Amazon. Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 Cordless Combi Drill. OPENBOX.

jonerkinsella

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Bosch PSB 1800 LI-2 Cordless Combi Drill with Two 18 V Lithium-Ion Battery
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00L3XK06C/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

Works out about €75 delivered.

€140 on Argos and €180 in Woodies,
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4146056/Trail/searchtext%3EPSB.htm

I've grabbed one already.

This is a fantastic price.

If your a Prime member you can get it new delivered for about €80.

Have fun.

Not knocking your alert but this drill has been cheaper before.

I had one. Its really only suitable for light DIY work and didnt really meet my needs. I found it struggled even screwing into timber posts. I sold it on.

My advice....save a few quid more and get something with a bit more torque. I picked up a decent Hitachi drill for not much more than this during a sale on Screwfix.

This one http://www.ie.screwfix.com/hitachi-dv18dgl-jg-18v-2-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill.html

Yes it is €50 odd dearer but Id rather wait, save up a bit and buy the better drill.

Marhay70

Brushless units are beginning to fall in price and that means the brushed units will fall even more quickly. I'd be holding off on buying power tools for a little while and then I'd be going for brushless.

Zimmerframe

Simple generalisation with Bosch, but pretty much true.

Blue = Good
Green = Sh Not so good

unklerosco

This is a cracking little drill and is absolutely perfect for the home diyer. Price wise, it's nearly always €99 in b&q. I've seen it down to €75 on amazon before.

For anyone doubting it's ability I've used one for building a kitchen, two house extensions, building a large decking, new fencing and building a 20x10ft shed.

For round the home use its perfect

yannakis

Marhay70 wrote: »

Brushless units are beginning to fall in price and that means the brushed units will fall even more quickly. I'd be holding off on buying power tools for a little while and then I'd be going for brushless.

Could you please explain the brushless/brushed thing?

I got this drill new for 69.99 (came up to 71.75 with Irish VAT) from Amazon a few weeks ago.

IRCA

yannakis wrote: »

Could you please explain the brushless/brushed thing?

I got this drill new for 69.99 (came up to 71.75 with Irish VAT) from Amazon a few weeks ago.

Here you go...

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/reviews/a8109/whats-so-great-about-brushless-motor-power-tools/

Smoothrider

Anyone have a good recommendation for a drill that is suitable for use on an old house with a lot of rebar steel in the walls. So, it needs to hammer action through masonry and whatever steel it meets on the way. Not too bothered re corded or cordless options, just looking for something solid and reliable. All informed replies appreciated. Cheers

Cantona's Collars

Smoothrider wrote: »

Anyone have a good recommendation for a drill that is suitable for use on an old house with a lot of rebar steel in the walls. So, it needs to hammer action through masonry and whatever steel it meets on the way. Not too bothered re corded or cordless options, just looking for something solid and reliable. All informed replies appreciated. Cheers

Cheap and cheerful but the reviews are decent.

https://www.ie.screwfix.com/titan-ttb278sds-5kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-230-240v.html

I bought an Aldi one a few years ago and it's still going strong.

rom

Got this new from amazon for £73.80 Dec 2016.

Smoothrider

Thanks for that. Looks like it should do the job. It's hard to find consensus on what is a quality drill these days, perhaps because people use and abuse them in all kinds of different ways. If anyone else has had a particularly good experience with a quality drill for going through masonry and rebar please share. Cheers

autumnalcore

TheTorment wrote: »

Not knocking your alert but this drill has been cheaper before.

I had one. Its really only suitable for light DIY work and didnt really meet my needs. I found it struggled even screwing into timber posts. I sold it on.

My advice....save a few quid more and get something with a bit more torque. I picked up a decent Hitachi drill for not much more than this during a sale on Screwfix.

This one http://www.ie.screwfix.com/hitachi-dv18dgl-jg-18v-2-5ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill.html

Yes it is €50 odd dearer but Id rather wait, save up a bit and buy the better drill.

+1 I was using both my hitachi and my dads bosch psb drill drilling out spotwelds last week. Bosch was absolutely gutless at low speed compared to the hitachi.

When I bought the hitachi first I found the case very flexible and creaky and didn't expect it to last but its been completely abused hole sawing steel, using wirewheels and cup brushes and dropped umpteen times and it keeps ticking. Battery contacts got a bit eroded so I soldered a new surface on them and been fine since.

mfceiling

Smoothrider wrote: »

Thanks for that. Looks like it should do the job. It's hard to find consensus on what is a quality drill these days, perhaps because people use and abuse them in all kinds of different ways. If anyone else has had a particularly good experience with a quality drill for going through masonry and rebar please share. Cheers

You won't go through rebar. Your concrete bit will hit the bar and either fade off to the side or bounce of it all day. Believe me...I've put in thousands of ceiling hangers with hilti sds drills and it's a pain in the arse when you hit rebar!!

Zimmerframe

Smoothrider wrote: »

Anyone have a good recommendation for a drill that is suitable for use on an old house with a lot of rebar steel in the walls. So, it needs to hammer action through masonry and whatever steel it meets on the way.

As per mfceiling, I'm afraid such a device does not exist.

Smoothrider

Thanks for that clarification lads, useful to know. It seems hard to avoid steel when doing any small bit of drilling in these walls, rebar seems to be everywhere.