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04/1/2015 at 7:23pm
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Is an impact drill as good as a hammer drill for concrete, brick etc?
Thanks.


04/1/2015 at 7:41pm
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As a carpet fitter I use an SDS+ Hammer drill for drilling stone stairs etc.
They eat their way through anything and not had to buy a drill bit for years (SDS bits)
They can be a bit harsh on hollow concrete or on the edge of what you are drilling so you do have to be careful.
With a SDS+ You can turn off the drill and just have hammer action and fit a chisel bit for removing things like tiles or rendering.


04/1/2015 at 8:07pm
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Cheers, I've got an old black and decker hammer and a good quality cordless drill for normal stuff.
LIDL have an impact drill in for £15 and I'm wondering if it's worth replacing my black and decker. It's getting on a bit and the chuck has just about had it.


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For £15 you will get £15 worth. The battery will be rubbish and in my view you are better off paying a bit more for better quality.

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04/1/2015 at 8:32pm
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It's not a cordless, neither is my old B and D, so I guess all I get for £15 is a new chuck!
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Hammer Drill is usually just a Percussion Drill, and was about as good as it gets back in the day for the average DiY enthusiast.

Then the price of SDS Drills became sensible, and proper Pneumatic Drills went mainstream.

My last Bosch 500watt SDS Drill which I used when I had my own satellite installation business lasted 20 years.

But I finally killed it when using a 6" Core Drill attachment, going through a 2ft thick stone wall, so now have a 1500watt SDS Drill for such event, it's a £50 cheapy, and weighs a ton, but is great for grunt work, although no good for taking up the ladder!.

So the old Bosch SDS Drill got replaced back in 2013 with the latest Bosch 620watt equivalent from Screwfix.

£99 well spent, I have kept with 110volt as I still have the transformer, and still do the odd satellite job.

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05/1/2015 at 11:07am
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Buy an SDS hammer drill, ALL the others are toys in comparison and you'll realise this the first time you use it on brick or concrete.


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Quite the case fleck2, during the year I noticed that Lidl/Aldi had some decent looking 2kg SDS Drill models, and prices were around £30 and came with a 3 year warranty, definite bargain for the DiY enthusiast and Trade user alike.


05/1/2015 at 9:54pm
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I'm sorry Francais a £30 2kg SDS drill would never be used by any decent tradesman who has serious work for one. I'm just in the process of buying a certain branded model for my repairs team in work which will cost £499 with only one battery, and that replaces one that cost £349 and couldn't handle the job. And good electric ones will start at approx. £150 and up to £500.

But I agree not a bad price for a DIY person carrying out the odd job with one.


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Quote: Originally posted by motley on 04/1/2015
Cheers, I've got an old black and decker hammer and a good quality cordless drill for normal stuff.
LIDL have an impact drill in for £15 and I'm wondering if it's worth replacing my black and decker. It's getting on a bit and the chuck has just about had it.


The Lidl £15 impact drill won't be any good for drilling hard bricks or concrete. Its only good for lightweight DIY.

If you want a good DIY drill for hard bricks and concrete which can chisel as well, I'd go for the £47 one from B&Q -
link.

It will do everything a DIYer can throw at it. It is heavier than a 'normal' drill but that's so that it has the umph to do the job.

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05/1/2015 at 10:19pm
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Yep just paid £130 for a well known brand mains sds drill, no extras just a drill in a box..

I am not on the tools now but always bought good equipment and still do.

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