110v or 240v drill help??!!

[mazza]

Hi Guys

Im halfway through my 2330 level 3 course and am wanting to start buying tools etc slowly each month!!
Im just after some advice/feedback from people about what to buy!!
Do i buy 110v or 240v drills?
I understand that you can only work on site with 110 drills with transformer but wanted to ask what all you domestic sparkys use or recommend???

Also should i be looking at cordless sds or is corded fine??

Thanks

 

[i=p/u]

well i have 240v sds and breaker and cordless but iim hardly on big sites but when i am the cordless is normaly enough.. as we dont do chasing or drilling large holes...

i just bought milwaukee 18v sds , should be here monday, maybe tomorrow..

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as most of the time youl be drilling 6mm holes wherever you go the odd 20mm

 

[tbs1983]

Cordless SDS very handy but not designed for hours of chasing on hammer, will ruin your batteries. Ideal for 5.5mm bit for fixings and small holes through walls for outside lights etc. i have makita bhr200 18v, cant fault it.

Buy a mains drill for your chasing etc and bigger holes 25mm etc. 110v your safer bet, but transformer can be a pain sometimes!

 

[Stuuk1]

I've always been a cordless man.

Had a 110v sds in the van for 2 years and used it for the first time a week ago.

If you go down the 110v route then I suggest buying a transformer with just one output. It's much lighter and you won't get everyone else trying to use it

 

[i=p/u]

whats other guys you work with got? id say 36v bosch these things no bother with 20mm holes through double skin wall..

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most big sites have 110v points all over too... just need extra long lead,

 

[mazza]

ok thanks for all the input guys. So general feeling is go cordless with sds drill then!! Can you also recommend another other power tools youve found useful!?
Impact Driver?
Combi drill?

sorry for all the newbie questions im still learning everything!!!

cheers

 

[i=p/u]

i have 240v grinder , jigsaw, multitool, but hardly used.. i use grinder to chase walls if i can with diamond disc. or just use 6kg breaker or 240v sds..


youl still be buying next year... good sds and combi and hand tools anyway..

 

[mazza]

ok thanks for that info.Like i say im just starting off and buying things gradualy but need to prioritise what to invest in first!!!??

Also what kg on an sds you recommend?

cheers

 

[Stuuk1]

Impact drivers are great but carrying it around when you could be carrying a drill around is fairly pointless.

Unless you get yourself a deal with a box containing both...

If it was me, I'd be buying a trusty 24v bosch sds (just because I've always used these) and a 18v hand drill with a 2 speed box and led torch activated by the trigger as this always comes in handy when you least expect it.

I wouldn't have any other power tools in my line of work (not domestic) I do however have a makita hand held chop saw for unistrut but always use a hacksaw with a nice sharp blade for trunking tray or conduit.

Whatever you buy, make sure it has plenty of batteries. 3 batteries is great as you should always have one on charge and 2 fully charged (one in the drill and the other by your side).

Buying tools is exciting, makes me want to be back out on them!

 

[i=p/u]

My woman buys mine, she says i look so happy when comes , the penny just wont drop lol only joking

 

[amlu]

bosch sds, erbauer chaser, hetty the hoover, grinder, multicutter, inspection lamps, jigsaw, all running 240, transformers hurt my back, working mostly domestic. looking for for a second hand angle drill...

 

[i=p/u]

What about £5 adapter for you straight drill

 

[timbobelfast]

I would save up and go for a cordless sds instead. A decent drill should last you for a good few years if you look after it and don't leave it lying in your scissor lift when you go for tea because some muppet will liberate it on you.
Something like a Bosch or Panasonic.

Corded drills are sooo last year lol

 

[CTID]

I work mainly on sites and I have an 18v Dewalt SDS, drilling holes is main usage, occasional light chiselling but for any serious chiselling out comes the 110v Bosch. If your only an apprentice I would recommend 110v and a transformer, it's a pain lugging the transformer but you have option of working sites or off the mains.

 

[BigSi]

I’ve always bought 110v equipment. That way, I use it for both industrial & domestic. I also have a 3.3kva transformer for industrial (when there aren’t any 110v points provided), and a smaller 1.5kva transformer for domestic use.