What do you think of these for drilling concrete lintels?

[cellardoor]

Hi,

I'm a bit of a newbie at all this. I borrowed my dads drill which was a bosch 500 watt hammer drill and tried drilling a hole in the concrete lintel for a curtain pole. I just about got through it but it barely barely moved and I had to really force it. Basically I f*cked up the hole. It hit the lintel and moved, so I have a kinda double wonky hole. I then did it again just to make sure! lol. Ahh man, it must be easier than this!!

It's definately concrete though. I can see where a load of plaster fell out of an old hole.

I was looking at the following as I heard Makita and Dewalt were good makes. Can anyone tell me if these are good enough and if one would be better over the other? I don't wanna land up buying a sh*t drill and then have to fork out again. Also, is it worth paying a little bit more to get one that does chiselling?

Makita HR2470/2 240V 2kg SDS Plus Drill
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/99908/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/Makita-HR2470-2-240V-2kg-SDS-Plus-Drill

Makita HR2230/2 240V 2kg SDS Plus Dril
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/68457/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/Makita-HR2230-2-240V-2kg-SDS-Plus-Drill

DeWalt D25113K 240V 2kg SDS Plus Drill
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30153/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/DeWalt-D25113K-240V-2kg-SDS-Plus-Drill

DeWalt D25003K-GB 650W 2kg SDS Plus Hammer Drill 240V
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30228...25003K-GB-650W-2kg-SDS-Plus-Hammer-Drill-240V


Any advice would be really appreciated!

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

If you need an SDS for limited use you could use this.

http://www.itslondon.co.uk/pd_MAK110HR1830_HR1830_MakitaSDSHammerDrill.htm

Very good price.

All the drills you have listed are good quality, it comes down to personal choice and budget really.

 

[noseall]

Bosch (blue) sds will out perform any of its rivals. There is not a concrete lintel invented that it could not drill, even with a drill bit with a knackered tip.

 

[gregers]

yep

 

[cellardoor]

Cheers for not telling me i'm being stupid and I don't need a drill like this! ...That's what my old man said lol.

I'm gonna ask a dumb question now though. I hope you can help because I'm not finding that much information about this. I was looking at the Makita HR2470/2 240V 2kg SDS Plus Drill and looking at the manual here: http://www.screwfix.com/sfd/i/cat/pdfs/52/p4760052.pdf

It says "Never use rotation with hammering when the quick change drill chuck is installed". So am I right in thinking I would need to use the SDS chuck for anything that requires hammering and the drill chuck for wood and metal etc? Is this standard with the SDS + drills and does it just mean I would need to buy sds drill bits even for the lighter masonry jobs?

Couldn't see similar warnings on the Dewalt drills. Thanks.

 

[cellardoor]

Actually, I can now answer my own question. I looked at the instructions for a Bosch SDS + drill and that had a similar warning.

 

[noseall]

Buy Bosch (blue) sds and you will never look back.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

my bosch blue sds is 8 yrs old, used daily in all types of masonry to drill 30mm x 350mm and good as new.

 

[yoyo]

I had exact same problem but I used a Ryobi 18v hammer and it would not even cut in to the lintel so I done some homework and went and bought a Bosch professional 26DRE and it went into the lintel like a hot knife in butter.
Now I have a few Bosch professional tools and they are an absolute joy to use, also you get 3 yr pick up and return warranty on them as well....