Long SDS plus drill bits

[keith915]

Just a quickie guys. Looking to buy a threesome of 1000mm or 1200mm masonry bits. Any recommendations? Erbauer/Titan are possibilities but open to spending more on better quality bits.

 

[telectrix]

one word of warning. never attempt to start a hole with one of these. they can suddenly bend at 90degrees and rip your face off. always start hole with say a 16" bit then shove the long one in.

 

[DurhamSparky]

i got a cheap set from makro for a tenner!!

 

[Des 56]

I wanted a 1000mm x 20mm the week before last and was buying it as a single for £ 19

Spotted the same make 3 different sizes in a pack under the display unit for £ 20

 

[rocker]

I know I'm a bit of a skinflint most of the time, but I do believe in paying good money for good drillbits.

 

[keith915]

NEW PRO 3 PC SDS+ MASONARY DRILLS 12 16 24mm 1000mm M43 on eBay (end time 21-Jan-11 17:35:19 GMT)

For the money maybe I can't go wrong with these...

 

[J@mes]

depends if they leave you in the poo in the middle of a job or not!

 

[High Tower]

Irwin ones are really good

 

[DurhamSparky]

thats the ones i bought!!! never let me down and very sturdy!!

 

[High Tower]

Yea dead good there is a place by me called toolman dead good they do a 1200 long 20mm for shoving conduit through Walls for £13 in irwin

 

[nickblake]

bought one of those sets 14.99 and it was cracking , drilled a few holes through stone at a castle with the 20 mm if i needed a larger hole i went through again with the 25 mm it lasted ages , if fact the last time i used the 20 mm i was drilling a 2 ft wall and half the end snapped so a went out and got a new audax 1 meter 20mm £87 + VAT , it drill 12" and burnt out , so i finished the hole with my good old faithfull half tipped drill bit , and got a refund for the expensive one !

 

[Amp David]

Bought mine from the local hire shop, a set of 3 for abot 25 quid. Think they were there own brand but have lasted a good while now

 

[keith915]

Seems a split decision between cheap and expensive!

Struggling to find some Irwin sets but I've found some silverline ones which I'll try out. £13 is the cheapest I've found for the 1000mm, £29 for 1500mm sets so will see how they go.

 

[Phil]

i got some from jtf for a tenner. set of three. can`t knock them tbh

 

[jaresquire]

That 3 -piece set (for £20 from Universal Hire, Oxford) last until they're nicked!

 

[topquark]

Seems a split decision between cheap and expensive!

Struggling to find some Irwin sets but I've found some silverline ones which I'll try out. £13 is the cheapest I've found for the 1000mm, £29 for 1500mm sets so will see how they go.

Not tried their drill bits, but silverlineC, saw blades are not very good at all; far too soft (sourced from toolstation).

 

[Amp David]

Most silverline stuff is soft. Bought one of there plastering trowels once, what a pile of you know what

 

[ezzzekiel]

I tend to buy cheap, sds bits and hole borers etc use on couple jobs then bin and replace and costing just goes into the job

 

[telectrix]

Yea dead good there is a place by me called toolman dead good they do a 1200 long 20mm for shoving conduit through Walls for £13 in irwin

is that mr. toolman in stoke?

 

[High Tower]

No mate toolman, yardley Birmingham. It's just off the motorway it's really cheap for top quality tools such as izzy knipex ck Bosch irwin Stanley estwing etc

 

[Des 56]

I tend to buy cheap, sds bits and hole borers etc use on couple jobs then bin and replace and costing just goes into the job

Many many years ago I was a buy the best tool kinda guy
One day on a site I dropped my brand spanking new stanley tape down the cavity,next I drilled an hole with my fairly new top of the price charts auger bit,the chuck wasn't fully tight and as that sailed down the same cavity I came to the conclusion its beter to drop cheap and nasties down there than expensive clobber

 

[Moorcut]

Try Welcome to Moorcut Direct Ltd for a full range of sds plus and max drill bits, also the QUADCUT electrical box sinker. Professional tools at trade prices.
Always pre drill with a shorter length drill before drilling with bits over 450mm in length.

 

[Inward123]

Heller from tool station are the best around and at a good price.