Can't find any bits for nice Makita cordless driver - help!

[barnster]

So, I bought one of these about 18 months ago, was sold on the LiIon battery and the impact driver mode:

Makita BTP140 - 4 in one, with impact driver.

It's been great so far, best power tool I've owned and can happily drive 200mm screws all day.

It uses hex bits and has a quick change chuck. So, today, I've got to drill 16mm holes into concrete so off to store to buy a new bit (biggest I have is 10mm). But, since I've last looked, everything is SDS with a sprinkling of old-school plain bits for standard chucks.

I can't find any decent hex bits anywhere, I've tried Screwfix, Amazon, B&Q, Champion, only hex stuff is basic and small.

I even tried looking for an adapter, perhaps there's something that will convert it to use SDS, but can't find that either. Incidentally, there's quite a lot that will convert SDS to hex.

So, have I messed up and bought a redundant format tool? Does anyone know of a decent hex to SDS converter (or even hex to normal)? Or can anyone point me in the direction of a decent set of hex bits which go up to 16mm masonry?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Jasonb]

seeing as they spec it with an 8mm max in masonary you will probably struggle trying to drill Concrete at 16mm. Hex recess masonary bits usually only go upto about 6mm.

I would say any combi drill will not have enough weight behind it for 16mm masonary best of with an SDS+ machine for that sort of work

Jason

 

[Deluks]

Yup, expecting far too much. Get an SDS or expect to break your lovely drill.

 

[neds]

I was really tempted to buy the naked body for this as I have the Li-Ion batts. The limitations of the hex chuck really put me off.

 

[barnster]

Chaps, thanks. Thought that might be the case.

Rather than start a new thread, can anyone recommend any decent SDS drills, specifically to take over from where this Makita combi leaves off? Will be for occasional drilling masonary / concrete so not worth going mad, and doesnt have to be cordless I guess.

 

[barnster]

@neds - it is a lovely piece of kit. I bought a Makita brand drill bit set which has seen me through 18 months without a problem, you can also still buy hex stuff, just not anything particularly big or specialist.

 

[r896neo]

Can't go wrong with a bosch blue. A wee 2kg boy would be perfect. probably get one for around 100.

 

[Deluks]

The 2kg Bosch Blue often gets a mention and is highly thought of.

*edit* Neo - that was a moment of psychic brilliance

 

[barnster]

Is this the fella?

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/94479...16-RE-750W-Professional-Percussion-Drill-240V

or one of these?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=diy&field-keywords=bosch+2kg

 

[Monkeh]

That's a percussion drill.

You want something like this: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/88255/Power-Tools/SDS-Drills/Bosch-GBH-2-23RE-2kg-SDS-Plus-Drill-240V

Shop around, you may be able to find it cheaper.

You'll require new drill bits for such a drill.

 

[gregers]

bosch blue for me also,my last 1 last something like 14 years,never needed new brushes,the motor decided to have a heart attack.
i went and got another 1.

 

[r896neo]

yea i have the 2-26 and its a great drill and cost me around the 125 mark but i also have one i got with a free driver last year which i think is a 2-18 or something and is around for a bit cheaper but frankly I have used them both to drill lots of 22mm holes through an 13'' block wall and couldn't really tell the difference in them when drilling.

 

[barnster]

Has anyone tried those 6kg Titan jobs? They seem very cheap and like they're able to take down a small castle

 

[Deluks]

Has anyone tried those 6kg Titan jobs? They seem very cheap and like they're able to take down a small castle

I have. They are and they can. I you are DIY and this is just a one-off job then worth a punt. If you expect to be drilling big holes in concrete often then get the Bosch.

I have one of each

 

[opps]

Dunno why but some of the blue bosch's don't have roto stop- avoid those ones other wise you won't be able to use chisels etc.

Re- cheapy Titan type drills. I did buy one recently, didn't have the cash for a real 4kg drill. I was mindfull of the fact that the motor might burn out so I let it run stress free every 30 mins or so for a while. They are OK for one offs. Not suitable for continuous professional site use though.