Need a new cordless drill - Lidl special any good?

BenEadir

Hi all,

My 10 year old cordless drill is knackered so I'm in the market for a new one. I'm a light DIY user so it will be used for flat pack furniture, hanging photo's/paintings and generally drilling holes in relatively soft materials i.e. wood and/or plasterboard. I have a heavy duty hammer drill for doing concrete jobs.

I see Lidl have this drill on sale for €75 from Thursday, http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-4C565D8D-8F27790B/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_32641.htm. Thoughts? Any good?

Woodies have this http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/Bosch-Cordless-DrillDriver-PSR144/9934/1.0.14#.UdMPp_m1HpU for €80 or this http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/ROK-18V-Cordless-Drill/12416/1.0.14#.UdMQEvm1HpU for only €35.

Would appreciate a steer!!

Ben

red sean

Loads of previous threads about the comparisons of Lidl/Aldi drills and others.
Do a quick search and there should be loads of answers.

BenEadir

red sean wrote: »

Loads of previous threads about the comparisons of Lidl/Aldi drills and others.
Do a quick search and there should be loads of answers.

Thanks Sean. I did look but couldn't see the drill on offer this Thursday being reviewed. This one has a Li-ion battery. Don't think previous ones did.

Ben

red sean

The big benefit of Li-ion is the way it holds it's charge. So that one should be like any other.
Even if it's in storage for a few weeks without use it will lose very little of it's charge. At €75 and a good guarantee it's hard beaten for diy work.
Hope that's helpful. Let us know anyway!

jameshayes

To be honest, there is not a huge price difference between the lidl one and this one, http://www.screwfix.com/p/bosch-gsb-14-4-2-li-14-4v-1-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill/25293 albeit the lidl one is 1.5 Ah, i would still prefer to spend the extra 40 quid for a more well known brand and a 2nd battery... Just my 2 cents..

I love lidl and aldi tools and workshop equipment but I think i'd be more inclined to go for a more well known brand...

red sean

If it's only for occasional diy use then no need to spend extra €40. ( thats almost half the price of the Lidl drill extra just for a brand name ) Spare battery won't be much benefit.
1.5Ah is loads of power for normal jobs about the house. If it's for pro. work I'd go Makita but thats a lot more expensive.

Just noticed the Lidl one is 18v. Go for it!

MidlandsM

I have one of those, no complaints, great warranty.

karlitob

I bought the drill yesterday. Looks great, lightweight - I'll let ye know how I get on but wanted some advice please.
I have concrete block walls within the house so if I'm putting up a picture - my main DIY in the next few months at least I was told to get a corded SDS.

So if ye had the choice:

http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/ROK-1000W-13mm-Hammer-Drill-WHDC1000/14847/1.0.14#.UdZmiJVl_a4

or


http://www.woodiesdiy.com/Product/ROK-920W-Rotary-Hammer-Drill-Plus-FREE-Carry-Case/17462/1.0.14#.UdZmn5Vl_a4



I'm leaning to the rotary just to have the power but I presume it wont be too powerful to put in a simple screw in a concrete wall for a picture.

Thanks guys

fryup

does the lidl cordless have hammer action??

karlitob

Hi
Yes it has hammer action. It says youse with wood and steel and not masonry. I thought the rotary would be good for masonry then.

What would you think?
Thanks.

red sean

If it has hammer action then thats for use on masonry!
No need for an sds drill to hang pictures. SDS is for heavy duty masonry drilling.

BenEadir

karlitob wrote: »

Hi
Yes it has hammer action. It says youse with wood and steel and not masonry. I thought the rotary would be good for masonry then.

You 100% sure it has a hammer action? I looked at the packaging and there was no mention of a hammer action on the specifications and no sign of a hammer button or setting on the drill pictures. For that reason I didn't buy it

Ben

red sean

Aldi have a hammer action, here for 30 euros, plenty good for small diy jobs around the house.

fryup

just €30? how do they make them so cheap?

dodzy

red sean wrote: »

Aldi have a hammer action, here for 30 euros, plenty good for small diy jobs around the house.

There is no way that's going to get through masonry. It's a screwdriver........with a battery.

fryup

^whats the point in it having hammer action then?

K.Flyer

On some of the cheaper drills the hammer action is very weak and if you hit a pebble in the blockwork it will not go through it.
A cheap SDS drill would be worth the spend over any cheap hammer drill if you are going to be drilling masonary.

Edit...
@ BenThere, sorry I missread your OP ignore the above.
@ Red Sean, Yes you are correct, for what its needed for, that unit will do the job fine.

red sean

The reason I posted the link to that drill is the OP wanted a drill for hanging pictures etc. Cheap and cheerful and well capable of those small jobs. It's not meant for going through masonry, just drilling for yellow or red rawlplugs used in normal household chores.
The problem with sds is that you need to be using any of them (cheap or dear) on a regular basis or the battery dies.
And you won't replace a battery for the price of a throwaway drill like that.

stooge

this looks like decent value no?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7106907.htm

red sean

stooge wrote: »

this looks like decent value no?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7106907.htm

Whats the battery capacity?
52.99 is plenty for a B&D.

fryup

anyone get the aldi one?? does drill through masonary??