I read through similar discussions on OzBargain forum and noticed that many people suggest to have two separate drills - one for heavy masonry use (rotary hammer type) and one for general purpose. I am after a drill (preferably cordless) for day to day applications like mounting stuff etc, both indoor and outdoor. However, this would also include drilling basic screws on the exterior brick walls (e.g. for fixing awning) or occassionally, concrete. Can you please recommend a decent drill that can work for all of these applications including wood and brick? Thanks in advance.
Recommendation for a Versatile Drill for Home Usage
virhlpool on 18/07/2024 - 18:17
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Won't help the OP….. has no battery.
How do you know they don't have a battery?
Is it your ghost account?
Unfortunately this decent Ryobi ONE 18V cordless drill for a whopping $169 doesnt include battery and charger. These would cost OP another $89-$149 depending on choice of battery.
Hence gets rather expensive for OP by the time they purchase everything required and just for "occassional" use.Can I suggest this XU1 18V cordless hammer drill from Bunnings would suffice nicely for OPs general home use requirements:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/xu1-18v-cordless-brushless-hamme…
I can vouch for this personally as I have the basic XU1 non-hammer drill version and found it absolute fantastic.
Best cordless drill I've ever owned.(domestic use)
It does the job nicely and battery charge lasts for weeks on end.Unfortunately this decent Ryobi ONE 18V cordless drill for a whopping $169 doesnt include battery and charger. These would cost OP another $89-$149
OP has confirmed they already have one.
Really?
Where?
Pls do tell so we all know.
OP has no idea about this stuff which is why they are asking here.
So how on earth would they already have a Ryobi 18V ONE battery and charger kit?
Even if they did my recommendation is still HALF THE COST!Really?
Where?
Pls do tell so we all know.@jv: Sorry but I see nothing.
Just your comments.
Nothing against Ryobi.
I use them myself.
Just as I stated - you need the battery and charger kit which OP doesnt have and its probably a bit of overkill for OPMate, your imagination is amazing.
As is yours…
Ask the mod who unpublished the comment if you are so concerned…
OP has confirmed they already have one.
@jv: Aha Unpublished for a reason!!!!!
See there you go.Its not confirmed at all.
Thanks for pointing that out.
But its still almost double the cost of the XU1 drill with everything included.
You have a very nasty habit of being aggressive and arguing and getting yourself unpublished mate
But I always back you up when you are correct
Aha Unpublished for a reason!!!!!
See there you go.Yes, because @JimmyF was being a very naughty boy and all the replies also got deleted.
Its not confirmed at all.
Yes it was, the OP said they already had one.
But I always back you up when you are correct
I am correct.
Ask a mod what the comment said if you are so incredulous…
I just have a bosch blue with good bits. It's not a rotary, but does masonry fine, just takes a little longer.
However, this would also include drilling basic screws on the exterior brick walls (e.g. for fixing awning) or occassionally, concrete. Can you please recommend a decent drill that can work for all of these applications including wood and brick? Thanks in advance.
If going into brick, get a SDS hammer drill. Thank me later.
An SDS drill isn't much use for the rest of virhlpool's usage, and it's unlikely to be battery powered.
SDS drill isn't much use for the rest of virhlpool's usage
Just like a normal 'hammer' drill, you can turn the hammer feature off, SDS units are amazing for brickwork compared to a normal hammer drill, due to the method they use of hitting, then rotating. Only put it up, as the OP talks about brickwork and concrete more than woodwork.
You can get battery powered SDS drills, heck even Ryobi has one.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-18v-one-hp-brushless-sds-r…
SDS drills have a special chuck that doesn't take normal drills and bits. The OP could get an adaptor, maybe a normal chuck with an SDS shaft, but that's starting to get a bit silly when the OP was really after a normal drill that they could occasionally use as a hammer drill.
I do have an SDS drill, and it's fantastic for concrete and brick, but it stays in its case 99% of the time, whereas my normal battery drill gets an outing much more often.
