Hammer Drill Recommendation?

Sleepy

Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent hammer drilll for around the €50 mark?

I'm assuming at this end of the market I'm going to get far more power and durability in a corded model. It's never going to be used for anything more than occasional DIY so I don't need professional grade equipment but I want something that will last and that has the necessary power to make short work of drilling into mass concrete.

Any recommendations?

Stoner

Well you'll need SDS right ?
I understand you want it now but the Parkside drills from Lidl are reasonable for the money.
Otherwise I'd look at a second hand one on adverts etc get a brand for that money

Sleepy

I actually had to google SDS which probably tells you my level of knowledge here! I've been using my father-in-law's drill for the past few weeks, a corded JCB two mode, hammer drill with two speed settings which just has the normal bit holder on it and it's done everything I've asked of it so far... As far as I can tell, the SDS only really comes into play for using extremely wide bits or for chisel action? Neither is going to be something I foresee myself doing a lot of so I think I'd be best sticking to the more basic hammer drills?

Part of my problem is I don't know much about which brands are decent and which aren't. My initial instinct is that something like this Black and Decker from Amazon would probably fit my needs but, not knowing much about the brands, I'd wonder if I'd get more power / features or reliability out of a similarly priced model from Bosch, Macallister or some other brand?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004NYB6IE/ref=pd_vtph_60_bs_lp_t_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K7J3W0R4AW5XVW8K26K5

Right2Write

If you're going to do any amount of drilling into hard materials, SDS bits are what you want. Just work a lot more quickly. I have a Makita corded hammer drill, bit dearer than €50 but given me a good many years of use and abuse. Have you looked at sites like www.screwfix.ie

Edited: something like this at €115 would be decent enough for DIY http://www.ie.screwfix.com/hitachi-dh24px-j1-2kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-230v.html

bonzodog2

If you're not in a big hurry and want a bargain, I have a SDS LIDL drill and would highly recommend for €60 IIRC. Its been a while since they were in so it might not be too long. I think ALDI have something similar too sometimes.

Stoner

The SDS bits are for all concrete drilling. So those 5.5mm red rawl plugs the ones for 1.5 inch screws that are the most popular DIY drilling use SDS.

Once you go SDS you won't go back.

Fast bit exchange, no key required much better job.

The chisel action is an option

Sleepy

Do most of the SDS drills come with adaptors for standard drill bits? Because I've a decent collection of bits that I picked up over the years for my cordless rotary that it'd be a pain to have to completely replace?

bonzodog2

The LIDL one I have does, but you'd find one easy enough

Vote 4 Pedro

If you're buying a new drill I think you would be best to go with SDS,
even the cheap ones are ok and the drill bits cost no more than the standard ones but would last longer and drill much quicker.
I have the Makita but I've used the Lidl ones losts and they are very good for the money.

red sean

Lidl had the 20v SDS drills €60 about 6 weeks ago, so it could be a while before they're in stock again.

colm_mcm

SDS drills are all well and good, but if you're on a budget, a corded hammer drill will still do what you need it to do. You still need to buy drill bits, which would out you way over budget.
You'll get branded hammer drills for €35 or so. I've bought some very cheap ones and they're still grand. It's not like buying cheap jigsaws where they affect the finish on the work you're doing.

Right2Write

Sleepy wrote: »

Do most of the SDS drills come with adaptors for standard drill bits? Because I've a decent collection of bits that I picked up over the years for my cordless rotary that it'd be a pain to have to completely replace?

The Makita hammer drill I have which is like that Hitachi came with an adapter for ordinary bits. However because this acts as an extension, there is more 'play' in the bit i.e. there can be a bit of wobble in the rotation. Mine is OK for occasional use but if I wanted to drill something accurately with a small bit, it's not so good. Horses for courses.

cletus

colm_mcm wrote: »

SDS drills are all well and good, but if you're on a budget, a corded hammer drill will still do what you need it to do. You still need to buy drill bits, which would out you way over budget.
You'll get branded hammer drills for €35 or so. I've bought some very cheap ones and they're still grand. It's not like buying cheap jigsaws where they affect the finish on the work you're doing.

This

Unless you're drilling into precast concrete or something equally hard, a corded hammer drill is fine. Most people will only be using it to drill into a block wall to hang stuff etc

Phil.x

http://www.ie.screwfix.com/erbauer-erb654sds-2kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-220-230v.html

9or10

Bought one of these years ago - still going good

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-6033A9370-Pneumatic-Rotary-Hammer/dp/B006P06Z9Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1476738845&sr=8-4&keywords=bosch+sds+drill

Used it once to cut out an old fireplace.