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Hello all

i currently own a bosch psb 24 ve 2 drill

http://www.bosch-do-it.co.uk/boptocs2-u ... ct_id=5918

which is a pretty good all-rounder. however, its just gone back for warranty and I need to do some light work this weekend (build a box section, run a few cables etc). I'm considering buying a drill for use this weekend, and the way I see it I have a couple of options

1: buy the cheapest drill there is at bnq etc - £20 or so
2: buy a low-end reasonable quality tool - bosch £50-75 ish
3: buy an sds drill - £100+

for this weekend power isn't a problem, so I'm more than happy with wired. a few questions..

will a £50 corded drill do anything better than my bosch cordless (24v, rrp around £100) does?

will i get any advantage from the sds system? from reading up on this site, it would appear that they're really good at drilling concrete - but i've hardly got any - I live in a '30s terrace, and only the lintles are concrete, can't think of much need to drill them. Or are they also much better than a cordless drill for drilling masonry etc

will any drill be suitable for drilling wood\ply? do any drills 'only' do hammer action, or do they all do straight drilling as well?

Any general advice would be much appreciated

Cheers

Hugh

hammer action can always be turned "off" to allow drilling

If youve only got a codless drill at the moment id be very tempted to suggest getting a corded drill.
As BA said, hammer action can always be turned off.

Youd probably have an advantage for any masonry drilling that you do want to do over the cordless. Team it up with a set or good quality masonry bits.

You allways have power when you want it, so for drilling larger holes, holesaws, flat bits etc, you could use the corded instead of draining the corless quickly.

Disabvantage with corded, a lot of them arnt that controled for use screwdriving. But for a weekend, you could use a hand screwdriver

Corded is better for diy as you you will get more power for your bucks.
Dont get a cheap cordless as they are crap - plus the batteries die off too soon for ocasional use.

If you want something good then maybe this:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/68747/Pow ... l?ts=32585

Although I have the 300 pound top end makita and really does rule . . .

I agree with the comments so far - why bother getting another cordless drill, especially a cheap, crap one - unless it offers you something different from what you already have, like an impact driver.

A corded drill could come in useful, especially an sds drill. As well as turning off the hammer action you can also turn off the rotation for chiselling, removing tiles, plaster, concrete etc. You can buy a Ryobi ERH-650 (sorry - don't know how to post a link - can anyone tell me how to do it?) for £59 from Screwfix, which is probably okay.

I have a bosch sds+, which is better than ok. You can probably get a decent one for around £100 if you shop around.[/url]

I agree with the comments so far - why bother getting another cordless drill, especially a cheap, crap one - unless it offers you something different from what you already have, like an impact driver.

A corded drill could come in useful, especially an sds drill. As well as turning off the hammer action you can also turn off the rotation for chiselling, removing tiles, plaster, concrete etc. You can buy a Ryobi ERH-650 (sorry - don't know how to post a link - can anyone tell me how to do it?) for £59 from Screwfix, which is probably okay.

I have a bosch sds+, which is better than ok. You can probably get a decent one for around £100 if you shop around.[/url]

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