Completely pointless unless concrete is your main requirement and you're doing it daily and even then anyone who has an SDS drill will have a regular drill as well. More expensive to buy the drill upfront and SDS bits are more expensive as well. A regular hammer drill will easily do everything for around the home DIY stuff that OP is after.
SDS isnt necesary for occasional hammer drill use. Ive got one, its great but i only got it because it came in a bundle of second hand gear. Prior to that my regular hammer drill was fine for putting a couple of holes in bricks every now and then.
A good drill bit is important, I've killed a couple of cheap bits trying to drill into masonry with a regular hammer drill. They just get hot and burn the tips out.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-18v-one-hp-brushless-premi…?
This one been pretty good for me for drilling and screw driving
Works fine on brick walls?
Good so far, only had to put a few plugs in to mount some brackets - nothing too crazy.
Buy a cordless ozito or ryobi with a hammer drill setting
If you find it’s not enough for masonry etc, get an ozito corded sds drill and use that when needed. But you probably won’t need it
I think this is the best idea. I personally hated trying to use a hammer drill for concrete, in contrast the SDS drill is like pushing a chopstick into butter (or whatever). But OP might be fine with it. All the major hardware stores I looked at have a corded SDS drill for a hundred dollar or less.
Buy a cordless ozito or ryobi with a hammer drill setting
Do you mind sharing a link with a good example? I would prefer Ryobi.
Heck the cordless Ozito rotary hammer is only $99 and is almost all 5-star reviews. As far as rotary hammers go it's a lightweight (1.2J impact) but the reviews seem good for your type of application. If you added the regular drill kit (NOT the single speed one) you'd be out of trouble for 200 plus bits. (Yeah so I'm changing my mind a bit from what I said before…)
However I have not used any of those, check the reviews and try rolling the dice to see if you can find someone at Bunnings who knows something. Same goes for brand, look at what the tool will do not the brand. FWIW I got rid of all my Ryobi ten years ago.
Buy a ryobi with a battery, That will set u up for other tools with ryobi 18v. They have a good range . I bought one with driver and hammer its all you will need around the house
$149
Unless you're going to be doing frequent masonry work, having two separate drills is unnecessary. Invest in a decent hammer drill instead.
I've abused the Ozito PXC Brushless Drill for years and it does the job for most tasks, but in your case I'd recommend spending the extra $10 on the Brushless Hammer Drill instead.
Go Ozito, the range is growing to have more and more tools plus often match the Aldi specials, so you can get some good deals/products when that happens.
I am a big fan of Ozito with a list of tools as long as my arm. My Bunnings Trade summary came in the other day and I spent the most on Ozitio products in the last FY.
I use my Ozito stuff almost every weekend and its been going strong, never had to do a return or get a refund on the gear. I started my kit about 10 years ago and still have my original drill. Not as good the latest stuff that is 2 speed etc, but I still use it as a 2nd drill so I am not changing drill bits all the time.
Nothing against Ozito but I found it very entry level and my Ozito garden tools that I bought weren't strong enough so I had to return some and eventually buy better brands such as Ryobi or AEG.
I have some of the garden tools. I prefer petrol power with all of that stuff. I have the hedge trimmer (18v and 36v) and it is pretty good.
My experience is mainly around the power tools like drills, angle grinders etc.
I think with Ozito some things are good and some are not. We had Ozito cordless blower and whipper snipper and they just kinda died before long, replaced with Makita. However a heat gun, mulcher and pedestal drill have had no problem. (I just realized though, the good ones are also corded.)
I have found the ozito brushless hammer can only handle small brick jobs. Also you have to get a decent bit. Its also heavy so not great for day to day. The brushless impact driver gets more use as you can can push 6 inch self tapping screws through sleepers.
Its handy to have a small drill like the one at Aldi this weekend for bits and pieces or a 4v cordless screwdriver for ikea stuff.
The brushless impact driver gets more use as you can can push 6 inch self tapping screws through sleepers.
I find a regular drill isnt as noisy so the sleepers dont wake and struggle.
Where is the fun in that?
Its business for some.
Buy this…