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[abe46]

Hi there,

My cordless drill just went bust and I am looking to replace it ideally with a corded one as I hear they are more powerful & of course better for prolonged use.

However, I am on a bit of a student budget so looking for something cheap but adequate for drilling holes etc into metal. (Will primarily be used for work on the mini).

All I can seem to find is hammer drills of the corded type
http://www.machinema...50-hammer-drill

I am not sure if you can turn off the hammer feature as I won't need it?!

Any help would be much appreciated :)

Thanks,

Abe

[Cooperman]

Bosch power drills are good value and the hammer-action can be 'on' or 'off' at the flick of a switch.

[JustSteve]

Yes the hammer function can be turned off. Atleast I've never come across one where it can't.

I've got a cheap draper drill from wilko's. £22 IIRC. It does the job, never felt the need for anything better...

[abe46]

Bosch power drills are good value and the hammer-action can be 'on' or 'off' at the flick of a switch.

Yes the hammer function can be turned off. Atleast I've never come across one where it can't.

I've got a cheap draper drill from wilko's. £22 IIRC. It does the job, never felt the need for anything better...

Ah thank you both the for quick replies! :) I have had no experience with hammer drills so was not sure.

So do you think this http://www.toolstati...0/sd2670/p62643 one would be up for the job? It's only £20 and free delivery!

[Ethel]

http://www.ebay.co.u...e#ht_1224wt_883


Well chuffed with mine & I paid double that from Screwfix

just noticed that's without batteries but see also

http://www.ebay.co.u...e#ht_1121wt_883


and others on fleabay

[Bungle]

i use makita drills at work

they are very good and last for years

[daddy2coull]

there is a company in my town, massive stocks and very good prices www.buyaparcel.com I buy all my dewalt gear from there for my house refurb and kitchen fitting, but they do tools to suit all budgets

[Spud_133]

Id go for makita, they are extremely good tools! They are really well made, the only problem we've had with outed is the chuck has broken, but that was easily replaced.

[haggz]

i use AEG, 3ah batteries. cant fault it. hammer,drill,screwdriver + 2 speed.

[ANON]

i got one of these...http://www.machinema...or-hammer-drill a few years ago and it's been used and abused and is still going strong.
the machine mart yellow stuff seems to be good value for money.

[abe46]

thank you all for your advice! Unfortunately my budget won't allow me to go for the Makita so I will be buying a Clarke hammer drill from Machine Mart :) Hopefully it will last long!

Thanks again for all the replies, wasn't expecting there to be so many haha!

Regards,

Abe

[Gaffer]

Have a look in palladium, i think they have resonable prices. I get my tools from there but then my mum works there so i get good deals. I know around xmas time they do big sales but not sure about easter. I got a Bachco ratchet set for £22 instead of £120 something in the xmas sale (thats not on staff either)

Edited by Gaffer, 18 March 2012 - 11:17 PM.

[Burnard]

Cheap drills are *******, wont ever last, i used to kill them every 6 months or so...

I bought a royobi 2 years ago, never had a problem with it, still going strong and showing no signs of letting go soon.

[abe46]

Have a look in palladium, i think they have resonable prices. I get my tools from there but then my mum works there so i get good deals. I know around xmas time they do big sales but not sure about easter. I got a Bachco ratchet set for £22 instead of £120 something in the xmas sale (thats not on staff either)

Hey thanks for the suggestion mate! Unfortunately I live near town & don't have transportation so Palladium is a bit of a trek. Machine Mart isn't too far so I will just pop down there sometime this week as I need it for next weekend. But will surely check Palladium out for tools if I am up that area :)

Cheap drills are *******, wont ever last, i used to kill them every 6 months or so...

I bought a royobi 2 years ago, never had a problem with it, still going strong and showing no signs of letting go soon.

Yes I realise if you buy cheap it won't last long. That's why I am not going for the £20 toolstation drill haha
The Clarke one from Machine Mart suggested by ANON seems decent enough & is at the top end of my budget!
The Makita range and other name brands seem quite expensive for my purposes :/

[Gaffer]

i got a cheap dremel replica from toolzone in town, lasted about 3 cuts