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Hi guys and girls

My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid.

I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one, slow, weak and only lasted just over a year.

Many Thanks
Lee Stocks
 
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I have several 18V drills, the one I use most commonly is a DeWalt 18V XRP, it is 9 years old, has been abused and well overworked and yet it still goes one..the only bummer for me is the batteries are starting to show their age and charge cycle limitations..Drill is ruddy excellent.

I also have a Makita 18V that is about 5 years old...damn good drill till some oik nicked the case with the charger and spare battery in, so this does nothing these days as I have not been arsed to buy a new charger etc.

I also have a pair of Ryobi's that I bought in an emergency about 7 years ago, I was doing surveys so no tools with me, needed one to solve a serious issue I found on a site so i bought these Ryobi's at about £120 the pair..not the most powerful, batteries have always been less robust in life span that the more expensive brands, but they are quality for what you pay and they are good enough for most things. You can now get Li-Ion batteries for them that fit straight into the tools too..
 
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leestocks said:
Hi guys and girls

My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid.

I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one, slow, weak and only lasted just over a year.

Many Thanks
Lee Stocks
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A like for like Milwaukee drill with any of it's competitors, will out perform and out last that competitor product. So god knows what you have done to your drill?? Obviously something, that you can't claim against, with the excellent 3 year warranties that Milwaukee gives with all it's products.

Our main contractor on this project, as on other previous projects, all have heavily invested in Milwaukee power tools (of all types), both battery powered and mains lead supplied.... I borrowed one to do some DIY work at my apartment, and i can honestly say, it was the probably the most powerful and well balanced drill i'd ever used.
 
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Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.
 
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leestocks said:
Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.
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Apart from drilling lots of large holes in steel such as 50mm as you have already said, when the max stated drilling capacity for steel for your drill model is 13mm. Which is probably what's burnt it out.
 
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Andy78 said:
Apart from drilling lots of large holes in steel such as 50mm as you have already said, when the max stated drilling capacity for steel for your drill model is 13mm. Which is probably what's burnt it out.
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saying that i drill 2" holes all day with my makita bhp451 and its fine. says 13m steel as well.


the thing to look at is the torque as well. 70+ is very good (nm)

if you decide to go for makita fastfix.co.uk always have offers on
 
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here...this`l do him....

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Bosch currently have a nice and compact 18V out which has 4Ah batts. Watch the cheaper Bosch as many only have a 10mm chuck instead of 13mm. I would go Bosch then Makita. I am a bit of a groupie when it comes to Bosch gear.
 
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leestocks said:
Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.
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Well why have you not claimed on the 3 year warranty, if it's only just over a year old??

You wouldn't believe the abuse the Milwaukee hand power tools get on this site and the repair brakedown ratio is to say the least minimal, to what i've seen on some of the other past projects i've been on....
 
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may i offer an alternative to all the mainstream drills gentlemen,without question the best drill is the 22v hilti .i,ve had top end bosch and dewalt drills in the past but the hilti totally destroys them.due to this i,m slowly converting all my other drills etc to that make.trust me you cannot go wrong with them,plus the after sales service is 2nd to none.they aren't the cheapest but i can assure you its money well spent
 
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i've had my makita drills for well over 8 years and still going strong. combi drill handles joists with ease, aswel as drilling holesaws in ceilings and floors. the impact drivers just as good, no problems with 4" screws at all :). original batteries still hold there charge very well. ive expanded my range to all the other 18v tools. prices for bodies are decent and the batteries aren't to expensive on ebay.
 
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secondrow4 said:
may i offer an alternative to all the mainstream drills gentlemen,without question the best drill is the 22v hilti .i,ve had top end bosch and dewalt drills in the past but the hilti totally destroys them.due to this i,m slowly converting all my other drills etc to that make.trust me you cannot go wrong with them,plus the after sales service is 2nd to none.they aren't the cheapest but i can assure you its money well spent
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Hilti is good gear.....
i just dont like the idea of having to log on....and all that faff about sending it in to an approved centre for maintainance/repair (i like to repair stuff myself)...i mean...you try getting parts out of Hilti`s for self service.....they dont like it
another good one is Metabo
then theres Fein
and Spit
all good stuff...
look boys (and the odd girl).....you gets what you pays for in this game...be it boards, test gear, accessories or tooling....
 
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