Cordless drill

[Mungo]

Can any one recommend a good cordless drill?

Medium duty domestic use.

 

[HSB]

I've got an old makita that seems to be indestructible an a metabo which is bigger but seems to be pretty good too

 

[shakey jake]

Can any one recommend a good cordless drill?

Medium duty domestic use.

I use milwauke, screwfix and toolstation normally have a deal on, but to be fair i wouldnt worry about getting dewalt or makita. All much of the same. Get a couple of batteties and you will be fine

 

[Greenmist]

I have an 18v dewalt, so far its done everything I need of it, I also bought one of their impact drivers as well which is also good, I use three batteries between them and so far have never needed more

 

[homer]

Milwaukee, dewalt, makita, all pretty good.

 

[Fosbery Holster]

A while back I bought a DeWalt 18 volt and it exceeded my expectations, it does everything l wanted from hammer drill to using it for annealing my brass.

 

[ashray]

as stated already dewalt i am on my second one ,the first lasted 11years of heavy use and would probably still be going if it had not been stolen !!

 

[Brittany boy]

The green Bosch 18 volt cordless, had it 16 years done up two houses built several deckings and hundreds of odd jobs, just keeps going. Cheap n cheerful and battery fits other tools in the range. Only had to replace one of the batteries it came with two

 

[jall55]

The green Bosch 18 volt cordless, had it 16 years done up two houses built several deckings and hundreds of odd jobs, just keeps going. Cheap n cheerful and battery fits other tools in the range. Only had to replace one of the batteries it came with two

My Bosch is a new one and is a pain - the bit keeps dropping out as the chuck never seems to properly tighten

 

[Tdes]

I’ve got the makita 12v cxt drill and impact drivers. Really compact and light weight, the impact driver is more than powerful enough to screw sleepers together. I have added the 12v circular saw and multi tool. No complaints here

 

[243varmint]

All my kit at work is Milwaukee. 12v plus 18v.
Best kit I've had. Impact guns, impact drives , drills, angle grinder.

Really good stuff. Buy once and all that....

 

[Flash G 74]

Hello, If my electric Einhell electric drill is anything to go by then the battery type would be on my list, 2 Year Plus 1 Warranty

 

[Will the chippy]

I use cordless drills everyday in the workshop, I've used Makita for the last 15years and never had a problem, the builders on the firm all use DeWalt.
There all as good as each other. You pays your money and takes your choice. Makita, DeWalt. Bosch, metabo, hikoki. I'd be happy with any of them.

 

[dryan]

A while back I bought a DeWalt 18 volt and it exceeded my expectations, it does everything l wanted from hammer drill to using it for annealing my brass.

What I bought, Screwfix had a deal on a drill, charger and 2 batteries, it’s had a LOT of use and still going strong.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

I’ve got the makita 12v cxt drill and impact drivers. Really compact and light weight, the impact driver is more than powerful enough to screw sleepers together. I have added the 12v circular saw and multi tool. No complaints here

I bought 6 sets of the drill/impact for our bench hands a good few years ago and they get used every day, all of them have been faultless and the batteries still hold charge.

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[Dickie]

Get something from Lidl in the middle 2 years warranty and probably 1/4 the cost of the brands it’s only for domestic use.

 

[Tuck]

My Bosch is a new one and is a pain - the bit keeps dropping out as the chuck never seems to properly tighten

When you’ve tightened your brill bit or whatever you have in the chuck rotate the chuck anti clockwise. Like your going to loosen the bit until you here a click that will stop it coming loose I’ll see if I can find you a video to explain better

 

[malmick]

Milwaukee all the way, 12v or 18v. Gearing is more robust and batteries are reliable.

 

[Tuck]

My Bosch is a new one and is a pain - the bit keeps dropping out as the chuck never seems to properly tighten

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Milwaukee, really expensive. Don’t buy unless you are going to use it day in day out, all the time.
Makita and Bosch, cheaper, but still very good. We use Makita and in 6 odd years have had maybe 2 returns. Used by plenty of professionals.
If you are looking for domestic use, the dewalt from screw fix or toolstation, they use cheaper switches, cheaper buttons and cheaper gears. But, the companies buy them by the boat load and sell them out cheap with a 2 year warranty. I know plenty of pros who use them and if they break within 2 years, then a replacement is got under warranty.
As also said, middle aisle of aldi/lidl. Parker range I think they are. Pretty good stuff for domestic.
And of course, the tool for domestic users is good old Rhyobi. If you read their warranty, it specifies that if you use it as part of your business, then warranty is void.
What ever you go for make sure you have 2 batteries and go for 18v, I wouldn’t go for anything less now.