Spec me a SDS Hammer Drill

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I need to drill some 8mm diameter holes into some pretty tough old school bricks to attach some poles for some CCTV cams.

My Bosch cordless hammer drill can't really cope with it, taking ages to drill one hole and barely touched the surface even though the reviews on Amazon say it's good for masonry.

I've been looking at this Titan SDS drill on Screwfix (https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb872sds-3-27kg-electric-hammer-drill-240v/310vv) do you think this will be up to the job?

I don't want to spend loads as I don't know when I'll next need one and I'm not bothered about it being cordless, rather have more bang for buck with mains power.


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I did have this massive old SDS drill once that was like a big tank but sold it off years ago when I was skint. How times change. :)
 
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LeeUK said:
I need to drill some 8mm diameter holes into some pretty tough old school bricks to attach some poles for some CCTV cams.

My Bosch cordless hammer drill can't really cope with it, taking ages to drill one hole and barely touched the surface even though the reviews on Amazon say it's good for masonry.

I've been looking at this Titan SDS drill on Screwfix (https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb872sds-3-27kg-electric-hammer-drill-240v/310vv) do you think this will be up to the job?

I don't want to spend loads as I don't know when I'll next need one and I'm not bothered about it being cordless, rather have more bang for buck with mains power.


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I did have this massive old SDS drill once that was like a big tank but sold it off years ago when I was skint. How times change. :)
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Just get the titan, I ripped a good deal of my concrete driveway with one. Buy expensive if you are going to use it a lot otherwise cheap will do.
 
The 6.3kg one with 22 piece accessory is bigger, better and a bargain. If there is any chance you might need the chisel function in future get that one. The drill is a beast and will eat through anything, but it is quite heavy.
 
For 99.9% of modern house home DIY a 2Kg class is fine - it makes it easier to hold and work with up ladders etc too. If you have stone walls then a 5Kg class may be better. I got a 15Kg breaker for 3/4 tonne of hard reinforced concrete that the 2Kg didn't dent.

Too much power causes modern bricks to blow out so no point going overboard.
 
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I got my Makita from Amazon for 90 quid
 
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I bought a Bosch hammer SDS corded drill for similar reasons, hasn’t had a problem with anything I’ve thrown at it.
 
radderfire said:
You could also hire one from HSS.
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had a quick look are hiring an SDS drill, it costs at least £30 for a day, or £50 a week. meanwhile Titan is £50 outright purchase, and my Lidl Parkside was £40. it seems hiring is not the most cost efficient, granted the hired one is way more powerfull and battery powered, but that wont be an issue for OP
 
Hang on a minute, you're just drilling 8 mm into bricks? What bosch hammer drill have you got, I'm amazed you're struggling with it.
The titan will certainly do the job but it looks over powered for this task.
P.s. I used to have a titan table saw. It was fairly rubbish. It certainly had power but was very inaccurate. I've used a titan breaker a lot and it did the job but the handle broke.
If you can afford it I would get a better quality hammer drill, around 60Nm, makita, milwaukee, or dewalt. I don't think you really need SDS.
 
rangor gubbins said:
Hang on a minute, you're just drilling 8 mm into bricks? What bosch hammer drill have you got, I'm amazed you're struggling with it.
The titan will certainly do the job but it looks over powered for this task.
P.s. I used to have a titan table saw. It was fairly rubbish. It certainly had power but was very inaccurate. I've used a titan breaker a lot and it did the job but the handle broke.
If you can afford it I would get a better quality hammer drill, around 60Nm, makita, milwaukee, or dewalt. I don't think you really need SDS.
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It's this jobbie off Amazon, they are tough old bricks though.

 
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