Shelving at home

turniton

Hi,
planning some work (mostly put up shelves)

would this be a good buy?
Stanley FatMax Percussion Hammer Drill - 750W

half price in Argos at the moment

thanks

Scrappychimow

turniton wrote: »

Hi,
planning some work (mostly put up shelves)

would this be a good buy?
Stanley FatMax Percussion Hammer Drill - 750W

half price in Argos at the moment

thanks

Are you drilling into plaster board or concrete blocks?

turniton

hi Scrappychimow,

Both but mostly concrete

Red Nissan

She should be fine.

It's drawback is it's mains electric.

Sir Arthur Daley

Its not sds, go sds at least. For diy work a corded drill is fine.

jack of all

As said already try and go for a drill with SDS, rotary hammer action, plenty of budget tools available with this and you'll fly through any concrete. Regular percussion drills (and bits) are fine on brickwork and most blockwork but if you hit a large piece of aggregate (stone) in the block or concrete your regular (non-SDS) drill will struggle and the bit will over heat. Mains powered tools are the best bet for occasional DIY use I reckon, if batteries are left for long periods between use they'll eventually give up the ghost prematurely anyway. For a tool that is being used only occasionally I'd prefer the reliability of a mains tool that's "ready to go" over the convenience of a battery one.

Big Cheese

I agree about the SDS advantage. However the 750w is quite powerful and will do most work around the house. The price is pretty reasonable too and I don;t think you will go too far wrong unless you are planning on doing heavy duty work. Plus is has 3year warranty!

Fat Nav

Lidl have a 1500w sds drill for €50 and 3 year warranty on sale next monday.
Absolute bargain IMO.

jack of all

Fat Nav wrote: »

Lidl have a 1500w sds drill for €50 and 3 year warranty on sale next monday.
Absolute bargain IMO.

Serious value there alright, looks like it comes with a standard keyed chuck also, has to be worth a punt for that kind of money, can't go wrong.