Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also occasionally
used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min 1/2" (13mm)
Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min
1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

You missed the importent question...how much you willing to shell out?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min
1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

You missed the importent question...how much you willing to shell out?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


That I don't know. I imagine 'mid-range', whatever that might be.

Nick.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

mid-range still doesn't really help, since people's opinions on mid-range
differ!! Anyway I have the Bosch GSB20-2RE
(http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat...SB20-2RE&ID=80)
- comes with a 3 year warranty and is the quality you would expect from the
Bosch Professional range. I would say this meets your requirements.


"Rocky" wrote in message
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
...
Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min
1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

You missed the importent question...how much you willing to shell out?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


That I don't know. I imagine 'mid-range', whatever that might be.

Nick.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:

My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also occasionally
used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min 1/2" (13mm)
Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

there are several midrange quality brands to choose from, eg bosch,
skil, and various others.

I presume you dont want an SDS. These things turn granite into butter,
and chisel, lift tiles, chase and so on, but I wouldnt want to use mine
as a gneral purpose drill, its too big and heavy, the SDS bits are
pricey, and the SDS chuck doesnt take anything but SDS bits.


NT

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:

My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also occasionally
used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min 1/2" (13mm)
Looking for quality & reliability.

The last bit of your requiremnt list would suggest something from one of
the "pro" ranges of tools (Blue bodied Bosch, Makita, Hitachi, or
possibly a grey bodied own brand from Wickes (usually the OEM is someone
credible).

First decide if having a SDS drill will be of use to you. Background he

http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/drill.htm
http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/sds.htm


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Cheers,

John.

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Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:45:25 +0100, Rocky wrote:

Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc.

Some form of SDS, makes drilling in things that would laugh at a hammer
drill a breeze and softer materials a POP. If you do get and SDS make
sure it has both hammer and rotation stop, you then have a little kango
for breaking or chiseling, lot less effort than a lump hammer and cold
chisel.

Looking for quality & reliability.

I've got Bosch PBH 2200 RE, detiled a kitchen, chased grooves for cables,
drill holes in stone up to 20mm dia and 18" deep (with the rotation the
wrong way, I wondered why it was taking longer than normal and the amount
of dust emerging wasn't as much as I expected, thought the dust was going
down the pilot hole...)

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/7105159.htm

Don't think I paid quite that much but it was a year or three back.

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

"Piers James" wrote in message
...
mid-range still doesn't really help, since people's opinions on mid-range
differ!! Anyway I have the Bosch GSB20-2RE

(http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat...GSB20-2RE&ID=8
0)
- comes with a 3 year warranty and is the quality you would expect from
the
Bosch Professional range. I would say this meets your requirements.


"Rocky" wrote in message
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
...
Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min
1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.

You missed the importent question...how much you willing to shell out?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite


That I don't know. I imagine 'mid-range', whatever that might be.

Nick.




Got the same one and the equivalent in SDS. Paired together they have
fittted more kitchens and bathrooms and renovated more houses than I care to
remember. Not bad for a few hundred quid and certainly good enought for
domestic and light pro use.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

In article ,
Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :(( I've not
kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement. Would prefer mains voltage as opposed
to cordless. Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc.
Also occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be
min 1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.

For masonry you can't beat an SDS, so I'd say get a cheap one of those
*and* a basic non hammer mains drill. You should be able to get the pair
for 60 quid. Only fly in the ointment might be if you want a screwdriving
facility with the mains drill, as I'd guess these are more expensive.

--
*Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min
1/2" (13mm) Looking for quality & reliability.

Have a look in Wickes. Black range is good value for DIY, Grey range is
heavy duty.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:45:25 +0100, Rocky wrote:

Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally used with holes saws, flap wheels etc.

Some form of SDS, makes drilling in things that would laugh at a hammer
drill a breeze and softer materials a POP. If you do get and SDS make
sure it has both hammer and rotation stop, you then have a little kango
for breaking or chiseling, lot less effort than a lump hammer and cold
chisel.

also be sure to get a 2kg one, not a cheaper 5kg, else your arms can
drop off halfway thru the job.

NT

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((

I wouldn't touch anything recent from Black and Decker.

The days of B+D being reliable are long gone. ALL
of their stuff now is appalling rubbish.

Bosch tools seem as good as any. My Bosch drill and saw are
5 years old and still going strong.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

"Rocky" wrote in message
...
My trusty 25yo B&D 2 speed hammer drill is on its last legs :((
I've not kept up with technology in this dept. and would appreciate
recommendations for a replacement.
Would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also
occasionally
used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min 1/2" (13mm)
Looking for quality & reliability.
Thanks

Nick.
Many thanks for all the hints, tips, suggestions & links.
I now have a better idea of what I'm looking for and where to find it.
Nick.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

"Piers James" wrote in message
...
mid-range still doesn't really help, since people's opinions on mid-range
differ!! Anyway I have the Bosch GSB20-2RE
(http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat...SB20-2RE&ID=80)
- comes with a 3 year warranty and is the quality you would expect from
the Bosch Professional range. I would say this meets your requirements.

You use SDS for masonry not one of those.

Recommendations for new electric drill please
 

Rocky wrote:

I would prefer mains voltage as opposed to cordless.
Used for general drilling, wood, metal, brick, block etc. Also occasionally
used with holes saws, flap wheels etc. Chuck must be min 1/2" (13mm)
Looking for quality & reliability.

AIH, IJHTK someone with a pristine DeWalt 240V that you might get for a
reasonable price. No use to me, or I would have snapped it months back.
I don't know if it is still available.

E-mail me.

PS:
Anyone want an Hitachi 240V router. It looks like it's had hard use but
I got it off a plasterer so the detritus is just off his kit. I have
used it a few times but not heavily.