Which Cordless drill?

[carlos]

Cheers for that how long does one battery tend to last?

 

coulndt really say as i just charge it as and when and dont use it for prolonged periods but always seems to have charge in it, iam sure there are reviews that say how many holes, screws etc.

[SteveA]

i did alot of research and decided to go with a pro drill.

 

so, about 6 weeks ago I bought a Milwaukee M18 FUEL. Got the best price from Ray Grahams, delivery was very fast and received a text saying about courier date & times.

 

Unfortunately I had a hiccup with the chuck.... but it was good to test out Milwaukee customer Support; they were stunning! A courier turned up and collected the drill and it came back within 4 days with an even higher quality chuck fitted. I guess they had some early teething problems with the M18 FUEL chucks? Hopefully they ironed out the problem.

 

The drill is well built and incredibly torquey. It'll wrench your arm around if you let it!

 

Jobs i've done with it so far are:

- Dis-assembled a 100ft polytunnel (hundreds of screws, including some very long ones).

- Assembled a pallet wood cold frame

- Drilled about 50 logs for fungi dowels (about 1,000 6mm holes, mostly drilled into hornbeam).

 

The battery charge lasts aaaages.

 

I decided to go for milwaukee as they make some other great tools as well and wanted to use the same batteries (the expensive bit). eg, now looking at the M18 FUEL LED floodlight, and circular saw, and..... and!......

 

Hope this helps.

[Matthew Storrs]

I purchased an AEG 18v combi with 2x3ah batteries from BandQ it was a deal at £150. Seems a very solid drill and doesn't struggle turning a 20mm auger bit through a gatepost.

I find buying a mid priced drill the best bet, they rarely go wrong anyway and it doesn't matter so much when using it outside lying around in dirt/ using it in the rain- they still seem to soldier on regardless

[csservices]

Been using an Erbauer from Screwfix fo a while just make sure it has a clutch, is reversible for undoing screws as well and the Li batteries are better than the NiCad ones I have on mine.

 

They are great tools, especially if you are doing work away from the house - got mine to fit double glazing in my house - just the job:thumbup:

 

+1 for the Erbauer I've got an 18v combi one, main reason for buying it was the all metal gearbox and also came with 3 yr warranty, one of its main uses is drilling gate posts for hinges to save lugging a generator about, will put a 19mm auger bit through an 8inch gatepost no trouble at all

[SteveA]

I purchased an AEG 18v combi with 2x3ah batteries from BandQ it was a deal at £150. Seems a very solid drill and doesn't struggle turning a 20mm auger bit through a gatepost.

I find buying a mid priced drill the best bet, they rarely go wrong anyway and it doesn't matter so much when using it outside lying around in dirt/ using it in the rain- they still seem to soldier on regardless

 

My first cordless was an AEG; bought well over 10 years ago and remember thinking to myself "spending over £200 on a drill was stupid"..... but the battery only failed a few months ago! The drill did sooo much work- from drilling metalwork on cars to a 3 storey house renovation. Incredibly reliable.

 

I decided to try milwaukee, for the next 10+ years?? time will tell...

[scraggs]

I have generally bought Hitachi for all my power tools but my last 18v drill/driver has 3 dead batteries after just over 2 years which I am not too impressed about, no issues with any of the other hitachi tools I have though

[woodyguy]

Which? reviewed them a while back and I bought a Ryobi LCDI18022 One+ which is brilliant and has great battery life. Fair price too.

[doobin]

Makita 18v LXT. I wouldn't consider anything else. If you buy from PowerToolsUK you can get a 3 speed combi drill (get that, not a 2-speed, if you intend upon hanging gates) plus the impact driver and two 3AH batteries for about £340 with VAT and delivery.

 

Screwfix are usually a rip off for most things, and in particular power tools.

[Brian S]

I use this combination, have broken most other makes, now I am all makita.

 

 

 

18v lithium Ion, do not abuse the batteries, they die if they get too hot.

 

H-A

 

P.S. Buy drill driver, then save up for a bare impact driver, uses same battery.

 

Makita BTD146Z 18V Li-ion Body Only Impact Driver | eBay

 

At the end of the day you get what you pay for, I use mine hard every day, and it is lasting well.

 

 

I'll second this combo, I work in the Construction industry, (Drywall/shopfitting /suspended ceilings) bought this combo back in 2008/9 the impact is used daily/all day, had some serious abuse, to the point the machines and batteries were getting hot.

We have (this year) just had the original batteries die, and the brushes need replacing on the impacts

IMHO you will not go wrong with this combo, oh and get the hammer drill version, it's not like the usual whiney stuff, this actually works well

[WoodED]

Hilti cordless drills are indestructible, Makita are also very good and more affordable, I have Makita tool

 

 

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