What 18v drill to go for

[leestocks]

Hi guys and girls

My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid.

I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one, slow, weak and only lasted just over a year.

Many Thanks
Lee Stocks

 

[Sharpend]

Well I should speak to milwaukee as their products have a three year warranty.

 

[shanky887614]

Hi guys and girls

My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid.

I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one, slow, weak and only lasted just over a year.

Many Thanks
Lee Stocks

how did you kill it doing that?

did you buy one of the weaker ones. they do quite a few models with different ratings etc, same as most manufacter's these days

 

[Andy78]

As above, get a new one for nowt mate. All my milwaukee stuff is registered just in case it dies. Was it the C18PD or the HD18PD ?
I have the C18PD and yes it is slow even on speed 2, but weak ? never! Oodles of torque and never skips a beat.
Get yer receipt out!

 

[leestocks]

Its the C18PD. I had a 18v dewalt xrp before the milwakee and I found that to have a lot more power.

 

[shanky887614]

Its the C18PD. I had a 18v dewalt xrp before the milwakee and I found that to have a lot more power.

if you wanted the more powerful drill i would have gone for the hd18pd.

by weaker do you mean the rpm? it states that on spec page when you buy the drill

 

[leestocks]

if you wanted the more powerful drill i would have gone for the hd18pd.

by weaker do you mean the rpm? it states that on spec page when you buy the drill

I found the milwakee would slow much more under strain i.e. when drilling with a hole saw through metal or larger with larger wood bits.

 

[Sharpend]

The milwaukee motors are designed to cut out if too much pressure applied, it is to prevent uneccesary damage and burn out of batteries. The secret is to use sharp bits and let the drill do the work.

 

[leestocks]

The milwaukee motors are designed to cut out if too much pressure applied, it is to prevent uneccesary damage and burn out of batteries. The secret is to use sharp bits and let the drill do the work.

Thank you for your advise, but i can assure you i use sharp bit, and its not the battery thats burnt out its the motor. My understanding of milwakee is that if the battery gets to hot or is to over worked then the battery cuts out and you have to dock it in the charger for a few seconds then you can use it again, a safety device to prevent battery damage.

Anyway I'm no closer to getting any recomedations for my next drill can anyone help with that.

 

[chrisg1979]

Screwfix are doing a decent deal on Hitachi this weekend, haven't any experience of them myself but heard good things. Hope the link works as was taken from my mobile.

http://m.NoLinkingToThis/p/hitachi-dv18dcl2-ds18dcl-18v-li-ion-combi-drill-driver-twin-pack/25400?cm_mmc=Email-_-E13W16SAT-_-Stickies-_-Hitachitwinpack

 

[telectrix]

go to elex next month and see if there's any good deals on.

 

[Jamzie]

Can easily recommend a Bosch GSB-2-Li 18V. Very compact, great for getting in between joists. Bags of torque. Need at least 3Ah batteries. The 1.3Ah that's also out there doesn't last 5 minutes. For info, GSR's are drill drivers, GSB's are drill combi's.

 

[dan86]

I'm using a Makita DK1839 at the mo. fantastic and recommend it highly

 

[Dcf]

I've just bought a Milwaukee 18v fuel combi.i think it's quite good.
ive got a 21 v Panasonic that I just can't kill after 4 years and the batteries are the best in any drill I've had
ive bought some metabo stuff recently and find it solid

 

[sima24]

They have an offer on at screwfix on the bosch 18v combi for 99 inc vat. Only the 1.5 battery though. Iv had makita twinpack combi & impact for over 2 years and they have been brilliant

 

[Outspoken]

I have several 18V drills, the one I use most commonly is a DeWalt 18V XRP, it is 9 years old, has been abused and well overworked and yet it still goes one..the only bummer for me is the batteries are starting to show their age and charge cycle limitations..Drill is ruddy excellent.

I also have a Makita 18V that is about 5 years old...damn good drill till some oik nicked the case with the charger and spare battery in, so this does nothing these days as I have not been arsed to buy a new charger etc.

I also have a pair of Ryobi's that I bought in an emergency about 7 years ago, I was doing surveys so no tools with me, needed one to solve a serious issue I found on a site so i bought these Ryobi's at about £120 the pair..not the most powerful, batteries have always been less robust in life span that the more expensive brands, but they are quality for what you pay and they are good enough for most things. You can now get Li-Ion batteries for them that fit straight into the tools too..

 

[MDJ]

It all comes down to money available, whats your budget?

 

[Engineer54]

Hi guys and girls

My 18v milwakee drill burnt out today when I was drilling 50mm holes in trunking, so Im in the market for a new 18v drill driver. Does anyone know of any great drills or of any drills to avoid.

I can tell you to stay away from milwakee, I never liked the drill from day one, slow, weak and only lasted just over a year.

Many Thanks
Lee Stocks

A like for like Milwaukee drill with any of it's competitors, will out perform and out last that competitor product. So god knows what you have done to your drill?? Obviously something, that you can't claim against, with the excellent 3 year warranties that Milwaukee gives with all it's products.

