Drill, Hammer Drill & Chisel

koolpc · 15 May 2016 at 19:20

Looking for a good combined Drill, Hammer Drill & Chisel.

Will be used to take plaster off of interior walls and cutting into the walls for electric boxes etc.

Any recommendations? Ta

Noakesy85 · 15 May 2016 at 20:36

Makita do some good 240v SDS Drills, I have one that I used to chiselling out runs when I was rewiring my house!!

Completely depends on your budget really

Gaygle · 15 May 2016 at 21:49

I just got one of these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-6033...UTF8&qid=1463345148&sr=8-3&keywords=bosch+sds

It *obviously* isn't as powerful as the £300 big daddies, but I recently used it to drill through some proper hard concrete posts and it went through them like a hot knife through butter. I genuinely couldn't believe how well it went through. By comparison, my 800w hammer drill melted through multiple drill bits and could do no more.

EDIT: I got it for £57 from Amazon, but it appears it has increased in price to £68. John Lewis were doing it for £57 too.

jellybeard999 · 15 May 2016 at 22:27

http://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/drills/cat830704#category=cat830818&sort_by=price

A 2kg SDS is probably sufficient for what you've said.

If you want something cheap and cheerful, Lidl had an SDS in for £30 a little while ago. Some stores might still have them.

robj20 · 16 May 2016 at 07:09

Do yourself a favour and get a scutch chisel for it as well, cut outs end up really neat and tidy.

NickK · 16 May 2016 at 08:15

jellybeard999 said:
http://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/drills/cat830704#category=cat830818&sort_by=price

A 2kg SDS is probably sufficient for what you've said.

If you want something cheap and cheerful, Lidl had an SDS in for £30 a little while ago. Some stores might still have them.

Agreed.. more use out of something lighter end of the scale as it can be reused.

I would make sure it has a safety clutch for when/if you're coring.

koolpc · 16 May 2016 at 11:06

jellybeard999 said:
http://www.screwfix.com/c/tools/drills/cat830704#category=cat830818&sort_by=price

A 2kg SDS is probably sufficient for what you've said.

If you want something cheap and cheerful, Lidl had an SDS in for £30 a little while ago. Some stores might still have them.

Which one?

jellybeard999 · 16 May 2016 at 12:27

koolpc said:
Which one?

I'd probably plump for the Energer (£45) if it would be rarely used (ie I had a cordless drill and would only dig this out for chiselling) or the Dewalt/Bosch/Hitachi (£90-£100) if I wanted something reputedly more robust.

There is the Erbauer (£70) in between, but I'd rather pay the little extra for the price difference.

I haven't used any of these drills

This is just what I'd do in your shoes.

robj20 · 16 May 2016 at 12:43

http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hr2470wx-2-3kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-240v/29604

That's the one i have, been faultless. Use it for everything.

koolpc · 16 May 2016 at 16:59

robj20 said:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hr2470wx-2-3kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-240v/29604

That's the one i have, been faultless. Use it for everything.

Looks good. Will be used to strip plaster off of all internal walls and rendering outside!