Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Jun 18, 2009 10:04 pm My old drill is giving up the ghost so I'm in the market for a new one. I'm willing to spend up to $300, which I'm hoping might get me something halfway decent. Other than getting something I can handle easily, does anyone have any tips on what to look for, and/or what brands might be good? thanks in anticipation e. Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 2Jun 18, 2009 10:11 pm So many on the market... Hammer, screw, drill, angle, pivot head, light duty heavy duty. for $300 you could get 1 of each. Go to a large powertool shop or buy on ebay. Dewalt, ozito, are cheap but do fine on the jobsite coping heaps. Take them back for a refund after you finished the job...hehehe The 'B' store love refunds Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 3Jun 19, 2009 12:37 am onc_artisan Dewalt, ozito, are cheap but do fine on the jobsite coping heaps. Are Dewalt products cheap?? I thought they were quite expensive. I am also in the market for a decent cordless. I was curious about 14.4v vs 18v. I was told that the main difference is the battery life. I'd be keen to hear of recommendations . Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 4Jun 19, 2009 1:07 am cmooring onc_artisan Dewalt, ozito, are cheap but do fine on the jobsite coping heaps. Are Dewalt products cheap?? yes as far as i kno they are the most expensive drills sold if you can get a hitachi you wont look back, we have lots of them at w0rk and cop plenty of abuse. 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 5Jun 19, 2009 1:26 am Bigger battery is heavier and bulkier. I have an 9v adjustable/flexihead light duty $49 14v hammer makita(s) $179 18v hammer, screw, heavy duty makita don't remember how much but you can buy much cheaper if your are only going to use them a few times a year. we have some hitachi as well where do you buy your power tools from? Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 6Jun 19, 2009 7:10 pm The cheap Makita 14.4V isn't bad for the money, whilst the proper trade model is around $600 and is much better. The new Ryobi One'range isn't bad for the money and is available with a Lithium-Ion battery for much better life. 18V versus 14.4V means a little more power (and heavier), not longer battery usage. I'd stick away from the really cheap stuff. Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 7Jun 19, 2009 7:21 pm Dukekamaya, I agree under normal conditions, yes buy good not cheap. However, I did mention that the 'use' issue was also a key... Most of the stuff is made in the same factory with different housings and branding. sometimes even 'lost leaders' repackaged as cheap Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 9Jun 19, 2009 7:29 pm Our factory uses 18v DeWalt which I buy from a guy called jackscoolstuff (USA) on eBay - cheap as chips ($160). For the service guys who need a light weight unit I bought the Bosch 14.4v lithium Ion (with 2 batteries ) $239 Bunnies. The batteries charge in less time than you can use them. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 10Jun 19, 2009 8:58 pm thats a decent price I might check it out myself as both batteries on my Makita 14.4V cordless are dead One of the things that kills cordless drills is misuse, that is using them for driving screws which is the job of an impact driver, not a drill. A cordless drill is for 'drilling' essentially, not driving (I'm not talking about a couple of screws into a cabinet or wall etc or screws in pre-dilled holes, rather heavy duty driving such as bugle screws into sleepers etc) Thats what killed mine anyway - I've now bought an 18V impact driver and its my new favourite tool!! Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 11Jun 19, 2009 9:25 pm Fair enough... The thing I take care of is the battery charging. Apparently batteries can develop memory, and then only charge to the memory level. It is possible to fix by resetting the charge level, ie removing the battery and/or switching off the charger when the full charge is signalled and restarting again and again. Seems to work for me a spare batt is needed to screw about 300 40mm woodscrews part predrilled through pine and into poly formply with my Makita 14v. Predrilled with the 9v flexi, 5mm bit and a spare batt for it aswell. takes about 4hrs for a pond form and floating form to be screw together. Just less than 3 mtr diameter and 1100 deep....Octagonal Oops rant over...onc Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 12Jun 19, 2009 9:48 pm they are no where near the $300 range but I have a Metabo cordless that was absolutely brilliant, it's about 14 Years old now and the batteries are stuffed but it got a real pounding for about 5-6 years and didn't miss a beat, when I bought a corded drill in 1997 I also bought a Metabo it is still going as well as the day I bought it, I'll probably have it until I fall off the twig! Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 14Jun 21, 2009 11:12 pm FireFox if you can get a hitachi you wont look back, we have lots of them at w0rk and cop plenty of abuse. I second that! As are Makita but Hitachi would easily take the cake DeWalt are made by Black and Decker. It is their quality brand. Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 15Jul 02, 2009 12:13 am Thanks for the tips all. I have been looking at the Makita range at Bunnings mainly cause I already have a Makita power drill as well as a Makita grinder, and I've been quite happy with both of them. Again, I was having trouble deciding between a 14.4v and 18v model, but I think I'll go for the 14.4v model. I am assuming that will be sufficient to drive tek screws into steel without too much hassle. That is my most immediate need for the drill, otherwise, it'll be minor maintenance around the house. Thanks again, Chris Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 16Jul 02, 2009 2:16 am My mates who do fixings generally use 18volt drills. Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 17Jul 02, 2009 6:21 am I'd look toward the 18V. Remember if your main task is driving screws your looking at the wrong tool. A drill is primarily for 'd'rilling'' You should be looking at an Impact Driver - they are specifically for 'driving'screws Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 18Jul 12, 2009 5:46 pm We have mainly Hitachi gear. That said many of the commercial boys are oing Ozito now, and i have to admit i find them reat value. 2 year REPLACEMENT warranty that means, if it is stuffed they GIVE you a NEW one All Bugjlklk, Bjdcej, oh jeez the big green buildings, they stock them all over Australia The clincher- i have Hitachi, Dewalt, Ozito, Metabo, and Ramset hammer drills (Tool Junkie ) The Ozito will chew corn quickerthan all of the rest hands down, and only cost $100.The other tools stay at home now hehe Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 19Sep 02, 2009 7:32 am I picked up the last of the cordless impact drill heavily discounted to $14.99 at ALDi Anyway just Chinese cheap stuff much like the rest of the under $100 tools all made in China regardless of the brand. I was surprised at the proliferation of cheap store brand tools targetting the DIY market these days Thrifty's own brand is Icon, Bunnings is Ozito, Ryobi, AEG(HK based) and Bosch(green), Trade Tools Direct is TTD and the list goes on. There are very few tools these days made in Germany or Switzerland most of them sell at premium prices just check out large tool dealers like Justools,Total Tools or Ebay and http://www.oztion.com.au Re: Tips for a new cordless drill 20Sep 05, 2009 7:06 pm Dukekamaya that is using them for driving screws which is the job of an impact driver, not a drill. A cordless drill is for 'drilling' essentially, not driving Most of the larger brands tend to offer cordless drill/drivers which are meant for both, along with cordless drills which are simply for drilling and are usually easily identified by their 'hammer' action option. Impact drivers are indeed excellent tools for driving fasteners as this is their primary design role, they provide so much torque that this is actually proving a problem for some fasteners whose heads are not designed to take this amount of immediate load and often result in shearing. They should also be used with a new or well fitting correct size drive bit as this is the No1 source of faults, loads of driving force and a worn out or wrong size/type bit is just asking for the head to rip up, we have some info on bit types in our blog which might be useful. We use Dewalt and Makita 14v for demos and testing, the Makitas are excellent, I'd choose a Lithium Ion model if possible as the battery is a lot smaller and they last a lot longer, bit pricey but worth it. 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