Which cordless drill?

[gary955]

I've been lucky enough to receive £50 worth of B&Q vouchers for Xmas. I need a new cordless drill but am unsure whether to buy a 12v compact drill with a 10mm chuck and two battery's or an 18v drill with a 13mm chuck and just the one battery. I don't mind chucking in another £20 or so.... So which of B&Q's current range does the panel think represents the best value?

[GUMPY]

I have one of these

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-18v-li-18v-4-0ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/69942

Came as part of a set with an impact driver

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-18v-1-5ah-li-ion-twin-pack-combi-drill-impact-driver/2903f

Use it every day for work very good.

B&Q and screwfix are part of the same company so they may do it.

don't be tempted by the green Bosch stuff its crap. Blue is the professional stuff which is good.

Here is a very similar one

http://www.diy.com/drills/bosch-dynamic-series-cordless-18v-li-ion-combi-drill-2-batteries-0615990g6w/867333_BQ.prd

Edited January 9, 2016 by Loddon

[Jerra]

My cabinet maker mate always says go for the higher voltages.

[Sierra2]

18v and if you only have the one battery make sure it's in the 3+ aH range

 

Dewalt gets my recomendation from experience.

[cloggy]

Makita for me everyday

[WotEver]

For regular diy use I have all deWalt. Most professionals of my acquaintance have moved over to Makita but the yellow stuff has proved reliable for me.

 

Definitely go for 18V as opposed to 12V or 14.4V

[tommytelford]

Definitely 18v and make sure that it has a L-ion battery; can't go far with Makita but don't buy on ebay there are a lot of dodgy copies about and if you have a problem you are lumbered as a genuine dealer will know straight away and any warranty won't be worth the paper it is written.

[Keeping Up]

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don't be tempted by the green Bosch stuff its crap. Blue is the professional stuff which is good.

Much to my surprise I bought one if the green Bosch drills and apart from the chuck being no good at holding the very small bits it is actually the best cheapo drill I've ever had - it's definitely far better than the Screwfix one I had before it.

[ditchcrawler]

I have a battery drill on the boat from Aldi or Lidl but the problem is I dont use it often enough so it just stands around.

[sueb]

Does anyone make a small lightweight drill? I need a ladies version just to drill a few holes to put up shelves.

[Neil Smith]

Most of the 12v drills are light, I have an AEG and its great.

 

Neil

[patty-ann]

Does anyone make a small lightweight drill? I need a ladies version just to drill a few holes to put up shelves.

Ive got one thats not to heavy..useless for masonery but have used it lots on wood n stuff like that...I went to Homebase and chatted with the assistant and he was ever so helpful..I took it back when I managed to get the drill bit stuck and he showed me how to release it....its one that only they sell..not got it with me ATM There are similar weights by well known manufacturers..suggest go into your local D-I-Y and see what they say. Vary so much in price.

[Richard10002]

Another vote for Makita. I've bought loads of cheap tools over the years and, even for low use DIY, I've got what I paid for.

 

I think B&Q do a Makita with 2 batteries for £100, but well worth adding fifty quid to your vouchers.

[LEO]

Hi,

I have a couple of Bosch cordless Green jobs - one is a hammer version, both good, make sure any you buy has a Li-On battery.

 

L

[Paul C]

I've been lucky enough to receive £50 worth of B&Q vouchers for Xmas. I need a new cordless drill but am unsure whether to buy a 12v compact drill with a 10mm chuck and two battery's or an 18v drill with a 13mm chuck and just the one battery. I don't mind chucking in another £20 or so.... So which of B&Q's current range does the panel think represents the best value?

 

I'm going to go against the flow and tentatively recommend the 12V over an 18V.....BUT you've not really detailed what kind of jobs its for. I have both, and the 12V is surprisingly powerful, also two batteries is much more convenient compared to one (by charging one while using the other, you can work, well for ever, effectively). Also they are much more compact and there's plenty of places an 18V can't get to, that the 12V can. The only area I'd prefer the bigger one is masonry...not much of that on a narrowboat?

[WotEver]

The current generation 18V drills are smaller than 12V were a couple of years ago, so I don't believe that size will be an issue.

[MtB]

Another vote for Makita. I've bought loads of cheap tools over the years and, even for low use DIY, I've got what I paid for.

 

I think B&Q do a Makita with 2 batteries for £100, but well worth adding fifty quid to your vouchers.

 

 

At last, someone who read the OP!!!!

[mrsmelly]

Does anyone make a small lightweight drill? I need a ladies version just to drill a few holes to put up shelves.

 

Wickes do a 10.8 volt in their own range its about 50 squid and for a small light drill does an exellent job with plenty enough torque. I dont like heavy stuff as I dont need it to bash along all day its just for ocasional use and I am not macho enough to need to prove anything to anyone.

A bit like shotguns realy as a 20 bore is generaly a better gun for rough shooting and clays than a 12 bore if you know what you are doing.

 

Tim

[MtB]

 

Wickes do a 10.8 volt in their own range its about 50 squid and for a small light drill does an exellent job with plenty enough torque. I dont like heavy stuff as I dont need it to bash along all day its just for ocasional use and I am not macho enough to need to prove anything to anyone.

A bit like shotguns realy as a 20 bore is generaly a better gun for rough shooting and clays than a 12 bore if you know what you are doing.

 

Tim

 

 

Can the OP spend his B&Q gift vouchers in Wickes then?

[mrsmelly]

 

 

Can the OP spend his B&Q gift vouchers in Wickes then?

 

Probably not but Sue who asked that particular question may well be able to or is that going so far from the original post as to be not admissable on a discussion forum?

 

Tim

[system 4-50]

I use Ryobi 18V One+.

OK so far.

The batts fit umpteen tools in the one+ range. I got fed up with loads of tools with incompatible batts.

[Phil Ambrose]

Does anyone make a small lightweight drill? I need a ladies version just to drill a few holes to put up shelves.

Screwfix, Titan 10.6v @ £50-00 ideal for light occasional use, weight 1.2kg lithium ion battery so has 30 min recharge time

Phil

[sueb]

Thanks folks will go and look

[WotEver]

 

At last, someone who read the OP!!!!

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I said DeWalt. B&Q sell DeWalt. In fact my last DeWalt came from them on offer at £90.

[Jerra]

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I said DeWalt. B&Q sell DeWalt. In fact my last DeWalt came from them on offer at £90.

I have DeWalt and my cabinet maker mate has DeWalt (admittedly he being a cabinet maker isn't using a drill a lot) mine came from B & Q on offer as well.