Drill for into brick

Both would do the job, sds vs. standard chuck, which drill bits do you already have or are you willing to buy a 10mm sds

sds is better wont slip, come loose and need tightening etc + you can always get a chuck adapter to turn sds into a standard chuck if needed.

Ps. Also sds design is better for hammer action as afaik it just hammers to bit and not the whole chuck back and forth
 
Thanks, will also need to buy drill bits too so will get whatever bit is suitable. Need 200mm length x10mm.
 
For 33 quid the Argos one takes my vote - I got a ordinary looking SDS drill from Lidl for 29 quid and it's best 29 I have spent - Don't use it like I used SDS drills at work but Argos one will be fine - SDS bit's are cheap enough these days and last ages.

Be careful when drilling with big bit because if it jams it might take drill out of your hands.

Dave

ps - here you go - £2.49
http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-sds-plus-drill-bit-b8-10-x-260mm/91116
 
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As above SDS for drilling into brick, you will manage it with a normal hammer drill though, and if you wanted to have a general purpose drill then there might be some merit with getting the second one you linked to (you'll tire of the lack of keyless chuck, however).

You might find that the SDS drill you linked to is on a bit on the heavy and cumbersome side, also note that the same pattern of that SDS is badged under a a whole host of buget brands and you might be able to get it cheaper under a different name, I believe my dad paid about a tenner for one on clearance a few years ago!

If you only have a simple job to do, why not ask around and borrow one off a mate/family rather than buy something cheap and then leave it sat in the shed for years?
 
I'm swinging towards the SDS drill, yeah I know it's cheap but don't want to go spending £££ for just one job. I have a couple of combi cordless drills but they just about manage to drill into mortar if your arm doesn't get tired first.

No one I know locally has an SDS drill, only stuff what I already have. Suggested Argos as it is local and want to do the job this weekend possibly.
 
For DIY use a cheapo SDS will be fine. I have used similar cheap drills to the one in the OP before and they last ages. Just make sure to keep it packed with grease.

They are pretty heavy though.
 
The bricks on my house laugh in the face of a normal hammer drill. My Makita SDS cuts through them like a hot knife through butter. The internals are breeze block so no problem there, it's just for anything outside I need the SDS.
 
Bought the cheap Argos SDS and been to Screwfix for drill bits. Haven't used it yet but I agree it is pretty heavy.

Brick are an outside wall (not house wall) and are probably 100 year old, as old as the house I think.
 
Cheapo SDS are ok to be honest. Had a cheap one before and it was good enough for any DIY jobs.

For going into brick SDS > Hammer, spend some money on the bits though - sharp bits matter
 
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Cheapo SDS are ok to be honest. Had a cheap one before and it was good enough for any DIY jobs.

For going into brick SDS > Hammer, spend some money on the bits though - sharp bits matter
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Bought this drill bit from Screwfix. The one DXP55 linked too above was out of stock and had to be ordered in.

Didn't get the job done yesterday as planned but might get it done today weather permitting.
 
Let us know how you get on mate, I found that quality Drill bits matter more than a higher powered drill. I use an old 500W electric drill with hammer action and with good quality drill bits it goes though almost anything.
 
Did it this afternoon and it went into the bricks like a hot knife in butter so they say. :cool:

The only hard part was tightening up the Thunderbolt Ankerbolts the Youtube video made it look so easy. One of them won't full go in and it is sticking out a bit and not flush. Don't know what I'm going to do there. :o
 
Thanks, I'll see if I can get a hold of one of them. Felt like the wall was going to come down when I was trying to tighten it with the socket wrench so called it a day.
 
Take the bolt back out and drill the hole again to make sure you're not compacting brick dust at the end of the hole.

If it's really hard brick they can sometimes struggle as the thread cant cut into the brick and strips the thread from the bolt instead. If you take the bolt out you can see if it is stripping the thread, if it is you can drill the hole slightly larger by going in and out with the drill at slight angles in a circular motion, if that makes sense. Making sure to remove any brick dust from the hole. Then go back in with a new bolt and it should do it.
 
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