128_m.jpg%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fchoiceful-id-100677-Rawlplug-Mason-Master-Hand-Tool-4-5mm-No-8-Size.html%26h%3D200%26w%3D200%26sz%3D5%26hl%3Den%26start%3D14%26um%3D1%26usg%3D__JUOkIFrHKpY_rmVIQkobAz3Z4ME%3D%26tbnid%3Dm9ChIB2xE2M1IM%3A%26tbnh%3D104%26tbnw%3D104%26prev%3D%2Fimages%253Fq%253Dold%252Brawlplug%252Btools%2526um%253D1%2526hl%253Den%2526sa%253DN"]

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i recently took one of these in to show a couple of young lads and they still dont belive this was how we drilled holes
using one of these tought you two things 1 how not to hit your hand 2 never use more screws than is absolutly necessary(a customer taught me to spell "necessary" one collar two socksalthough spelling is probably as redundant as the rawlplug tool).

 

[fatoftheland]

Rawlplugs Mason Master

Blimey that brings me back!

 

[Bernie2]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain.

Orrible! They where! Are they still used?

 

[feltham]

Rawlplugs Mason Master. We used to call it a rawlplug jumper. Its truly cordless and all apprentices should be forced to use them until there thumbs are a bloody pulpy mess!!!. Sorry bout that I hate the damn things but have secret pleasure of watching someone else in pain. [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/redirector.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.google.co.uk%2Fimgres%3Fimgurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fprod_image%2F67128_m.jpg%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.choiceful.com%2Fchoiceful-id-100677-Rawlplug-Mason-Master-Hand-Tool-4-5mm-No-8-Size.html%26h%3D200%26w%3D200%26sz%3D5%26hl%3Den%26start%3D14%26um%3D1%26usg%3D__JUOkIFrHKpY_rmVIQkobAz3Z4ME%3D%26tbnid%3Dm9ChIB2xE2M1IM%3A%26tbnh%3D104%26tbnw%3D104%26prev%3D%2Fimages%253Fq%253Dold%252Brawlplug%252Btools%2526um%253D1%2526hl%253Den%2526sa%253DN"]

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i once saw some one with one of these and thought he was joking when he said he was about to hang rads with it . i couldnt understand it as we had a cordless 24v dewalt and a eletric drill on site .

 

[Dannypipe]

I have no idea what a Mason Master is!!? I'm 30 years old, so they can't have been around for ages. No offense lads!

I have a Metabo 14V, it was one of the first lithium ion drills on the market. It's a bit crap as the forward reverse action is annoying. Plus is has this useless pulse action, for sheared screw heads (yeah right). It's about 3 years old and plays me up now. Slows down and speeds up. Battery still lasts ages though!

I also have an 18V Makita. Great tool. Plus a 18V impact driver. Also great.

Personally don't like Dewalt stuff. Had a Dewalt as my first drill, and lasted about 2 years.

I'm buying Hilti next time. I hear there stuff is the nuts. Only, you don't see it in B & Q!!

 

[andekoch]

have just bought myself a dewalt 18v combi. small battery (1.3Ah so expect to always being charging but light to use). my previous drill was a cheepie that has lasted 4 years (also 1.3Ah batteries).
Would have loved to get a Makita 18V li-Ion but too expensive (unless the dewalt dies on me).

 

[Dannypipe]

You can write tools off against your tax, so it pays not to scrimp. If I can afford it at the time, I'll always buy the best I can. We bought a cordless angle drill the other month, and bought cheap. It's OK, but takes about 4 hours to charge!

 

[andekoch]

Agreed danny, tools are a legit business expense. like you say buy the best you can especially for the stuff you use all the time, unfortunately I could not quite stretch to the 200quid (or there abouts) for the makita.

 

[feltham]

i have a 14v black and decker drill given to me for a little job i done and i was suprised how good it was.batterys seem to hold charge for quite a while and dose most light things easy.

I have no idea what a Mason Master is!!? I'm 30 years old, so they can't have been around for ages. No offense lads!

they must be faily old as the bloke who i used to work with used them when he worked on site befor joining us. so must be 10 years at least i guess

 

[Mike Jackson]

I last used a mason master about 20 years ago. If there was no power available they were the only option for drilling in masonry. Until SDS became widely available they were sometimes the best bet for drilling holes in concrete as a hammer drill won't always touch concrete. I still have a set in the garage.

Mike

 

[MarkB]

The Mason Master I have was my Grandfather's. My Dad can remember him using it when he was a boy, so they're somewhere around 50 years old!

Mark

 

[flat pack]

In spain we still use these

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[billybongo]

Flat pack, those tools brought back some memories , were those small hand drills called something like an urdy gurdy ? i dont know where that name came from

 

[bcp]

Milwaukee - metal gearbox

 

[michael hollett]

my fave cordless has to be my heavy duty dewalt 18v combi drill 40min charge li-ion batteries, 3 speed, 22 torque settings an electric brake set me back 400 quid out of screwfix but what a machineeeeeee use it on everyin, plus hiltis r good drills

 

[rsp]

Hi
I use a milwaukee v28 drill & a bosch 24v sds cordless, also a little 12v aeg for clips, screws etc, it is brilliant & weighs nothing michael schumacher eh?