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anyone got any suggestions for a cordless drill (18V), needs to do everything and be £100 or under. just checked out costs for replacing the batteries on my ryobi and it doesnt seem a viable option, may aswell get a new one.
People will laugh, but I got a Halfords own brand 24v job. I've had it for years, it's done loads of work and has never let me down. And for £30 , what the hell!
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dewalt-DEWDC729KA-Cordless-Driver-Batteries/dp/B0006JJQ1O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=diy&qid=1242648789&sr=8-1 ]I'd defy anyone to better this deal[/url]
[url= http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73596/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Dewalt-DC100KA-GB-18V-Cordless-Combi-Drill?ts=50117 ]This one -as above but with the bigger chuck [/url]
[url= http://www.screwfix.com/prods/66469/Power-Tools/Kits/DeWalt-D21710KSF-SFGB-Twinpack ]What about this?[/url]
This firm have some sexy tools (no pun intended) :-0
How about an [url= http://www.itslondon.co.uk/pd_MAK6391DWPE3_6391DWPE3_Makita18vCordlessDrillDriver.htm ]18v Makita with 3 batteries[/url] for £98 delivered?
NiCd is old hat now, but i bought an AEG cordless drill 15 years ago, it's batteries are still going strong. I have no idea how, it must be due to the supplied smart charger. You can refurb a NiCd battery (I did this with a Makita hedge trimmer who's battery died in no time despite carefully fully discharging then recharging each time). When LiIon packs up after 3 years you will be emptying your wallet!
[url= http://www.itslondon.co.uk/p2_CPT_Cordless+Power+Tools_C-DRILLD_Drill+Drivers+(Cordless).htm ]Cordless Drills at ITS[/url]
cheers all
I got one of the 18V NiCd Makitas with the 3 batteries. Really pleased with it. Makes doing jobs a real pleasure rather than a PITA which they generally are messing about with cordless drills.
Got mine from Screwfix, think they still have the Makita, also got a deal on Hitachi and De Walt at the moment IIRC.
See I'd go with the Black and Decker option, with an 18Volt drill from them you're getting a hammer drill, which I don't think any of the others shown so far are.
[url] http://nextday.diy.com/app/jsp/product/productPage.jsp?productId=42594&cm_mmc=Google-_-Tools-_-Power%20Tools%20-%20Black%20and%20Decker%20Drills-_-Black%20and%20Decker%20HP188F3B?P=P&gclid=COSrq_i-xpoCFQJN5Qodk3HSrQ [/url]
PePPeR is making me doubt myself now but pretty sure the Makita linked to above is same as mine and it has hammer function. (Though that's not stated in the advert)
Dunno but that linky doesn't seem to work anymore but the drill I have is this one
Black & Decker Cordless Hammer Drill HP188F3B 18V,
its the best drill I've ever used, the batteries just go on and on.
I did some research on this for a [url= http://www.bestcordlessdrill.net ]site[/url] on cordless drills.
Makita makes a hammer drill which is the [url= http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EYUQM8 ]BHP454[/url]. They also make an 18v drill which does not hammer, the [url= http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K6ILDW ]BDF452HW[/url]. They also make an impact drill.
The impact and hammer drills are heavier and more expensive, so you have to decide whether you need those functions.
I would avoid Crap & Decker and DeWalt myself - they are both utter pants and overpriced. Go Bosch... Makita are good too - I use a big battery SDS one of theirs which just works great (unless you drop it).
Think I have killed 3 or 4 DeWalts in the last couple of years.