Drill / Driver for Home Use

[xerawh]

Sorry for the thread resurrection, stumbled on this when looking for combi drill reviews

going to be stuck indoors for a while so good time to DIY - mainly putting up pictures through plasterboard or brick, building log stores, decking etc.

looking to spend not more than £150 either for combi drill or a twin-pack

is this still the top recommendation - erbauer eid18

[CorradoTDI]

Go for Makita LXT - opens the door to so many other tools...

[mikeiow]

I would be inclined to buy into a “system” to allow shared batteries.
The Makita is probably top notch.
We went with Ryobi, very happy with it. Now have ct driver, jigsaw....considering a circular saw and in particular, a chainsaw. Not that I have trees to take down, just might be useful in the impending apocalypse
B-I-L has LOADS or Ryobi stuff: does a lot of DIY and jobs for others and has liked them for years.

[uncinqsix]

mikeiow said:

I would be inclined to buy into a “system” to allow shared batteries.
The Makita is probably top notch.
We went with Ryobi, very happy with it. Now have ct driver, jigsaw....considering a circular saw and in particular, a chainsaw. Not that I have trees to take down, just might be useful in the impending apocalypse
B-I-L has LOADS or Ryobi stuff: does a lot of DIY and jobs for others and has liked them for years.

I bought an AEG drill + impact driver set. Made by the same crowd who make Ryobi and marketed as the next step up. I've been pretty pleased with it for a cheaper bit of kit for light use. A big selling point was the 6 year warranty, but I'm not sure if they do that in the UK.

[xerawh]

CorradoTDI said:

Go for Makita LXT - opens the door to so many other tools...

I get that but they seem out of budget unless anyone knows where a good version can be bought under £150?

I don't think I'll ever need a big "system" as don't get that involved but good to know options exist.

Any particular model for the Ryobi to look at?

I've exhausted Google and confused by all the models and variations and specs for a newbie
...

[xerawh]

the other suggestion from the tools thread is this https://www.homebase.co.uk/ozito-power-x-change-18...

anyone had any positive or negative experiences with these?

[dazwalsh]

xerawh said:

Sorry for the thread resurrection, stumbled on this when looking for combi drill reviews

going to be stuck indoors for a while so good time to DIY - mainly putting up pictures through plasterboard or brick, building log stores, decking etc.

looking to spend not more than £150 either for combi drill or a twin-pack

is this still the top recommendation - erbauer eid18

I have that and I use it day in day out for house refurbs alongside all the other 18v range, cracking bit if kit that can be swapped over the counter of your local screwfix if it fks up within 2 years.

I have also invested in a few 5ah batteries which are amazing but make the tool quite heavy.

They had an offer on of a free erbauer bluetooth speaker when I bought mine.

[Sway]

xerawh said:

CorradoTDI said:

Go for Makita LXT - opens the door to so many other tools...

I get that but they seem out of budget unless anyone knows where a good version can be bought under £150?

I don't think I'll ever need a big "system" as don't get that involved but good to know options exist.

Any particular model for the Ryobi to look at?

I've exhausted Google and confused by all the models and variations and specs for a newbie
...

Go for the Erbauer. It's a system too, loads of bare tools you can add if you wish, plus bigger batteries.

They're not the last word in constant trade use, but more than good enough as long as you don't treat them badly. In other words, use the right tool for the right job, and they'll last you years and years.

I spent double on Dewalt, with metal gearboxes, etc. It's overkill, and I know it. I'd have double the tools (instead of still using old and slightly crappy corded kit) if I'd have not been a sucker for the bright yellow and bought the Erbauer.

[Teddy Lop]

xerawh said:

the other suggestion from the tools thread is this https://www.homebase.co.uk/ozito-power-x-change-18...

anyone had any positive or negative experiences with these?

I'd go for the erbuarer of the two, budget brand yeah but theyve been around a fair time and there's a huge range

[xerawh]

thanks all, going to pick up the erbauer this afternoon so i can get cracking ....

embarassingly, now to learn all about gears and torque settings and what to use when ... will hand in my man-cape now ...

[colin_p]

Some feedback on the Erbauer stuff.

I bought an 18v two battery drill driver set back in 2017 and at the time thought it was brilliant.

It went kaput the other day. The batteries are fine but the drill caught the drill equivalent of corona virus and croaked it.

[xerawh]

thanks just as i was about to leave

is it a false economy and just add £75 and go for strong makita stuff - https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/makita-dlx2131j-1...

[Teddy Lop]

colin_p said:

Some feedback on the Erbauer stuff.

I bought an 18v two battery drill driver set back in 2017 and at the time thought it was brilliant.

It went kaput the other day. The batteries are fine but the drill caught the drill equivalent of corona virus and croaked it.

TBF though, I replaced the motor in a panasonic 28v drill after it'd been used about 4 times, and my not so old aeg mains sds packed up too the other day, both expensive upmarket tools.

Other tools I have are 20 years old and unkillable.

[xerawh]

Thanks all. Just for finality ended up with a DeWalt dck2060d2t combo

[Sway]

colin_p said:

Some feedback on the Erbauer stuff.

I bought an 18v two battery drill driver set back in 2017 and at the time thought it was brilliant.

It went kaput the other day. The batteries are fine but the drill caught the drill equivalent of corona virus and croaked it.

To be fair, that era wouldn't have been brushless motors, which do die a lot easier.

[Sway]

xerawh said:

Thanks all. Just for finality ended up with a DeWalt dck2060d2t combo

Quality kit. And yellow!

Don't know how other brands are, but one thing that amazed me with my DeWalt kit is how controllable they are on the trigger. I've done some "precision" work on resin models (that cost a fortune!) where the drill was rotating at well under 60 rpm...

[colin_p]

Sway said:

colin_p said:

Some feedback on the Erbauer stuff.

I bought an 18v two battery drill driver set back in 2017 and at the time thought it was brilliant.

It went kaput the other day. The batteries are fine but the drill caught the drill equivalent of corona virus and croaked it.

To be fair, that era wouldn't have been brushless motors, which do die a lot easier.

It was brushless.

Blimmin thing.

While it worked it was great.

[xerawh]

Sway said:

xerawh said:

Thanks all. Just for finality ended up with a DeWalt dck2060d2t combo

Quality kit. And yellow!

Don't know how other brands are, but one thing that amazed me with my DeWalt kit is how controllable they are on the trigger. I've done some "precision" work on resin models (that cost a fortune!) where the drill was rotating at well under 60 rpm...

just to update on this - both the driver and drill have wobbly chucks. not sure if it's because these are on the lower end of the budget or just had one off defective ones. Will give the same model one more go as a replacement and report back...

[mrpbailey]

Rather than start another similar thread, thought I’d jump on this.
After a new drill/driver to replace my 12 year old Makita Combi.
What’s the opinion of this drill/driver combo offer from screwfix @ £249?

[EarlofDrift]

xerawh said:

the other suggestion from the tools thread is this https://www.homebase.co.uk/ozito-power-x-change-18...

anyone had any positive or negative experiences with these?

Ozito Power X is the top range own brand of Bunnings in Australia. Homebase still sell them but that will end soon and then parts and spares will dry up. Same with the budget Guild brand when Home Retail sold Homebase to Wesfarmers, it's still sold at Argos but I got some decent stuff when Homebase were told to get rid. Hammer Drill for 10 quid, 18v drill/driver for 8 quid, rotary tool for 3 quid. All basic stuff but no bad for the money.