Drill baby, drill!... ?

413x

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413x

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My drill exploded in my face (literally) a few weeks ago trying to drill into what I now know is probably a concrete lintel.

For my sins I have a load of black and decker stuff... Yeah I know.

My question is.. What do I do?

Do I bite the bullet and switch system.. This would be a chore.

And after this..
Do I get a 18v sds B&D/other brand drill and use it for these type of jobs and normal jobs?
Do I get some normal drill B&D or other brand and some better bits?

I do not want to buy 2 drills.. I mostly end up drilling into some sort of brick work. As this house is detached and most walls are external facing.
 
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Do you already have batteries for an 18v system? If so then get a combi drill from that range.

If not… you could make the investment. Screwfix, tool station and other big shops usually have a deal on a battery, charger and combi drill for one of the big 3 (Milwaukee, dewalt, makita). They’re good investments and you can add tools over time.

Screwfix do a ‘titan sds’ mains powered drill with a ton of bits that will cover all masonry. You can use it for everything drilling related, they usually come with a ‘standard chuck’ which you can use for normal non sds bits. But it would be massive and overkill for drilling into wood or plasterboard etc. and you couldn’t use it really for doing up fasteners like you can use a combi drill for.

Hope that helps.

Sds https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-tt...e-accessory-kit-230-240v/4172g?ref=SFAppShare

An 18v ‘starter pack’ https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-d...ess-cordless-combi-drill/906kv?ref=SFAppShare
 
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The Titan SDS drills are reasonably good for the odd use, they're big and heavy compared to some of the better brands but for an occasional thing that's not too bad.

One thing I would say, is that for relatively normal drilling (as opposed to huge holes or gouging stuff out) a decent normal hammer drill with good quality bits is probably good enough for things like putting a curtain rail up.
The trick is to get good bits and take it easy. I had a hell of a time trying to drill some stuff a few years back, but when I bought some good bits it made a massive difference, from memory all the main brands do "multipurpose" drills that'll do concrete and metal at a price that ranges from a few pounds per bit up.
 
Yeah I already have a batteries for the B&D system. For strimmer, sander, blower and there's something else I have.

But the hammer drill blew up.

So ia have no drill.

I don't want to buy another hammer drill and kill it. But also I do want a drill for "everything".

The hammer drill B&D do is the same one that blew.
My options for B&D seem to be...

Or

 
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I don't want to buy another hammer drill and kill it. But also I do want a drill for "everything".

The hammer drill B&D do is the same one that blew.
My options for B&D seem to be...
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Personally I'd buy that as your "do everything" drill/driver, and then buy the Titan corded SDS for drilling lintels and other substantial things (and it will also double as a breaker for anything needed outdoors)
 
I'd stay away from a SDS unless you're drilling all the way through brick, I've got the Titan one @Mason- mention above and I end causing more damage to the wall.

Given your last B&D drill exploded, I would bite the bullet and get the Dewalt set, you can buy battery convertors from Amazon to use these batteries with other makes, I've got one to use my Dewalt batteries in a Ryobi lawnmower.

Using good drill bits is the secret when drilling in to brick and concrete.

Fischer Masonary
https://amzn.eu/d/cb95be5

Bosch Multiconstruction
https://amzn.eu/d/4Xt0CHE

Fischer Universal
https://amzn.eu/d/15B3eOB
 
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