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Thanks for the quick replies guys The CHI-1802 http://www.tooled-up.com/ManProduct.asp?PID=141853 can be bought bare bones (with a m at the end of the code) Thanks Big-all I did wonder if the CDI was just an older model. There is the 3 speed version, but I can't seem to find that as...

I'm looking at getting one of the 18v Ryobi drill kits a hammer combi drill and angle drill. http://www.coopersdirect.com/pageview.php?page=show_product&ecommerce_stockcode=RYBCCK182001 I'm a bit confused on the Ryobi two speed hammer drills though as I'm finding listings for RYOBI CHI-1802M...

I had been about to buy Li-Ion Ryobi but the number of negative posts about Li-ion, especially with the far higher price, have put me off.

There seem to now be plenty of Low self-discharge NiMH batteries about in AA and AAA sizes. Is this technology not being used in Cordless Drills? Is it a suitable technology for such an application? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_self-discharge_NiMH_battery

They are pretty widely available on the trade websites such as Screwfix. Dewalt do some good quality ones Part No: 010408

It looks like Bosh are popular http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/17/ndrill117.xml Would this sort of drilling come under light to medium trade? :wink:

I had one of these as well (bought from a small ironmongers) and had the same problem with the the pins falling out. Glad its not just me.

The ones on screwfix are listed as 2.0Ah, though it doesn't seem to give a battery number. Whenever I've seen mention of them for sale from the US they have been 2.4Ah but then they are listed as a battery number P104...

I wonder if we will get the new drills and 2.4 Ah batteries coming through later, or maybe a better bet is just going with the HITACHI DV18DL. Would this be a better drill as well as having more powerful batteries, for only £30 more. http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section/4729/sn/HITDV18DL

On the screwfix site they look like the old style drills, and the batteries are only 2.0 Ah rather than the 2.4 Ah I'm seeing in the American adverts...

There are a few on uk ebay atm, but are all from the US, I'm a bit dubious about importing, or indeed buying it off ebay full stop. If those prices are anything to go by it looks like there could be a substantial price hike for the lithium version...

Any sightings of the 2.4 Ah lithium stuff in the UK yet? I've just had a google but can't seem to find anything. I've got my eye on the 18v Ryobi One + 2 Piece Kit Combi Drill & Angle Drill kit at around £138 but if the lithium version isn't much more it could be worth a look over the...

If the hole is a bit deeper that the actual rawplug, I tap them in below the surface with an old screwdriver and hammer and then pollyfill over the top

I purchased the Irwin cordless for masonry but after less than two months seem to have managed to have chipped/ruined the 7mm one (the one used 90% of the time). Should I not have been using it on hammer action or have I just been pushing it too hard?

Found these nice and cheap on Ebay. The only thing is it says designed for cordless (low rpm) does that mean you shouldn't use them in a normal mains drill?

Thanks, it looks like Cobalt ones aren't really suitable for me then as I'm looking for ones solely for use in a hand drill. Anyone got any thoughts on the two sets I linked to? There are these Irwin ones here...

Thanks for the help guys The Dorma ones look a bit expensive tbh. I'd looked at that cobalt set I linked to as I thought colbalt was supposed to be better than Titanium or normal drills. There are these Irwin ones here...

I'm looking to get some masonry and normal drill bits and was looking at the following two sets, what do you think? http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A337699&ts=76757&id=88598 http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A337698&ts=75793&id=95497# Also are Diamond...

Hmm I bought the "Hand powered paint brush and paint roller cleaner" but all my rollers are slightly too narrow to fit over it, are the tube inside commercial roller sleeves slightly wider than the 9" standard rollers you get in places like B&Q?

Thanks, I have seen some similar ones which attach to drills, I take it the hand ones spin fast enough to make the drill ones not worthwhile?