What type of drill is best for electrician work?

[nienkamp]

I rough in commercial and residential electric daily day in and day out sds are fine for what there designed for that is concrete I use a dewalt impact driver and standard drill for most everything I do except for boring large amounts of holes in wooden studs then I use Milwaukee hole hog as boring a bunch of holes with a cordless drill is to hard on it. I recommend a Dewalt 20v cordless impact driver and drill they will cost you a decent price at start up but taken care of will pay for themselves quickly the reason why I recommend the 20v is the lithium batteries,they are light and compact and they also have a belt hook so your not chasing your drill all the time. Steer clear of the 18v Dewalt as they are heavy and cumbersome and the life of the batteries is substandard

 

[Delboybully]

Go for Hitachi, excellent drills, very competive prices and great customer service. If you get a problem, they will pick the item up, fix it and return it

 

[2na]

This is the best site for battery drills;

Cordless Power Tools, Combi Hammer Drills

You can even buy the bare drills, so you can build up a collection without having to spend loads on extra batteries.

 

[2na]

I've just bought a Bosch 18V robust combi drill, and its an absolute beast.

Avoid the 18V Dewalt XR combi drill, the chuck has a tendency to undo itself when your half way through a joist.

 

[shanky887614]

I've just bought a Bosch 18V robust combi drill, and its an absolute beast.

Avoid the 18V Dewalt XR combi drill, the chuck has a tendency to undo itself when your half way through a joist.

if you think thats a beast try the makita 458 it has 88nm torque.

the makita bhp451 that they replaced with the 458 has the same spec as the bosch

458 is £275inc vat and 2 x 4amp batteries

bosch is £200 just for the drill

drill+2 batteries is £378 (bosch L box)

 

[nienkamp]

Don't know if u guys have gave the new Dewalt 20v brushless impact and drill drivers yet but they are great plenty of torque,battery life is amazing and there fairly light plus the handy belt clip I use mine 40 hrs a week roughing in commercial and industrial buildings. The Dewalt 18v I don't have much good to say about them they were heavy, 18v batteries sucked and the power was girlish but Dewalt finally pulled there head out of there *** with the brushless 20v there about 275.00 USD Give them a try guys! I have used them all this set is 4 the pro.

 

[shanky887614]

Don't know if u guys have gave the new Dewalt 20v brushless impact and drill drivers yet but they are great plenty of torque,battery life is amazing and there fairly light plus the handy belt clip I use mine 40 hrs a week roughing in commercial and industrial buildings. The Dewalt 18v I don't have much good to say about them they were heavy, 18v batteries sucked and the power was girlish but Dewalt finally pulled there head out of there *** with the brushless 20v there about 275.00 USD Give them a try guys! I have used them all this set is 4 the pro.

like usual with dewalt there specs are behind the other brands models.

there a couple generations behind some of the others

 

[andybenw]

We used to have dewalt 14v 2.4ah at work. I bought a cheap AEG 18V 3ah lion from B and Q for DIY and have been very impressed with it.

 

[Holty1983]

Luke I have just started out in the electrical trade and I personally think the best drills to get are Makita. The reason being they are excellent quality, if your low on a battery there is always someone that has one to lend until yours is charged, also charge vs performance is very good. 22 minutes to charge 18v, for hours of performance. A bit pricey but they last years. Get the battery drill 18v and 18v impact driver combi. Its all you need.....

 

[john25]

Luke I have just started out in the electrical trade and I personally think the best drills to get are Makita. The reason being they are excellent quality, if your low on a battery there is always someone that has one to lend until yours is charged, also charge vs performance is very good. 22 minutes to charge 18v, for hours of performance. A bit pricey but they last years. Get the battery drill 18v and 18v impact driver combi. Its all you need.....

Yep picked up the Makita 458 a few weeks back & I am more than happy with it & for only 165 quid delivered it was a great bargain especially as it produces 88nm of Torque!!

 

[DomCallear]

Do you even need a drill if you're just starting out? Can't imagine you'll be doing to much of any work for a while.

 

[Jackc]

What ever you get pal try get all your kit with the same battery's it's so much more practical