Electric Screwdriver

Leg End Reject

Can anyone recommend an electric screwdriver or lightweight drill for very very occasional domestic use? A reputable online supplier if available too please. I don't fancy queuing when hardware shops can reopen.

It mainly for wood but also fixing trellis to a masonry wall.

Thanks!

Lumen

A lightweight drill won't work for concrete blocks.

listermint

Lumen wrote: »

A lightweight drill won't work for concrete blocks.

Yes it will my Bosch 18v works absolutely flawlessly through block walls.

OP. DeWalt 18v or Bosch 18v around the 100 to 140 mark will be very good all rounders for your tasks.

People will start telling you that you need an SDS and two other drills to be the best driller you can be but it's using a Thor hammer to smash a conker.

Look to Amazon or Screwfix for good deals . Also good idea to get one with two batteries.

I've a garage filled with a range of drills to best the band but I need then for some excessive construction. They would be waisted on an average diyer

Lumen

listermint wrote: »

Yes it will my Bosch 18v works absolutely flawlessly through block walls.

My fairly expensive Makita brushless combo drill is hopeless at hammering into the block walls of my house.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

jmreire

I have a few €30 drills I have bought in Aldi / Lidl, and they will drill into concrete all day long ( or as long as an ordinary home owner user will need them to ) Unless you need to drill 1/2" or 1 " holes 12" into concrete,,,they are fine. Fixing a trellis, TV bracket or shelves to a wall, no problem.

awec

I’ve the dewalt 18v brushless, stick it on hammer mode and it’ll go through concrete blocks no bother.

Loozer

You might get away with the 18v combi on hammer for a few light fixings

The problem with them is , apart from the fact it's slow is that the hole tends to widen as the drill is not driving the bit in like it would on a decent sds

listermint

Lumen wrote: »

My fairly expensive Makita brushless combo drill is hopeless at hammering into the block walls of my house.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

It either has no Hammer action or your bits are not great quality.

Ive a lovely set of inexpensive De Walt Masonry ones i use with it and they are absolutely excellent (amazon) have used rubbish ones in the past.

Lumen

listermint wrote: »

Ive a lovely set of inexpensive De Walt Masonry ones i use with it and they are absolutely excellent (amazon) have used rubbish ones in the past.

Sounds like my problem. Before I got my SDS (which was then stolen) I was using whatever potato quality bits came with an ancient cheap drill.

Is there something I should look for, like carbide coatings?

Are masonry bits the sort of thing that you keep for years or are they disposable like saw blades?

e.g.

DeWalt ordinary ones, £7.66 for 5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-DT6952QZ-0-10-0-Masonry-Drill/dp/B0013LEMT0/

or

DeWalt Extreme, £20 for 5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-Extreme-Masonry-Drill-5Pcs/dp/B00CSXZ11A/

listermint

Lumen wrote: »

Sounds like my problem. Before I got my SDS (which was then stolen) I was using whatever potato quality bits came with an ancient cheap drill.

Is there something I should look for, like carbide coatings?

Are masonry bits the sort of thing that you keep for years or are they disposable like saw blades?

e.g.

DeWalt ordinary ones, £7.66 for 5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-DT6952QZ-0-10-0-Masonry-Drill/dp/B0013LEMT0/

or

DeWalt Extreme, £20 for 5
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeWalt-Extreme-Masonry-Drill-5Pcs/dp/B00CSXZ11A/

I've the second ones. Got them on offer about two years back.

Loozer

The combi and good masonry bits will get u by on bit of light drilling around the house

Working professionally drilling fixing holes all day it would be like working with one hand using a combi on masonry

Horses for courses I suppose

Leg End Reject

Thanks all, I'll go with the DeWalt 18V.

I'll probably only use it for masonry work a handful of times in a decade, so a reliable drill will be a lifetime investment for me. I'll check out the drill bits recommended on Amazon too.

You're all very helpful, I'm not a diy person but want to be able to do basic things myself.