Corded Drill
 

This is about as far away from biking as can be!

I am after a reasonable corded drill, I have a cordless one but I always have to charge it before each use and by the time its charged I have lost the thought.

It needs to have the hammer setting.

Are keyless chuck any good?

I dont do that much drilling but it needs to be able to drill into the dense concrete blocks my garage is built with.

Don't really want to spend more than £50.

Cheers

Ch00

Re: Corded Drill
 

I don't like keyless chucks. I ended up with one when argos didn't have the one i wanted, and I had an urgent drilling job to do. It's ok it just seems like twice as much effort to tighten the chuck as with a key, and you can never get is as tight.

Re: Corded Drill
 

I'd suggest an SDS drill with adapter for a normal chuck for drilling without the hammer action. Once you've used SDS for drilling masonry you won't go back. Decent keyless chucks are fine, but like everything you get what you pay for. I got a Makita keyless chuck adapter included with a drill, and it works just fine.

I'd recommend Bosch pro range or Makita (watch out for fakes on ebay). Not keen on DeWalt personally.

Not quite what you asked for, but Screwfix had a cracking deal on a Bosch SDS drill and "free" cordless drill/driver for £99-99. Looks like possibly out-of-stock at the moment, but due back. I saw them in the Banbury warehouse a week or so ago.

(Edit - I wouldn't use a keyless chuck for any sort of hammer drilling, an SDS drill will destroy one using the impact setting!)

Re: Corded Drill
 

+1 on the SDS drill, so much better than a standard hammer drill

saying that I do tend to use my cordless hammer for a quick job, my corded for slightly tuffer jobs and the SDS for drilling something a bit more substantial

Re: Corded Drill
 

And you can get those for the requested under £50?

Re: Corded Drill
 

To be honest cord drills under the requested price normally aren´t any good. I managed to get a bargain off ebay and, you might be able to do the same.

p.s I love screwfix.

Re: Corded Drill
 

Err, nope. But to be honest I wouldn't recommend a drill under £50.

Re: Corded Drill
 

RYOBI are half decent and you should be able to pick one up for that price. I second the Basch/Makita sentiment as well as the SDS+ comments but the RYOBI will be good for all but professional use.

Re: Corded Drill
 

I would recommend erbauer from screwfix for occasional use, sds a must.
If you can, buy Bosch.
I have had many tools over the years but use mine every day, bosch have been the most reliable.
Stay away from dewalt (expensive black and decker) they are crap.

Re: Corded Drill
 

mmmmmm Makita mmmmmmmmmmm

Never had a problem with my Dewalt and would recomend it to anyone.