New Drill

[ajpearson]

Ok then, well with less than a week till I depart for overseas i had planned to pretty much get the build finished, however........

 

this morning my trusty drill has died, and the chuck is completely stuck so unable to use it.

 

So i need some recommendations for a new drill please.

[IanG1]

I bought a Worx with lithium ion batteries, top bit of kit and seems to go for ever on a charge.

[peterg]

I use Ryobi One+ kit, I have 2 Li batteries and use Drill, Angle Grinder and oscillating multi-tool attachments (so far...)

[Norman Verona]

I bought a Makita. Seems OK but I don't use it that often to give it a full road test.

[Captain Colonial]

Borrow one from a neighbour / friend, saving money for holiday booze.

[Steve_Farrimond]

my work drill is a dewalt dcd980 http://www.toolup.com/images/Product/large/Dewalt-DCD980L2.jpg

it doesn't have hammer, but i mainly hole cut stainless steel

I find this to be a great piece of kit, batteries last forever. not the cheapest but you get what you pay for.

even has a little light on it which is supprisingly useful as an electrician

[ajpearson]

Borrow one from a neighbour / friend, saving money for holiday booze.

 

No Booze where I am going !!

[Norman Verona]

And it's not a holiday.

[davidgh]

Another vote for DeWalt

 

DeWalt DCD985M2 18v Cordless XR Premium 3 Speed Combi Drill + 2 Lithium Ion Batteries 4.0ah

 

Delighted. So much stronger than my last Makita.

 

Pricey though   

[ajpearson]

And it's not a holiday.

 

Another very good point

[Wile E. Coyote]

I generally prefer corded drills, but recently bought one of these Makitas from Screwfix: http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-bhp453sh-18v-1-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/58614?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area1&_requestid=205815

 

As far as I can tell, it is identical to the more expensive one that a mate of mine has, just with a smaller (but more than adequate for most jobs given its charging time) battery.

 

It's a great bit of kit, and I don't think I've used my corded percussion drill since buying this, but I still find myself reaching for the SDS when it comes to making big holes.

[BigRuss]

My dad bought a li_on dewalt. Really nice piece of kit.

[Norman Verona]

I bought mine from toolstore, which, I think is another B & Q store.

It's similar to the one you link to but has 2 batteries. Mine was £99.99. On special offer.

[pistonbroke]

Makita makes sense 

[tkm_dave]

Makita BHP453RFX 18V 3.0Ah Li-Ion

 

Awesome drill, battery and charger. Charges very quickly but lasts for ages.

 

Screw-Fix normally have some sort of offer on, up to 50% now and then!