Best SDS drill for brickwork

[zemphis]

If anyone could help me decide on the purchase of a SDS drill please. At the moment i have a B&D KR500 like this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Decker-KR500-Hammer-Drill/dp/B0001GRVZ0

Its good for wood work and light masonry. But i find going through old brickwork is nearly always difficult. Even using proper masonry bits the drill just doesnt go through to the required depth. I need something that packs more of a punch. I have looked at a couple of drills on the screwfix site and the ones i'm interested in are:

Dewalt D25113K http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30153
Bosch GBH4-32 http://www.screwfix.com/prods/61960

Which one is better? Or if you can recommend another model that would be great too. I would prefer it to be corded as then i dont need to worry about batteries and charging times. My budget is really about £250. But would it be worth stretching for the more expensive one? I would be using the drill quite regularly but not as a professional for daily use. thanks

 

[Deleted member 105431]

the bosch is a serious drill aimed more at the professional and daily use but far more than you need and it's out of your budget.

the dewalt is upto the job and alot cheaper too.

 

[swbjackson]

Agree with the above but think about going for one with hammer stop as the chiselling function is handy.


http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Bosch-GBH-2-26-DFR-3-Function-SDS+-Drill-238148.htm

http://www.axminster.co.uk/recno/6/product-Bosch-GBH-2-24-DSR-3-Function-SDS+-Drill-780356.htm

 

[gregers]

or this,
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73560/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/BOSCH-GBH-2-26DRE-2kg-230V-SDS-Plus-Drill

ive got 1 slightly older,and had another 1 that lasted about 12 years,it also has a facility to do light chasing aswell.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

Good selection of Bosch Makita and Dewalt here

http://www.itslondon.co.uk/p2_PT_Power+Tools_SDSD_Drills+(SDS+).htm

 

[mother]

its all down to what size bits you will need to use. How far does your DIY stretch? anything 30mm or less in standard brick/ block and a 2-3kg machine will do you fine, my personal preference is L shaped design, a bit more power without much extra wieght, better balance and a bit more compact. I again would go for chisel function, as long as you do not try to take walls down, very useful for chasing and chopping boxes. It will do a 50mm waste quite happily on a thin wall tungsten core.

machines are also rated betwenn DIY standard and pro standard on amount of hours before seal replacement, if you will do less than 20 hours work (trigger time) over a 3 year period, you only need a DIY machine.

If you can afford it though I would always push to pro, for trouble free over service life.

This would be my choice

http://www.toolstop.co.uk/milwaukee-plh26qex-combi-hammer/sds-plus-drill-with-fixtec-3.1kg-p5380

I am not saying this is best place to buy it though.

 

[zemphis]

thanks for all your thoughts. I too would prefer to have the chisel function available on the drill. Especially for light breaking work on masonry. The amount and type of work i will do is varied. But i would sometimes need to drill 15mm diameter holes through 10inch thick walls. Occasionally i need to put in shower/wc wastes, so being able to use an arbor or holesaw attachment would be great too. Depth wise for oddjobs i would say i need max of 40mm.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/30153
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/73560

I am sort of leaning towards the Dewalt one i linked to. Would it suit the type of work i want to do? The Bosch i linked to before i agree is perhaps a little too heavy duty and overpriced for my needs. The one greg has linked to is very similar to the dewalt. Out of the two listed above which would people recommend Dewalt or Bosch? Also is Axminster a good place to buy tools? I have never bought anything from there yet although i have heard of it. thanks

 

[Adrian80]

I bought one of these, doing up my first house, i drilled 2x110 waste pipes, numerous holes for socket with a box cutter and a few little 40mm holes as well. plus 22mm hole through 12" concrete. Also the blocks is drilled through were high density concrete.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/62040...Ryobi-ERH-750V-240V-3kg-SDS-Plus-Hammer-Drill

and plus 2 year warranty .. stick that up the dewalt..



plus i bet you get it cheaper if you shop around..

A

 

[swbjackson]

I've had quite a few power tools from Axminster. Their service is very good. They seem to do better on prices for high end tools and screwfix beat them on the low end gear.

 

[zemphis]

Will check out Axminster too. Hmm Ryobi