The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:44 pm**

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 ?

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:52 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:38 pm**

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.

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:48 pm**

this? good reviews
LLL

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:28 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:51 pm**

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). :;):

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:18 pm**

Makita stuff is good.

Al

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:51 am**

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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:14 am**

I've had a Hitachi 18v Lion Hammer drill for about 2.5 years now, got it for Â£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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:32 am**

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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:44 am**

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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:58 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:10 pm**

michaelthegardener wrote: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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:25 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote: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

Posted: **Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:49 pm**

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

The Brew Cabin

Cordless drill/driver