SDS Drill

[Roger Welton]

The hitachi one a screwfix is the best 2kg for money. I would always recommend sds max but it's expensive as already said!

Only problem I find with my sds max is the amount of blowout I seem to get with it.

 

[basildog]

get some goggles mate - mark will tell you they fire bits of carbon brush out - lent one off my mate and used it near my face doing core hole it nearly blinded me.

Yes my Titan is a nightmare for flinging bits at you !
Great drill for the money but goggles are essential !

 

[jase158]

That drill will kill your arms, my bosch cost 100 plus vat (Makita) and I have drilled 40mm with it. I would of gone for Makita over the one you got as it is so heavy, your arms will get tired fast

 

[Best]

That Mac Allister drill just looks identical to Nutool, Titan & other makes, so obviously made in the same Chinese factory I bet.
I have two of the 800 watt SDS Nutool drills & sadly I can honestly say that they are a total waste of money. Both stopped working hammer only setting & fairly poor at drilling anyhow. Dont want to dump them but they are in their cases gathering dust.
I have a AEG drill (SDS) & it drills 20mm holes easy & is light to hold. Hasn't been abused but must be 20years old.

 

[basildog]

The old AEG kit was good stuff but I think they were taken over by Black & Decker Then ELU was also part of them and I think now all Dewalt ?

 

[Best]

The old AEG kit was good stuff but I think they were taken over by Black & Decker Then ELU was also part of them and I think now all Dewalt ?

Not sure who owns them, but if it is Dewalt then it puts me off them!
My AEG is made in Germany & is a plasticky casing with a handle that tends to push onto the plastic chuck & wear it, but besides that minor criticism, it has been brilliant & never fails.
i also have a Hilti sds but it is for showing off. :smile:

 

[tamz]

The older blue AEG's were the same as Milwaukee but different colour. I had a few of them. Decent drills.
Their stuff changed when they brought out the orange ones and look cheaper made now but i've never used one so can't comment.

Btw Basil my old ELU flip saw is 25 years old and still going strong and better than many of the new ones on the market today :smile:

 

[basildog]

Yes I had an ELU flip saw a great bit of kit the new ones are nothing like they were ?

 

[REDSAW]

i have been told those mc'allister's are the same build spec as bosch with mag alloy gear box's but less name dosh!!!!

 

[tamz]

Pysh :lol:

 

[AWheating]

from what i can remember aeg is part of the same group as milwaukee and ryobi etc...............

black and decker, elu/dewalt, stanley, porter cable, bostitch etc....... part of the same group of companies.

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I will say Bosch/hilti 36V ! But I am sure non is avalable in wickes

 

[Gas]

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Ended up with this cant complain 3 yr warranty cost me £50 lol looks heavy enough

I have got this drill, but different brand and have done loads of cores with it, it does have a clutch on it torqued quite a bit higher than a 2kg drill, so you need to be awake when it bites. It is just far too heavy as an everyday drill, this is when a dedicated core drills come in to there own.

 

[buckley plumb]

The older blue AEG's were the same as Milwaukee but different colour. I had a few of them. Decent drills.
Their stuff changed when they brought out the orange ones and look cheaper made now but i've never used one so can't comment.

Btw Basil my old ELU flip saw is 25 years old and still going strong and better than many of the new ones on the market today :smile:

had a blue aeg got it from sale in b and q £50 best drill it lasted 3 years and 6 months and it was abused drilling 5" core holes and used with 28mm sds drill bit

 

[Dannypipe]

Just bought that makita on sale at screwfix. Seems a good drill. My Bosch's trigger died. Bloke I gave it to fixed it for a fiver (doh).

Anyway, I realised, the first thing I do these days with an SDS drill is lob the handle in the bin. What's the point. Most clutches are so weak, my 92 year old gran could hold on to a stuck drill. (Yes I'm still coring with an SDS - haven't replaced my nicked core drill yet. It's only been 3 years, can't bring myself to spend twice).

 

[Keefy]

Can't go wrong with the Makita HR2470 for light work including small core bit drilling. I'm on my second one but only after lending out and losing my previous 12 year old one. Get one for around £95 if you look around, you'll never look back trust me!

 

[sheff paul]

Can't go wrong with the Makita HR2470 for light work including small core bit drilling. I'm on my second one but only after lending out and losing my previous 12 year old one. Get one for around £95 if you look around, you'll never look back trust me!

got a 710 w makita 110 sds,worth lugging round a transformer as you can abuse the drill all day

 

[basildog]

got a 710 w makita 110 sds,worth lugging round a transformer as you can abuse the drill all day

You should get yourself an apprentice or a labourer they are much more fun to abuse all day !

 

[sheff paul]

You should get yourself an apprentice or a labourer they are much more fun to abuse all day !

they have ''got rights'' these days as they tell me,nothing beats sodomising the apprentice before dinner,its a ''power thing'' i am not gay

 

[lame plumber]

they have ''got rights'' these days as they tell me,nothing beats sodomising the apprentice before dinner,its a ''power thing'' i am not gay

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