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18v Cordless Drill - Recommendations
perksy - 4/9/13 at 09:05 PM

Time has come to replace my current cordless drill which is dying of old age and too much abuse


Will be used for DIY Home use only as we have some heavier duty stuff that we use at work.

Looking for 18 volts and needs to have hammer action, Budget is around 100 quid

Favorite at the moment is a Makita 18v with 2 li-ion batteries



Any advice appreciated

carlknight1982 - 4/9/13 at 09:10 PM

dewalt is on offer at screwfix 18v combi 2 batterys 100

rdodger - 4/9/13 at 09:11 PM

I got the Makita and it's the best one I have owned. Very happy with it.

keith777 - 4/9/13 at 09:12 PM

De walt,screw fix offering drill and 2batterys for £99. Been using De walt for years, never had a problem
Edit - too slow!!

[Edited on 4/9/13 by keith777]

luke2152 - 4/9/13 at 09:15 PM

I just brought an 18v ryobi and while the drill is decent the chuck is not. Often the bit gets stuck and the chuck slips on it.

Ben_Copeland - 4/9/13 at 09:17 PM

Dewalt or Makita. B&q have been running Makita 18v with 2 battery's for 90 for ages. We have 3 at work, but I do find the chuck to be a bit crappy and slips when drilling metal if the drill bit jams.

matt_gsxr - 4/9/13 at 09:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by carlknight1982
dewalt is on offer at screwfix 18v combi 2 batterys 100


I think that offer only includes ni-cad batteries, which tend to suffer from memory effects. The more modern battery technologies are a big improvement.

stevebubs - 4/9/13 at 09:52 PM

No complaints about my LiIon Bosch from B&Q....done everything I've thrown at it so far....both in the house and on the car....

fazerruss - 4/9/13 at 10:22 PM

I Have Makita with 3 nicads and cant fault it. Number your batteries so to load balance and only charge when flat.

mazie - 4/9/13 at 11:02 PM

I've been using the same dewalt combo for over 10 years, the chuck does need the odd tighten I must admit but for amount of use it's had at work and home I think that's excellent. I've had 2 new non-branded cheap batteries within the last 3 years but still going strong!

dhutch - 5/9/13 at 03:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by perksy
Looking for 18 volts and needs to have hammer action, Budget is around 100 quid

Favorite at the moment is a Makita 18v with 2 li-ion batteries.

Sounds good to me.

Makita and Bosch pro are my favorite brands to date, although thats only based on 'hobby/diy' use. My Ryobi belt sander is a nice piece of kit but Ive never used a drill of theses.

I currently have a Dewalt, which was cracking good, but within a year the main bearings have developed a lot of play and the chuck as gone from good to frequently coming loose all of a sudden, which feels terminal.

Also, dont expect a fantastic hammer action, and it will add weight.


Daniel

mkeats02 - 5/9/13 at 11:21 AM

I have had a Dewalt XRP for around 6 years no issues here.

perksy - 5/9/13 at 08:00 PM

Thanks All for the comments