Hello
My B&D battery drill is on it's last legs. Can someone recommend me a new drill for general use around the home. Something that is both battery and electric could be handy, I do like having something with power at times for masonry …so hammer drill would need to be a feature.
Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated.
I was not aware something like this existed!
They do, just a bit rare. eg for a DeWalt: https://www.totaltools.com.au/115211-dewalt-xr-flexvolt-ac-p…
Aftermarket adapter for Ryobi: http://www.lcdpayless.com/ryobi_one_power_adapter.php
Something that is both battery and electric could be handy
That can't exist…You either have AC or DC motors.
My braun shaver does both.
That can't exist…
They do: https://www.totaltools.com.au/115211-dewalt-xr-flexvolt-ac-p…
Not exactly common though.
It's a fairly common DIY mod to repurpose a dead battery pack: https://www.instructables.com/id/Cordless-Power-Tool-Convers…
How often do you use it? Battery drills are pretty good now and lithium batteries are pretty good for self discharge and longevity especially if used every few weeks. You can safely recharge at any time too, there is no need to fully discharge all the time either.
You can buy cordless hammer drills that work pretty well too, especially for occasional use. I haven’t used my corded quality hammer drill for ages because the cordless ones are so good.
I’ve used Ryobi, Ozito and Makita 18v drills. Makita was the strongest, Ryobi is pretty good and Ozito just didn’t have enough torque for screwing at slower speeds.
General use the power x-change stuff will be fine.
I've got an older makita and the power xchange impact driver just doesn't have the same torque but it's perfectly fine for most things. For instance when we built my pergola, the ozito would probably take 30% longer to drive a roofing screw through the steel beams than the makita. Extremely frustrating, but I've built 1 pergola in 10 years so no real big deal.
For timber, unless really thick / dense the ozito is perfectly fine. They do have a brushless one that may be better than the one I'm using though.
If you're going to drill into masonry get a corded SDS drill or you'll want to kill yourself using the cheaper cordless stuff.
Gotta go Ryobi when you look at the number of other tools that are available on the same battery platform should you wish to expand in the future.
This is one of the reasons I picked up a Ryobi cordless hammer drill for work recently. $200, two batteries goes great and can easily (and fairly cheaply) add a few skins too. They need a hedger to start with.
I was not aware something like this existed!
What's your budget?
This thread might help, because you are usually locked in to a brand once you buy your first tool. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/530670