Budget SDS drill + screwdriver drill bits

[5oysterman2]

Morning guy's & happy Friday

Looking for one that doesn't cost the earth, sub £100 if about.
It's for DIY use, which looks like i'll be doing quite a bit this year. My main use will be getting tiles off the wall & drilling into lintels for putting up blinds and curtain poles + general drilling

I've read somewhere that a corded one would be better? Also i would need a completely new set of drill bits too, is that right?

Added the screwdriver bits to this thread too, my old one's are worn.

Is it best to buy a complete set or individual one's? Any good deals about or what should i be looking for? Cheers

 

[Deleted member 174758]

For about £100 you should be able to pick up a Bosch Hikoki or Makita, for example Toolstation have these on clearance at the moment at £87 whilst I found this more powerful Hikoki on eBay within your budget (TBH a lot of the trade rated stuff seems to be hovering around £120 to £130 street price, so you may need to look around a bit). Not sure I'd recommend DW as I've seen a few dead ones in trade use - I can't say that for Bosch, Makita, etc. Metabo and Milwaukee are also good makes, but probably above your budget. A 2kg class machine with rotation stop can lift tiles easily, but also it isn't so heavy that it will rick your back when you drill floor to ceiling holes in a wall for Spur shelving. Power (watts) isn't that important - hammer blow power (in Joules, or J) is but don't get too hung up on it; I drill 90% or more of my holes (up to 16mm) with a 2J Makita cordless (which is nearly 8 years old)

In terms of SDS bit sets, well, it probably isn't worth getting a set. The vast majority of holes most people drill are 5.5mm (for red plugs) and 7mm (for brown plugs), so better to buy a couple of decent bits (e.g. Heller, Milwaukee, Bosch, etc) in 5.5 and 7mm and then buy other sizes and lengths as and when needed IMHO. 3-flute and 4-flute designs drill faster than conventional 2-flute. Just avoid cheap carp such as Silverline.

A 3- or 4-piece set of chisels might be useful for concrete work, and a bent tile remover can be worth its' weight on some jobs (see Armeg or Bosch). For specialist bits take a look at what Armeg do (and they are British)

For general DIY use one of the £10 deWalt screwdriver sets you can get at Toolfix or Screwstation is good value

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I bought one of these about a year back, it's been great https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/makita-hr2630-sds-plus-3kg-26mm-rotary-hammer-drill-240v a bit cheaper than I paid then too.

 

[phatboy]

On eBay, "UK Drills" do cheap and decent drill bits / chisels

 

[foxhole]

Have one of these , fine for diy and Lidl have a set of SDS bits at less than £5.

DeWalt D25033K-GB 230V 710W Corded SDS + Drill 4578

DeWalt D25033K-GB 230V 710W Corded SDS + Drill has hammer and screwdriving functions with overload protection for user safety.

technologyspareparts.co.uk

 

[opps]

I strongly recommend the 4 flute Makita Nemesis SDS bits. I once snapped the head off a 2 flute Dewalt bit when it hit the reinforcing bar in a concrete lintel (putting up curtains). The Nemesis went through without issue. Another advantage is that, unlike 2 flute drill bits, the head is not off centre. Previously, I would use a 5mm screw as a punch to create a dent to the drill to follow, with 4 flute bits you don't "have" to do that.

From memory, I paid about £18 for a set of 5, not 5 different diameters- 3 different diameters but differing lengths.

I would never want to go back to using the cheap drill bits for anything that needs to be precise.

 

[5oysterman2]

I bought one of these about a year back, it's been great https://www.builderdepot.co.uk/makita-hr2630-sds-plus-3kg-26mm-rotary-hammer-drill-240v a bit cheaper than I paid then too.

Ordered one of these. Hopefully it's the dog's lol

 

[magicmushroom666]

I'd also say to just get a few drill bits, 5 and 7 and get decent quality rather than a cheap full set that has some you'll never use. Just get SDS bits to suit your drill rather than mess around with adapters etc.