If you live in a victorian or georgian house like I do, then you know what drilling holes in the walls can be like.
If it’s not crumbling plaster you have to deal with, its rock hard bricks which even a fully recharged cordless hammer drill will refuse to punch through. None of this plasterboard pre-fab here!
I was struggling to put up some shelves in my sons bedroom when my Black & Decker cordless drill (glorified screwdriver) decided to start running out of charge. With a wife watching over me like a prison warden, there was only one option - ask my neighbour if I could borrow his drill to finish the job. Although I only had 8 more holes to drill I needed to get the job finished within an hour - so recharging the battery on my drill was not an option.
He works as a carpenter/builder/general manly type person and I know that his shed is full of expensive looking gadgets like lathes and circular saws. He brought round a corded drill made by Makita and set it up for me to use. Some of the drill bits he had in the case were bigger than my… well, lets just say I felt very envious.
The drill pushed through my stubborn walls like they were butter! It was totally amazing and eye opening! I usually struggle to get a 2 inch screw hole drilled - but this thing punched in 6 inches in a matter of seconds.
I think it’s called a percussion drill and after a quick search on Screwfix and eBay I see that they are about £100.
If I get one… will I be a real man?Â
Well, it's not a giant lizard slaying robot and its not a new religion.
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Living in a simliar aged house I have gone through at least 3 “normal” corded drills in the last 7 years, and used to have exactly the same problem with the drill bits not even making a dent in the brickwork. My cordless drills weren’t even worth the effort of getting them out the box.
And then I bought a Dewalt SDS corded drill.
This really does piss though anything. I wish I had bought one years ago.
It’s a DeWalt D25102K, and cost me about £100. It is fantastic, and I only wish I had bought the next model up which allows you turn off the drill and use it as a demolition chisel.
Then it would really rock.
My father has had a Dewalt SDS drill for over 3 years now and they are the badgers nadgers!
Buy one so I can borrow yours as well!
no it wont make you a real man cos we know that you are really gay!!
Yes, that’s as maybe. But he’d be a gay guy with an impressive tool.
So that’s cool.
Like I said to BigFootCookie a few weeks ago when he was trying to get the pedals off his bike and broke 3 spanners - you’ve gotta have the right tool for the job…
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