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Are the above still any good? I know my dad used to have a bullet proof drill from years ago but not sure anymore.
I have £50 to use from the inlaws from Christmas and fancy a budget cordless drill/driver. There are couple of 18V ones at this pricepoint that seem ok for light domestic use.
Any other suggestions of brands?
I have £50 to use from the inlaws from Christmas and fancy a budget cordless drill/driver. There are couple of 18V ones at this pricepoint that seem ok for light domestic use.
Any other suggestions of brands?
I've had a couple of no-name £30-ish drill drivers which have been fine.
I wouldn't pay OTT for a Black and Decker label, despite the fact that my first electric drill was a basic B&D and it still works 40-odd years later.
You want 2 mechanical gears and a good speed control.
One of ours is branded 'Einhell', it's been fine, I'd buy another for £30 and spend the change on some decent drill bits.
For many jobs I find a smaller 12V drill handier and entirely adequate for anything where I don't really need my mains SDS drill.
Also I quite often use two drills on a job, one to make holes and one to drive screws in.
You make a choice of whether to buy into a 'battery family', thinking of your next tools, but batteries are way cheaper than a few years ago.
Other people on here will have different opinions and I respect that what works for me is not right for them.
I wouldn't pay OTT for a Black and Decker label, despite the fact that my first electric drill was a basic B&D and it still works 40-odd years later.
You want 2 mechanical gears and a good speed control.
One of ours is branded 'Einhell', it's been fine, I'd buy another for £30 and spend the change on some decent drill bits.
For many jobs I find a smaller 12V drill handier and entirely adequate for anything where I don't really need my mains SDS drill.
Also I quite often use two drills on a job, one to make holes and one to drive screws in.
You make a choice of whether to buy into a 'battery family', thinking of your next tools, but batteries are way cheaper than a few years ago.
Other people on here will have different opinions and I respect that what works for me is not right for them.
I've had a 50quid Black and Decker cordless drill for about a decade and driven literally thousands of screws into walls, shelves, built fences, built sheds, built decks - all fine, and plenty of life still in it. I now find having the correct, good quality, bit for the job and screws in hand is just as important as the drill.
RGG's suggested Einhell starter pack looks a bargain, if you're happy to go for their tools in future (you'll have the batteries already) then go for it.
Black and Decker is just the brand the manufacturer uses for diy standard tools, same as Ryobi/Milwaukee see Black and Decker/DeWalt, same company diy/professional.
In truth, any of the diy brands will be fine, Ryobi/Einhell/Titan/Erbauer all make decent stuff if all you're doing is jobs around the house, don't be conned into buying expensive brands because "you won't find X on a work site", you simply don't need it.
Black and Decker is just the brand the manufacturer uses for diy standard tools, same as Ryobi/Milwaukee see Black and Decker/DeWalt, same company diy/professional.
In truth, any of the diy brands will be fine, Ryobi/Einhell/Titan/Erbauer all make decent stuff if all you're doing is jobs around the house, don't be conned into buying expensive brands because "you won't find X on a work site", you simply don't need it.
RGG said:
I bought this in the end. So far so good!cobra kid said:
RGG said:
I bought this in the end. So far so good!I have a MacAlister drill I bought from Screwfix about 6 years ago thats similar spec, was around £50 then and is still going strong.
PushedDover said:
One drill, one impact driver shirley ?
Impact drivers are overkill for most jobs, all you need is a battery non impact driver, if it needs an impact driver to force it in you will damage something.The amount of trades i see firing screws in with an impact driver with no pilot hole is mad.
And things split in a few months.
In my new build house every door now has splits around the latches
Before cordless tools, didn't site trades put screws in with a 'Wimpey Screwdriver' otherwise known as a hammer?
I have two drills, because sometimes one is left on my boat.
As a DIYer, I've put in a lot of screws with a modest LiIon 12V drill driver, including some big ones and dozens which hold up two whole garage walls of twin slot shelving.
White Van man will want the fastest tool. As a DIYer, if doing a job takes a few minutes longer and I have to take a tea break while the drill recharges that's very rarely a problem.
I have two drills, because sometimes one is left on my boat.
As a DIYer, I've put in a lot of screws with a modest LiIon 12V drill driver, including some big ones and dozens which hold up two whole garage walls of twin slot shelving.
White Van man will want the fastest tool. As a DIYer, if doing a job takes a few minutes longer and I have to take a tea break while the drill recharges that's very rarely a problem.
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