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i have 'now' 5 cordless drills all with dodgy batteries ! they just don't last more than a year - i use two with different fixed drills (to save keep changing) must admit the drills are cheep ones - anyone found a GOOD cordless that stands up to a fair bit of use and doesn't mind being left on charge for more than the specified time without self destruct.

i like a small 12v and a heavy 21-24v for use for diy as well as the wporkshop??

any ideas
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i bought a pair of makita ones 14.4 in b&Q cost me 129 euros on offer

they are fantastic drills

can buy spare batteries on ebay too for about 40 so not mad

one has hammer action etc one doesnt

we use them every day, they hold their charge and the charger is a 1 hr charger

and also nice that they both use the same batteries

had them about 18 months and not had any bother with them
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I also have the Makita 14.4v jobs for use at home.

In the shop we have the B & D AS36LN with Lithium batteries. Another superb piece of kit
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I use a Hitachi db10dl - not so much a drill as a largish screwdriver - that takes drill bits. Like most good tools - its expensive. But the old addage: "buy cheap - buy twice" always seems to be the case with most power tools.
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thanks guys i'll check em out ----- mark - in my case buy cheap but 2.5 times !!! or more.
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What is frustrating is when you buy cordless, with spare batteries and charger you expect them to last. It's frustrating when you charge the batteries one day to find them completely flat the next day.

Professional tools tend to be better but then they are normally too large for our job. We bought a good low cost drill (x2) from B&Q last year. It's been pretty good so far and for less than a tenner very good value.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... earch=true

I'll be watching this to see if anyone has any other recommendations.

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I was wrong saying buy twice - You could buy eight of those for the price of one of these http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalo ... EYQ8wIwAg#
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I have one of These on the bench for most framing needs.....it's brilliant!
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I have an old Bosch drill with the old fashioned NiCad bettery. I'm not sure how old it would be now, but I'm guessing it's 5 years old, perhaps more and still on the original battery. I don't bother buying spare batteries as I've never found that I need to.

I think that both the cheap, or quality buying options make good sense in their own ways. Cheap does not last as long, but who cares just buy another when it dies. Quality lasts longer, but you still chuck it away when it dies.

I think I would buy a cheap one from the hardware shop across the road next time. If I lasts the length of the garrantee period you are quids in, because it was so cheap when you bought it.
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Post by jon buck »

I have the same as you Tim, cracking little drill and powerfull for the size. the main thing is its small.
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I've got one too, never thought anything so dinky could be so good and only bought it because it was half price in a Jan sale.

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I have a Bosch to, really handy and reliable for normal frame fixings

Just like Robobond :drink::giggle:

Also have a larger Dewalt with two batteries and electric Bosch for DIY projects when you need my power and torque

Must admit I have gone through quite a few black and deckers and B&Q own brands. :head:

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For the odd times that I need a 'proper' drill for framing purposes, like making a countersunk hole (which the little Bosch could do if there was a countersink bit that fitted it, and maybe there is) or a pocket hole, my cheap and cheerful B&D is fine and I've had it for years, I've got a set of Bosch bits in a tool roll that cost 3X more than the drill!

For more serious stuff, like drilling holes in my solid flint workshop wall I have a cheap and cheerful screwfix SDS drill that will go through anything, it weighs a ton and cost thirty quid, complete with an impressive set of drill and chisel bits, but it's not cordless, a cordless/light SDS drill with the same power would cost a small fortune.
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I have the same one as Tim jon and 008

Been through a good number of £19.99 ones - usually they last a couple of months. This one was £39.99, but I think I got it in a sale. Anyway more than 12 months and still going strong. It said something in the instructions about how it was designed to be kept long term in the charging cradle, and would self-manage its charging. Wish I could say the same for employees . . . . .
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You get what you pay for I guess. I got the hitach because it has a bit more torque than the Bosch (got one of those too - they are v good) and it different torque settings - useful if you are doing something delicate - or on full blast will go into really hard oak when the bosch would struggle. I am using the Bosch to assemble a greenhouse today - just going to pop into work to get the Hitachi - it will do the job a little better and I can set the torque so it wont overtighten the bolts - the Bosch is doing a good job - but wont get close to the tightness that the other drill will supply.
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I swear by makita's I have an 18v combi saw them in b&q for £95 with 3 batteries. Quite lightweight and well balanced for a powerful drill. I always use dimond coated drill bits too from screwfix they last for ages and don't slip
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I use a Festo 9.6 ES bought in Germany when I lived there. It was bought in the early 90s and still going strong, expensive but still working well
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http://www.festool.co.uk/Products/Pages ... ber_t_5547

the best & probably the most expensive drills on the market, worth their weight in gold though..
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