Cordless drills

[Cirrus]

To be honest Bane, most companies will let you buy things at the local wholesaler on their account and take it out of your wages each week. One of my previous bosses used to do this and rather than being nice and knocking the VAT off as he was reclaiming it, he used to charge you VAT as his way of making money on the deal! Cheeky sod.
If I were you - only buy the best because it will pay you back many times over. It isn't cheap to get set up but buying a bit at a time it soon adds up. I probably have around £3000 worth of tools now but have bought these over 3 years a bit at a time.

 

[Bane]

Makita Lithium-Ion Combi Drill BHP440SFE 14.4V - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

What you think of that one cirrus?

Bit expensive for me and not sure if it's what I need. Anything you could recommend would help mate and where to look/go too if possible.

B&Q those types of places any good?
(Probably last post tonight)

 

[Cirrus]

yeah it's not bad but I would stay with the 18v Makita / Bosch kit as it is man enough to give you the options you need. I don't buy from screwfix either as wholesalers generally give you a better deal once you become friendly with them.

 

[Slynx]

Bosch 36v Lithium - expensive, but as usual you get what you pay for.
Bosch, however, offer a 3 year warranty on their range of 36v Lithium cordless units.
I've got 4 items (£900), but I can tell you, they knock spots off anything else out there !

 

[Cirrus]

Yep, good shout Slynx

 

[stevie h]

just bought a makita 24 sds drill with 2 x 3.3ah batteries. very clean and good condition, looks unused. cost £230 off magic ebay, yet to receive it, might be an empty box. What you think of the price ???

DeWalt DW005K2 SDS Plus Rotary Hammer Drill 24V - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

This is a better buy if am honest



Ste

 

[Cirrus]

I disagree Steve. It only comes with 2 2.0 Ah batteries when the Makita has 3 x 3.3 Ah. Dewalt ain't what it was and I will never buy Dewalt again - Makita & Bosch for me. I got a brand new 110V Dewalt SDS in the case and won't use it cos it is crap. My boss got it for me but I would rather use my kit as it's better!

 

[stevie h]

He says it only come with 2 batts and if its the makita sds 24v (bhr200saj) which is the one i have and the only 24v sds makita available as far as i know , one of the batts is a 2.0ah while the other is a 3.3ah , add all this to the fact that he paid +£230 secondhand with no warranty , id take the dewalt @ £250 new with warranty every time .
i now have both as i bought the dewalt as a back up to my makita and performance wise there's nothing in it , i agree with what your saying in general though , makita does seem to be better quality , especially the new li-ion range

Makita BHR 200SAJ 24V SDS Plus Rotary Hammer Drill - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys



Ste

 

[LukeScotty]

He says it only come with 2 batts and if its the makita sds 24v (bhr200saj) which is the one i have and the only 24v sds makita available as far as i know , one of the batts is a 2.0ah while the other is a 3.3ah , add all this to the fact that he paid +£230 secondhand with no warranty , id take the dewalt @ £250 new with warranty every time .
i now have both as i bought the dewalt as a back up to my makita and performance wise there's nothing in it , i agree with what your saying in general though , makita does seem to be better quality , especially the new li-ion range

Makita BHR 200SAJ 24V SDS Plus Rotary Hammer Drill - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys



Ste

sorry steve, but it does have 2 x 3.3ah batterys, and its in look like condition, like I sed before I burnt it out the other month on loads of joists. But when I took it in for repair and they opened it up, they found nothing wrong with it.

I think for £230 its a good price for a makita

obviously ebay is risky, but i took the risk and its great

regards luke

 

[dazza69]

Hi I bought the Bosch 36v SDS and have had a load of trouble with it. Sent it back to Bosch twice and they tell me that there's nothing wrong with it. My old dewalt 24v is much better, with the exception of the clutch not being as good!!

 

[stevie h]

sorry steve, but it does have 2 x 3.3ah batterys, and its in look like condition, like I sed before I burnt it out the other month on loads of joists. But when I took it in for repair and they opened it up, they found nothing wrong with it.

I think for £230 its a good price for a makita

obviously ebay is risky, but i took the risk and its great

regards luke

Yes your right , they now supply my drill with the option of 2 x 3.3 batts
see link
BHR200SJE Makita 24v SDS-Plus Hammer Drill Makita BHR200SJE Cordless SDS-Plus Hammer Drill & Rotary Drill supplied with 2 x 3.3Ah NiMH Batteries fitted with SDS-Plus Chuck complete with 5mtr Professional Tape £256.59

Still think the dewalt @ £250 new with guarantee is better value

All said and done the makita is a top peice of kit , enjoy

Ste

 

[Cirrus]

Dewalt? Sodding black and decker - that's all it is now!

 

[Kensprint]

Look at Hitachi. They are bulletproof and come with 2 x lithIon batteries

 

[alex]

ive got the dewalt 18v gear and its all a pile of crap. the battery i charge night before go to them the next morning and they are flat everytime. i now use my 24 bosch but my best buy to date was my 24v makita now that is a right piece of kit and also the bosch 14.4v impact driver i dont know how i managed without it.

im thinking about getting rid of the dewalt gear and getting one of those 7 piece makita li ion kits of ebay. but for those i would need to charge on the 110v tranny as its all american.

 

[danzor]

Bosch and Hilti do it for me