Cordless drill/driver

[michaelthegardener]

i need a new cordless drill/driver my old Erbauer has more or less given up on me now not bad for 6 years mind so anyone recomend a good un ?

[haggistini]

my ryobi battery drill packed up today was gonna buy a impact makita 18V set but at £300 plus opted for the b&q £60 option, batterys last about 10 mins and take an hour to charge ............hummmmmm!

[Pablo]

What about a new Erbauer then. I use Bosch Milwaukee and Panasonic for my small powertools. Mostly bosch (blue not green) though they are decent quallity and not to hard on the wallet.

[lutonlagerlout]

this? good reviews
LLL

[michaelthegardener]

the Erbauer has been great so far even when ive had to use it in the rain it was a set of 2 a hammer drill and driver i dropped the driver last year and cracked the case so the battery didnt fit to well after and the drill wouldnt go in reverse today then when it finally would i couldnt get it to go the right way again :p also one of the batterys hardly holds a charge got my moneys worth though wouldnt mind a set again actually

[rab1]

to be honest, there cheap junk. we have a cordless jigsaw and its crap. i`ll be fair that our tools are used 8hrs a day 5-7 days a week and this jigsaw was designed for another market.

If you only looking for a drill, get on ebay and look for a panasonic 15.6v -3.5ah drill/driver ni-cad. This will last you a lifetime, even with our usage they still lasted 6-7 years (the battery's died). :;):

[Al Jardin]

Makita stuff is good.

Al

[lutonlagerlout]

i have a makita cordless but you pay a bit more
my favourite cordless ever was a dewalt xr2,but they all die eventually
I wouldn't have a lithium one yet,the chipies at work use them and they seem unbalanced and underpowered
LLL

[mickavalon]

I've had a Hitachi 18v Lion Hammer drill for about 2.5 years now, got it for £200. in a sale at wickes and it's still going strong, it's been dropped loads, worn all the numbers off, and been out in the rain untold times, but still keeps working. I have been tempted to get a new one and I do admit I use a corded Hilti for heavy or really prolonged use, but it's been a good friend no less

[michaelthegardener]

i like the look of this un http://www.screwfix.com/p....id=5507

[darrenba]

Michael,

That Makita is way over priced, you can get that model around half that with 1 less battery.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-8391dwpe-18v-combi-drill/84044

These are better deals

http://www.axminster.co.uk/makita-....d845258

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-14-4vli-14-4v-combi-drill/25293

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc100ka3-gb-combi-drill-18v/47038

[henpecked]

Dewalt 18v li-ion, bought from b and q on sale for £85. Nice and light, takes a beating and hammer action. Light lock twist collett, balanced for long akward jobs, great little bit of kit.

[lutonlagerlout]

i like the look of this un http://www.screwfix.com/p....id=5507

thats the one i use michael but 2 batteries is enough,why you would need 3 is beyond me as they charge up fairly quick
I still dont rate the lithium ones yet,they dont feel balanced in your hand
cheers LLL

[henpecked]

I still dont rate the lithium ones yet,they dont feel balanced in your hand

The ni-cad batteries break down quicker as they have a destructive charging pattern, li-ion have a greater 'memory' so when you dig it out of the van after a couple of weeks, you dont have a flat drill :;):

And Ni-cad are being phased out, so be careful of cheap bargains on this front as you might not be able to get replacement batteries in 18 months.

Hp

[GB_Groundworks]

im on blue bosch 24v amazing drills but dad has just swapped to the 7 piece hitachi set and they are great the 18v 3 amp hour ones, alot of these cheap ones have 1.5 amp hour batteries as opposed to the more pro ones. you pay for what you get though