i have a makita hammer drill which im drilling holes in concrete block and have got through quite a few drill bits and some hole are hard work , would it pay me to invest in an sds drill and would this make life easier.
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Two words. Hell yes! 
You can buy the cheapest SDS drill you can find and it will batter any cordless/hammer drill you have when it comes to purely drilling holes in masonry. You can even use an SDS with a blunt bit and it wont make a blind bit of difference to the performance
You can buy the cheapest SDS drill you can find and it will batter any cordless/hammer drill you have when it comes to purely drilling holes in masonry. You can even use an SDS with a blunt bit and it wont make a blind bit of difference to the performance
An SDS drill will munch through concrete, you can pick up a Makita for about £100
http://www.itslondon.co.uk/pd_MAK110HR2230_HR2230_MakitaSDSHammerDrill.htm
http://www.itslondon.co.uk/pd_MAK110HR2230_HR2230_MakitaSDSHammerDrill.htm
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any serious diyer or seasoned pro' would be completely bonkers if he/she did not buy bosch blue sds.
they are powerful, relatively inexpensive and indestructible.
they are powerful, relatively inexpensive and indestructible.
i got a bosch pbh 2000 xcel and drilled more holes in a couple of hours with 1 bit than i have with a dozen bits in the last 2 days, got it at b+q as i wanted to get on, was £85 with 15% discount today good value i think
Yes, there only50-60 quid on e-bay but it done the job ive been struggling with easily, ive spent £25 on bits for the other drill besides ive got kitchen and bathroom tile to strip so the chisel action will be handy, im happy with my purchase.
I've got a well old bosch green plane too.
It only really gets DIY useage so it's fine.
I wouldn't buy bosch green for any of my trade tools, but for my DIY stuff it's absoloutly fine.
I tend to go with makita for my trade stuff. I am yet to find fault with their 24V battery SDS drill after at least 2 years of daily use.
It only really gets DIY useage so it's fine.
I wouldn't buy bosch green for any of my trade tools, but for my DIY stuff it's absoloutly fine.
I tend to go with makita for my trade stuff. I am yet to find fault with their 24V battery SDS drill after at least 2 years of daily use.
I'm the same, pretty much all my day to day kit is Makita, but sometimes peeps who are asking for a recommend on a drill are only going to be drilling a couple of holes a week so don't always need the same quality that us "heavy users" require.
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