New Lidl rotary hammer drill with 'wobbly' sds bit

upcpromoman

Hi,
I bought the €50 rotary hammer drill from Lidl yesterday. (SDS Plus compatible)
When i got it home i put in my own 16mm SDS Plus bit and gave it a spin - but the bit appeared to wobble off-centre as if it wasn't inserted correctly - the same happen less so on shorter bits that came with the drill (that figures, shorter less swivel)

I brought it back and swapped it with another - and the SAME thing occurs.

My own SDS bit is straight.

I understand the bits that come with it mightn't be engineered to A1 standard.

My question is - is a decent bit of swivel in the bit as it rotates part of the ballgame with rotary hammer drills when the drill bits are a decent bit longer to the normal household drill bit lengths that i'm used to?

It actually drills fine - but because of the swivel on the bit maybe my holes are a bit wider than expected???

DublinDilbert

I'm starting to question the quality of some of their stuff in the last year or two. Bought a set of wood bits and 1/2 of them weren't straight, wouldn't buy any again. Sounds like the bit isn't running true, would be a nightmare trying to use if it is off.

upcpromoman

cheers thanks, maybe i haven't got it inserted properly but i've tried every which way - will update when i get home. thanks for replyin'

Bonzo Delaney

Their bits are absolute rubbish the metal used is as soft as butter but then again you get what you pay for and at that it's over priced
Some of their tools are ok for the price but i wouldn't be depending on them for day in day out use grand for the occasional diyer
The one redeming thing is I bought mini "acrow " type adjustable props a few years ago and have found them a life saver keep them in the van the whole time for puting up slabs on my own to fitting stairs great piece of kit.

Larbre34

Advice to men has always been never buy cheap shoes, for they will serve you well. Same goes for power tools. In both cases you get what you pay for.

Benster

+1 on not buying Lidl drill bits. I got their tile bit a year or two ago and on first use the hard point shattered and a piece flew past my ear. They are just not worth it.

ben9195

It is normal for sds bits to wobble because they are always loose in the chuck.The chucks are designed that way. So the longer the bit the more pronounced the wobble. I have a top of the range Makita that cost me 325 euros about 15 years ago and the same thing with that but It drills the holes no bother.

steviebg

Hi all does anyone know is there any where else to buy these other than lidl. This seems like a lot of drill for 50 euro.

FortySeven

I bought the same drill on Thursday, more for the chisel action than the drill but I mounted a radiator with it and noticed the same wobble, bad enough that you couldn't use it on a finished wall as it chips the plaster either side. Not great but for €40 (if you used the voucher) it is still a great tool for the money.

lgk

If there's a noticeable wobble on an SDS chuck, the locking mechanism either isn't working properly, or is of poor quality.