What type of drill is best for electrician work?

[tazz]

Every drill has a purpose.....on industrial sites, we may need to drill 20mm hole through walls ....so may use a drill such as Bosh GBH with sds bit, heavy drill, but does the business.....putting up a db or control panel, then may use Makita smaller hand drill.....fixing equipment to ceilings/walls by screw, makita impact driver, saves sore hands using pozi drive.

 

[uksparks]

Personally I like Bosch, what I would say is, buy cheap buy twice, buy the best you can justify and afford.

 

[uksparks]

Also, I never used to have an impact driver until 3 months ago and was reluctant to buy one, but I tell you what it's now the most used thing in my tool bag.

 

[Eddiesparks]

Also, I never used to have an impact driver until 3 months ago and was reluctant to buy one, but I tell you what it's now the most used thing in my tool bag.

I went 6 months without one but impacts are excellent and not just for doing up screws. Just dont use to do up backbox screws like i saw a decorator do once. Smashed the #%€! out of it!!

 

[shanky887614]

I went 6 months without one but impacts are excellent and not just for doing up screws. Just dont use to do up backbox screws like i saw a decorator do once. Smashed the #%€! out of it!!

? Why not you only crack box if you overtighten it the same as by hand.

You can buy surfice patricies with 20mm knockout's on them and there softer so dont crack as soon as you touch them

 

[tazz]

When your putting up a few thousand smoke detectors......I wonder how I did without one...!!!

 

[Eddiesparks]

But as u are starting out get lithium ion. 18v combi and use other peoples if they will let you and work out what you need as your wage rises!!!!!. Hand tools are def worth investing in.

 

[Eddiesparks]

He cracked faceplate doing up the m3.5s!!

 

[shanky887614]

He cracked faceplate doing up the m3.5s!!

3.5mm pins with impact driver?

you have a driver in hand from tightening terminals might as well just use that.

 

[Eddiesparks]

He was a decorator, it was grid switch he said leave faceplate off i'll paint etc and screw back on. I came back to job and he brought me a broken faceplate and a guilty look!!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Also, I never used to have an impact driver until 3 months ago and was reluctant to buy one, but I tell you what it's now the most used thing in my tool bag.

I've never used one UKsparks, but I've heard a few people say the same as you. What is it that makes them so much better than a drill for screwing?

 

[Eddiesparks]

Hippydad. Buy one and see!!

 

[snoopydo]

tbh its pointless discussing what drill is best without knowing what its going to be used for, so i suggest thats the first question the OP needs to answer. Next would be budget and additional future tools that may be needed.

 

[shanky887614]

I've never used one UKsparks, but I've heard a few people say the same as you. What is it that makes them so much better than a drill for screwing?

Same reason why an sds is better for drilling brick walls/concrete floors than a normal drill.

 

[john25]

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Thatll get you started, hammer mode for masonry take the hammer of for drilling metal/wood or using as a screwdriver. This is a nice compact drill and it comes with a 4ah battery

for only 15 quid extra you can get This Makita 458 which has a better spec apart from the Battery but it has a 22min Charger

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