best cordless driver for £100 or so?

[nicholas mayhew]

hi,

i am looking for a cordless driver with a budget of about £100, but would prefer cheaper rather than more expensive (i know you get what you pay for, but i'm rather short at the moment).

i have seen the Bosch GSB18 VE-2-LI recommended in recent threads on here, but that is out of my price league.

it would only be for DIY use, although when used it is likely to be quite heavy, rather than just the odd screw here or there

i have a Bosch power drill ("blue", SDS etc etc) so i am only looking for a driver, rather than a drill.

i was thinking "anything dewalt" but after reading on here for the past half hour, i think "anything but" seems more like it!

any help much appreciated

Nick

 

[jmshep]

I bought a pair of Ryobi (drill /driver and hammer drill) when they were on offer for £50 at B&Q a short while ago. Other than the battery charger which was a wall wart type I cant fault them. I replaced the battery charger with an automatic one from ebay and that is much more convenient.

 

[RF Lighting]

IMO, you will not find better than the bosch Lion 10.8V screwdriver.

I'm on my second now (first one got broken after about 4 years of heavy trade use) and would be lost without it.

They are out of stock at screwfix ATM, but it gives you chance to see it and an idea of price. Most trade outlets sell them, and you might find it cheaper elsewhere.

Clicky

It will drive upto a 3" x 10 screw into softwood without a pilot hole. (4" at a push)

Just have a read of the reviews on the screwfix website.

Oh and IMO, you're right to avoid DeWalt. A colleague bought one of their screw guns, and it's complete poo.

 

[streetlighter]

Im sure screwfix and B&Q are selling an 18 volt Makita combi drill with 2 batterys and a carry case for less than 100 quid.
Ive got an 18 volt Dewalt combi and its been alright for me.

 

[Bahco]

Im sure screwfix and B&Q are selling an 18 volt Makita combi drill with 2 batterys and a carry case for less than 100 quid.
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I have one of these and am very pleased with it. Go for it.

 

[nicholas mayhew]

thank you for all your input - do have the model no. of the Makita? couldn't see anything on ScrewFix

cheers nick

 

[kaseryn]

It's normally on the front page. I got this deal myself ages ago and its great value and a great drill/set. You can always get some longer lasting NiMH (2.6aH) batteries at a later date as i've done too...

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/84044...ills/Makita-8391DWPE-18V-Combi-Drill?ts=14130

 

[R5GTT]

IMO, you will not find better than the bosch Lion 10.8V screwdriver.

I'm on my second now (first one got broken after about 4 years of heavy trade use) and would be lost without it.

They are out of stock at screwfix ATM, but it gives you chance to see it and an idea of price. Most trade outlets sell them, and you might find it cheaper elsewhere.

Clicky

It will drive upto a 3" x 10 screw into softwood without a pilot hole. (4" at a push)

Just have a read of the reviews on the screwfix website.

If you think that one's good wait until you see the one's that Bosch have coming out in the next month or so

 

[RF Lighting]

Do you work for bosch?

 

[R5GTT]

Do you work for bosch?

No mate, but I work for a place that sells a quite a lot of it.

 

[RF Lighting]

Thats a shame.

I was going to ask if you could start making all your battery chargers dual voltage, so you can use it on 230V in someones house etc, or on 110V on site by just swapping the plug on the end of the cable.

I had to buy a seperate 110V charger for my current screw gun as there is no 230V on site, and my battery will always go flat at the wrong moment!