Which cordless drill / driver?

[MattWeth]

Doing a toilet and basin swap today and my Dewalt drill driver died (stripped its gearbox) - luckily towards the end of the job so my backup corded came out for the last couple of hours. So I need to spend a good chunk of today's profit on a new drill

Anyone recommend any decent drill / drivers for up to £100 or so?

thanks

 

[SimonG]

I love my DeWalt 18v xrp

 

[MattWeth]

I love my DeWalt 18v xrp

I'd love one for £100 too - don't think I'll find one though

 

[TBServices]

Hundred quid? Forget it! Milwaukee all the way


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[SimonG]

Got mine about three years ago on a deal 99 + vat with a 12v driver thrown in.

 

[tamz]

Anyone recommend any decent drill / drivers for up to £100 or so?

thanks

There are no decent drills for £100 unless it is a Friday night pub special

You could buy 5 of these
Direct Power DPD144DDH 14.4V 1.5Ah Ni-Cd Cordless Drill Driver | NoLinkingToThis

or if you save up another ton, one of these
Toolstation > Power Tools > 18v Drills > Milwaukee C18PD32 Combi Drill

If all you can afford is £100 shop around. Usually someone is selling a low ah end of range gun at discounted prices. Higher amp/hr batteries = more power and longer battery life. More expensive drills have metal gearboxes that don't strip.

If you can scrape another 40 quid something like this may be useful for a while
Bosch GSR 14.4VLI-3 14.4V Drill Driver with 3 Li-Ion Batteries | NoLinkingToThis.

 

[Paulus]

I have just bought a DeWalt 18v from B&Q for £99. It seems like a decent bit of kit for the price.

 

[MattWeth]

Thanks guys - looks like I might have to up my budget...

 

[Roger Welton]

screwfix had a 18v (non lithium) makita for £99 last time i was in

 

[TBServices]

Trade point actually had a decent Bosch in their clearance sale, but I reckon they'll all be gone now.

What's it gonna be used for?


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[MattWeth]

What's it gonna be used for?


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Just general bits and pieces of joinery and screw driving etc. No big holes in masonry etc - I've got an sds for that.

 

[Roger Welton]

Makita 8391DWPE 18V Combi Drill | NoLinkingToThis

batteries only 1.3mAh though

 

[MattWeth]

Thanks Roger.
I've not had a great experience of old fashioned NiCads (although the actual Makita drills I've owned have been good). I think as others have said, i'll have to up my budget - there goes all of yesterday's profit.

 

[glenno1]

If it is just the gearbox fault on your dewalt you can buy spares

 

[TBServices]

Thanks Roger.
I've not had a great experience of old fashioned NiCads (although the actual Makita drills I've owned have been good). I think as others have said, i'll have to up my budget - there goes all of yesterday's profit.

There's some Milwaukee combi drills on eBay with the red lithium batteries for £259. You wouldn't regret it, the quality of the tools is far beyond the norm. Dewalt and Makita feel like toys in comparison.


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[AWheating]

[DLMURL="http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/free-bosch-battery-offer/bosch-gsb18v-li-1-x-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-18v-li-ion.html"]Bosch GSB18V-Li 1 x 3Ah Li-ion Cordless Combi Drill 18V Li-ion[/DLMURL]

this bosch drill is good, it quite cheap cus it only has 1 battery but if you buy it before then end of june bosch will give you another 3ah battery for free. 3 year warranty sorted

 

[MattWeth]

[DLMURL="http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/free-bosch-battery-offer/bosch-gsb18v-li-1-x-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-18v-li-ion.html"]Bosch GSB18V-Li 1 x 3Ah Li-ion Cordless Combi Drill 18V Li-ion[/DLMURL]

this bosch drill is good, it quite cheap cus it only has 1 battery but if you buy it before then end of june bosch will give you another 3ah battery for free. 3 year warranty sorted

Thanks AW - that looks a good deal.

I think I'll be having one of them

 

[TBServices]

Looks like a good deal to me


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[MattWeth]

Just bought the [DLMURL="http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/free-bosch-battery-offer/bosch-gsb18v-li-1-x-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-18v-li-ion.html"]Bosch GSB18V-Li[/DLMURL] as posted by AWheating

Thanks for the advice.

 

[johnnyplumb]

looks like a good deal to me, bosch reliability, 18v, 2x 3ah batteries & 3 year warranty, i recently bought the 14.4v version for £100, but this 18v is a better deal.

 

[AWheating]

Just bought the [DLMURL="http://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/free-bosch-battery-offer/bosch-gsb18v-li-1-x-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-18v-li-ion.html"]Bosch GSB18V-Li[/DLMURL] as posted by AWheating

Thanks for the advice.

im only jealous i cant afford/justify getting myself one. maybe ill have to lean abit harder on my drill tomorrow

 

[tamz]

Lean a bit harder on the wife and tell her you are on the lidls pot noodles for a week because you need it. Good bit of kit at a good price. May just get myself one too. Thanks for the link

 

[Avatar]

don't get a drill driver:

- get a cordless screwdriver

- get a good (makita/bosch/millwaukee) cordless combi drill

+ a nice 2kg sds for almost everything else . . .

I dont bother with 12v drill drivers as they are too heavy to use properly. My millwaukee 12 screwdriver can fit in my back pocket however and I use it all day long!

 

[MattWeth]

It arrived yesterday - (excellent next day service from powertool world).

Very impressed so far - very compact and excellent weight and balance. The quality definitely seems a cut above my old Dewalt and it comes in one of the new Bosch 'L-Box' cases (matches my big sds ). I'm sending off for my free second battery today. Good also to have the peace of mind of a three year warranty.

It's my first Li-Ion tool - looking forward to seeing how it performs.

 

[AWheating]

don't get a drill driver:

- get a cordless screwdriver

- get a good (makita/bosch/millwaukee) cordless combi drill

+ a nice 2kg sds for almost everything else . . .

I dont bother with 12v drill drivers as they are too heavy to use properly. My millwaukee 12 screwdriver can fit in my back pocket however and I use it all day long!

never understood the need for a combi drill myself. What can you actually hammer drill better than an sds? maybe a soft breeze block will drill ok but everything else get the sds out.
I have had plenty of powerful combi drills like the dewalt 24v and currently have 3 x milwaukee 28v's but i can honestly say i have never used hammer mode.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I use the hammer mode on my combi drill occasionally when it's just a couple of 6mm holes and I can't be bothered to drag the 36v in.

 

[Halesowen1]

I have always been a Dewalt man, but recently brought me a Bosch 36v compact sds drill and its awesome, and then I retired my dewalt 18v for a set of Bosch 10.8v drill and impact driver set, this is the best tool I have owned, so small goies in pocket and does everything my old big 18v does.

 

[woodytheplumber]

15v hilti about 4-500 notes but well worth it!!