18V Hammer Drill

[yellowvanman]

Anyone bought one recently? Li-Ion. Whats best?

Makita and Milwakee look good!

An idea of what you paid would be helpful as well

 

[Brightspark2]

Just steer clear of deWalt...

I'm moving onto Makita next...

 

[MarkieSparkie]

The best value in the market place in my opinion is the new Stanley Fat Max L-ion Drill, currently on sale at Argos for £99.99, I was total amazed by the build and performance of Stanley's first offering when I tested it recently. At the current price it's a steal!
Stanley UK - 18V Hammer Drill
Stanley FatMax 18V Cordless Hammer Drill - YouTube
You will need to cut/paste the 'link' below as system doesn't like it:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7114360.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=tsid:11527|cc:|prd:71 14360|cat:home+and+garden+%2F+diy+tools+and+power+ tools+%2F+diy+power+tools+%2F+drills+%2F

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[richy3333]

My Dewalt stuff is fine. The Hammer drill takes loads of abuse

 

[HandySparks]

Take a look at the rest of the range of tools that run off the same battery. I went for Makita a couple of years ago as I liked the choice of tools. I now have more tools than batteries, but that's OK, and I still have enough batteries for a long day's work without having to charge them up.

 

[Fin170]

Got the Milwakee C18PD hammer and it's fantastic, the smaller 1.5ah batteries seem to last forever

 

[i=p/u]

What about hitachi 18v with 4ah batts.. I have to say i bought sds from folstone fixings in southamton i think, when drill pistons had gone with me core drilling , fedex picked up and droped off, first class service

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IM THINKING HITACHI BRUSHLESS MOTOR ASWELL, BUT MAYBE TOO SOON AS THEY NEW

 

[applemac]

milwaukee fuel m18, very powerful but i broke the gearbox after few months, fixed it free but sent it back with crushed led wire so no light...

 

[overskilled]

AEG BSB18G no issues thus far, lithium ion batteries in mine and 3Ah genuine AEG batteries on Ebay for £60-£80,
cost me £120 2 years ago from a local independent for the above combi and a drill driver, 2 lithium ion batteries, 30 minute charger and a toolbag.
3 Year warranty if registered online.

 

[brman]

Take a look at the rest of the range of tools that run off the same battery. I went for Makita a couple of years ago as I liked the choice of tools. I now have more tools than batteries, but that's OK, and I still have enough batteries for a long day's work without having to charge them up.

I'll second that. I just went with Makita for that reason, I think only Dewalt come close in their range of 18V tools but for some reason I can't put my finger on I didn't get on with the dewalt stuff when I played with it.
My impression was that Milwaukee was perhaps slightly better quality on the drill (maybe a slightly better chuck?) but the makita BHP458 I got is amazing. I also really like the makita circular saw - quiet and smooth and a nice solid feel with a cast aluminium base plate rather than the pressed steel that most of them have.

 

[Andy78]

I have the Milwaukee C18PD and bloomin love it ! It's great for general use, drilling joists, ceilings, block and brick, and is light enough to use as a screwdriver. It's also small so can wiggle into small spaces. I have to say I could have done with a bit more grunt yesterday when drilling engineering brick, but I should have got my sds out for that.
The HD18PD is the beefier version of this combi drill and might be worth a look for something a bit heavier.
You can get either drill with two 3ah batteries, charger and case for about £220 online.

 

[john25]

The best value in the market place in my opinion is the new Stanley Fat Max L-ion Drill, currently on sale at Argos for £99.99, I was total amazed by the build and performance of Stanley's first offering when I tested it recently. At the current price it's a steal!
Stanley UK - 18V Hammer Drill
Stanley FatMax 18V Cordless Hammer Drill - YouTube
You will need to cut/paste the 'link' below as system doesn't like it:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7114360.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=tsid:11527|cc:|prd:71 14360|cat:home+and+garden+%2F+diy+tools+and+power+ tools+%2F+diy+power+tools+%2F+drills+%2F

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Just bought this drill from Argos well impressed it does have a 3yr Warranty if you register it within 4 weeks

 

[overskilled]

heard rumours the stanley is a rebranded Porter Cable drill, seen photos of them both and I have to admit....only difference seems to be colour.

 

[brman]

heard rumours the stanley is a rebranded Porter Cable drill, seen photos of them both and I have to admit....only difference seems to be colour.

really? I just compared the one on the stanley site with the one on the Porter Cable site and they are completely different. Is it an old model or something?

 

[john25]

heard rumours the stanley is a rebranded Porter Cable drill, seen photos of them both and I have to admit....only difference seems to be colour.

Apparently Stanley /B&D/ & DeWalt are under the same umbrella ??