What drill and sander!!???

[pinkbambi]

I am about to sort my house out! I have a cordless drill that I can use for the soft jobs but I need something that will drill my masonry walls & also through tiles for my shower screen. I also need sander for the gloss doors and skirtings?

Any advice? I don't want to spend a fortune and was going to just pop off to argos or somewhere but I don't know how volts are required to do masonry walls.

also anyone have any tips about drilling through tiles? I am worried that i will crack them!


http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7111837.htm

 

[xerxes]

If you're drilling masonry, you will need at least an impact drill and the appropriate size masonry bits; an SDS drill with SDS bits would be much better. There are plenty of these available now for quite low prices; presumably they are good enough for DIY use. Buy a corded (mains-powered) drill. A good cordless SDS drill would be expensive.

For drilling tiles, you will need to be able to turn the hammer action off. You will also need a standard chuck (not SDS) for tile drilling bits. Drills for ceramic tiles are not expensive; if you have to drill porcelain tiles you will need the more expensive bits for these. You will find plenty of stuff on tile drilling on the tiling forum (where else?).

I can't comment on the Worx sander, apart from saying that it looks reasonably versatile. However, if you're just rubbing down paintwork I would use abrasive blocks and sugar soap.

 

[pompeyal]

Hi, I have had great success when drilling tiles by using standard masonary drills on a slow speed without any percussion, prior to drilling the hole, mark the position then centre pop using an auto centre pop on a low setting just to break the glaze, this then gives a good start for the drill.