Our main contractor on this project, as on other previous projects, all have heavily invested in Milwaukee power tools (of all types), both battery powered and mains lead supplied.... I borrowed one to do some DIY work at my apartment, and i can honestly say, it was the probably the most powerful and well balanced drill i'd ever used.

 

[leestocks]

Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.

 

[Andy78]

Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.

Apart from drilling lots of large holes in steel such as 50mm as you have already said, when the max stated drilling capacity for steel for your drill model is 13mm. Which is probably what's burnt it out.

 

[shanky887614]

Apart from drilling lots of large holes in steel such as 50mm as you have already said, when the max stated drilling capacity for steel for your drill model is 13mm. Which is probably what's burnt it out.

saying that i drill 2" holes all day with my makita bhp451 and its fine. says 13m steel as well.


the thing to look at is the torque as well. 70+ is very good (nm)

if you decide to go for makita fastfix.co.uk always have offers on

 

[GLENNSPARK]

here...this`l do him....

 

[lewlec]

Hi
The apprentice has a Milwaukee 18v and only lasted 11 months. I have a makita which in fairness has been good but I think the Bosch would be my First choice

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Hi
The apprentice has a Milwaukee 18v and only lasted 11 months. I have a makita which in fairness has been good but I think the Bosch would be my First choice

all my stuff is makita....been good...
have a few bosch blue 110 V sds as well.....all good....

 

[NDG Elecs]

Bosch currently have a nice and compact 18V out which has 4Ah batts. Watch the cheaper Bosch as many only have a 10mm chuck instead of 13mm. I would go Bosch then Makita. I am a bit of a groupie when it comes to Bosch gear.

 

[Engineer54]

Thanks everyone im going to start looking at the makita and the panasonic.

Engineer54 just to let you know i treat my tool with repected and find the milwakie ive got doesnt compare with other 18v drill ive used and owned in the same oruce band.

Well why have you not claimed on the 3 year warranty, if it's only just over a year old??

You wouldn't believe the abuse the Milwaukee hand power tools get on this site and the repair brakedown ratio is to say the least minimal, to what i've seen on some of the other past projects i've been on....

 

[Outspoken]

The other brand to consider of course is HILTI, there tools are tough and go on and on. Not cheap I accept, but my 24V drill is more than a decade old now and is as gutsy as ever.

 

[secondrow4]

may i offer an alternative to all the mainstream drills gentlemen,without question the best drill is the 22v hilti .i,ve had top end bosch and dewalt drills in the past but the hilti totally destroys them.due to this i,m slowly converting all my other drills etc to that make.trust me you cannot go wrong with them,plus the after sales service is 2nd to none.they aren't the cheapest but i can assure you its money well spent

 

[amo]

i've had my makita drills for well over 8 years and still going strong. combi drill handles joists with ease, aswel as drilling holesaws in ceilings and floors. the impact drivers just as good, no problems with 4" screws at all . original batteries still hold there charge very well. ive expanded my range to all the other 18v tools. prices for bodies are decent and the batteries aren't to expensive on ebay.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

may i offer an alternative to all the mainstream drills gentlemen,without question the best drill is the 22v hilti .i,ve had top end bosch and dewalt drills in the past but the hilti totally destroys them.due to this i,m slowly converting all my other drills etc to that make.trust me you cannot go wrong with them,plus the after sales service is 2nd to none.they aren't the cheapest but i can assure you its money well spent

Hilti is good gear.....
i just dont like the idea of having to log on....and all that faff about sending it in to an approved centre for maintainance/repair (i like to repair stuff myself)...i mean...you try getting parts out of Hilti`s for self service.....they dont like it
another good one is Metabo
then theres Fein
and Spit
all good stuff...
look boys (and the odd girl).....you gets what you pays for in this game...be it boards, test gear, accessories or tooling....

 

[secondrow4]

up to you fella...but one thing i have found with hilti is that even if your drill did blow up.hey will never charge you more than 30% of the original cost of a new one.for example.i bought a brand new 36v te 7a hilti drill £740...after many years of battering it and i mean really battering it,it finally died on me.i took it to my local centre which conveniently is in cardiff :0) they sent it away,i had it back within 2days fully rebuilt.good as new.so i effectively now have a brand new drill for £150...in my eyes thats a good deal :0)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

up to you fella...but one thing i have found with hilti is that even if your drill did blow up.hey will never charge you more than 30% of the original cost of a new one.for example.i bought a brand new 36v te 7a hilti drill £740...after many years of battering it and i mean really battering it,it finally died on me.i took it to my local centre which conveniently is in cardiff :0) they sent it away,i had it back within 2days fully rebuilt.good as new.so i effectively now have a brand new drill for £150...in my eyes thats a good deal :0)

yeah....caus they`v got you hooked!!.....made more than enough out of you already with servicing costs etc....lol...

 

[secondrow4]

true....but you get what u pay for fella :0)