at the moment i got a dewalt 14.4v cordless but fancy a change as ive had it a few years

what do you all have / use

im thinking a 18v dewalt or makita

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Parkside from Lidl.

 

how often do you use it ?

 

not very often mainly home stuff

so need something that the batterys stay charged

whats all the li-ion batterys mean ?

 

its not really the volts its the AH figure on the battery that makes the most difference. a 3.5AH battery gun from hilti or panasonic will have all the power behind it you need.the downside is the £300+ price tag. one battery lasts me all day on site even when drilling out locks in doors using 22mm auger bits.

 

perhaps hilti or panasonic is a bit to much for home diy usage although they also have 15minute charge times on the battery..

 

My old Makita keeps its charge well , although i have to say i bought a cheap B&Q one to throw around at work last year and its battery last longer . not shure how long it lasts for when not used tho.

 

hitachi or dewalt

 

makita lithium ion badboy's kick ass.

 

personally ive had dewalts , hiltis , makitias ,

mate of mines just got a new panasonic, its the fucking bee knees , good power , holds a charge well ect ,

they justify the price, arond the 250-300 mark ,

for me id go for a hitatchi or a panasonic,

it really depends on what your wanting it for

beef

 

I have a Clarke 24v cordless drill which is pretty good

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...s-screwdrivers


Brian

 

i got a makita 18v but only 1.3a batteries hammer drill as well 95-00 quid from screwfix
you do get three batteries though and is ideal for around the house
i use the batteries in my makita radio as well
also have an old 12v dewalt and the origional battery drill in its time the 6095D

 

Bosch do beltin drills, they have a good high speed for drilling and a good strong low speed for screwdriving, we have a dewalt and a bosch at our garage and the bosch is loads better

 

dewalt stuff is not really upto professional daily use. home diy is fine.

 

Bought a makita 18V one from B&Q when they had it on offer at £80, came with 2 batts 1/2hr fast charger and loads of bits and its been shit hot to use, althou B&Q have got dewalt 18V ones with 2 chargers for about the £80 mark on offer at the mo so............

 

Our 18v makita has had some right hammer in over 2 years now....tbh i cant believe its still going! So obviously id say a makita but maybe we got lucky lol!

 

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73596?...lt18V&ts=34415

Screwfix had a Hitachi combi the other day, was an 18v Drill, proper Torch, 3 Batteries and a Case reduced from £200 to £77. That was a blinding deal, but I think they are gone now.

 

Ive got through all sorts as use them for work.

IMHO

A Makita 14.3 or 18v is your best bet for ballance and quality

Travis Perkins are selling then for £103 at the mo with 3 batteries and charger.

Most important thing with cordless stuff is the batteries. THe tool will far out live the batteries. So dont be sucked into cheep deals and buy on quality and life expectancy

I had a bosch 24v for ages which was nice for stuff like decking, but what i found was that it was far too heavy for daily use. sounds funny but if your using it all day and have it swinging from you pouch whilst you climb on a roof then weight is important. as well as saving your wrists.

Only thing ive found with makita is the chucks get siezed so i try to only put hexagonal bits in rather than round bits like normall drill bits.

Bosch have just bouhgt out a new 18v combi, its supposed to have the power of a 24 with the lightness of a 12v. Never tried this one, but may be tempted as ive had 2 makita let me down on site now due to the clutch getting locked onto bits.

 

You've got that backwards - the voltage is the 'power' and the Ah figure is the capacity (eg, how long it lasts)..

 

whatever way around it is the higher AH means i can drill out a lock without the battery going flat on the first hole , a 15.6v 3.5ah hilti drill will drill much more than an 18v 1.7ah dewalt with the dewalt not having the torque behind it to manage 22mm or higher auger bits.
you get cheap b+q drills for £30 that are allegedly 18v but dont have the power to screw a single 100mm screw home.
but you pay the price for that at the checkout with the best stuff costing £250-£350.

 

I have a BOSCH 19.2 Volt NI MH drill, but jesus is it heavy, seriously would not like to use it all day, but awsome power, especially on slow speed, was £200.
Comes with two batts and a quick charger.
All batteries will lose charge when not in use, more so with certain types ie NI MH, but LI PO(lithium Polymer) is even worse for losing power, but do have awsome capacity.
As said depends what you are doing, my face all time one is the makita I had, did everything nice and light, spare battery, not too dear.
tabetha

 

You can pick up a great Hitachi cordless drill on offer here now! http://www.toolguru.co.uk/shop/produ...c=1&mr=HITACHI!

Tool guru always seem to have some kind of decent power tools on offer, and they've got a decent range of hitachi cordless power tools

 

oh wait... this is a very old thread... i'm terribly sorry...

 

i use the makita 18v lion drill's they have been as good as gold i got an impact drill too for screwing screws in as it's sooo much better than using a drill driver, i got my set second hand off the bay for £215 all in and i give it a right battering at work and it doesn't miss a beat, i'd stay clear of dewalt as i'v found they are just hyped up in general, hilti are one of the best as well as panasonic but the price is also high end, i'd go with makita all day for the price and reliability and build guality

bosch are also a good drill but in my years i think makita just slightly swing it as a better drill

 

i didn't notice myself, well there's always the first time you reply on an age old thread

 

We should just pretend this didn't happen...

 

I use the Makita 18v lithion ion BHP451 belting drill plus the batteries are 3.0Ah so last a good while plus it is nice and light due to lithion ion battery !!

 

I personally also don't rate DeWalt as work buy them and I have killed two with just general use in a 3 year span