Sds cordless drill capable for all round plumber

[Koogatubac]

Hey guys, im after a cordless sds that will drill holes up to 1 1/2" if possible which is capable of doing its job. I called into a local power tool merchant, i was interested in the makita 18v but he said that if it does break we can tell that you have misused it (went other its 20mm or whatever guidelines) and it invalidates its warrenty.

Would prefer a cordless than corded. Please help guys!!! Thanks

 

[Bartdude]

I've got an 18v Makita SDS but it's only good for drilling small holes,It won't cope with anything bigger. I've not got a bigger cordless SDS,they're a lot more expensive and I'd rather just plug in my corded one.I don't do much site work however,so I can cope without it.

 

[Koogatubac]

Thats good to know because i nearly bought the makita 18v today and would of proved that it was a bad investment. I do mostly site work atm, so its either drag the generator over and use corded sds or try to get battery 1 which would save alot of time! I dont think a battery sds is going to cope, please post more views on this matter guys! Thanks

 

[Blackcatgas]

the biggest SDS drill size they do is 30mm, anything bigger is SDS max, 1/12" is into core drill teritory, although i have been guilty of using my 24v makita to drill 5" core holes..... very slowly lol!.
Unless its a hole saw to drill wood, I Use my 18v dewalt to drill 50mm holes in wood no problem.

 

[GrahamM]

Are you talking bout brick/concrete?
You would need pay some serious money for a cordless drill that will drill that will be anywhere near taking on that kind of work. 36V territory.
An 18V would be a waste of space.

 

[Koogatubac]

Yea i thought that, yea its in concrete. Lol 5" with your makita im suprised it never blew! So it looks like cordless sds will not be a good option for sink/bath wastes etc, atm im using 18v combo makita which i use up to 32mm wood bits no problem, do you guys use impact drivers much by any chance?

 

[jambo]

i got a hilti te 72 32v cordless got it as an x demo with a 28mm sds masonary for doing prvs etc indestructable

 

[Avatar]

seriously the only cordles sds to check out for large holes is the 36v bosch (2.8 jules) -
it can do 26mm in masonry, 30mm in wood plus upto 68mm core bit as well!!

This really is the bad boy of all drills, and just picked a cheap one up from toolstation who were selling it off. You have to get the £500+ version with 2.6ah batteries though, otherwise the impact energy is reduced dramatically!

Impact drivers are good, if you work in wood a lot anyhow!

Let us know what you get . . .

 

[Koogatubac]

Yea that caught my eye, that does sound like a bad boy! I dont think im going to spend as much as over £500 for 1, but that looks like it would be the ideal sds! Ill have to keep checking around and mayb save up enough scrap copper/bonus to pay for it. Btw, i work for a company not self employed, the company will only pay for corded sds! Thanks every1 who has expressed their views! Really has helped me out

 

[stevetheplumber]

I use a small makita impact driver all the time clips boiler screws use it with a 10 mm socket for hanging rads once you get into the habit of using it there great unless your driving long screws into timber go for a small 12v one as its lighter and easier to get in to tight spots
you need a couple of the cheapest bit holder one short and one long the larger fancy snap in ones dont go inside a clip and ive found the flexi holder usefull as well
i bought a makita12v twin pack for under a hundred

 

[tamz]

If you want to cut 1 1/2" holes with a cordless it you could use lightweight tungsten cores
Search on screwfix for TCT Core drills (if i paste the link it won't work)

You would still need a decent powered cordless tho and are best used with corded.

 

[dano78]

i have just brought the 36 v bosch 3 joules and it is brilliant flys through walls 25mm masonary bits for your condense/discharge is no problem i even cored out 1 1/4 for my waste pipe brick was a bit soft but it worked fine got mine new on ebay 370 delivered bargain!

 

[Koogatubac]

Do you trust ebay? What guarentee do they give etc? Thats 1 hell of a good price for the bosch!!

 

[Spanner2k7]

i recently used my 18V Dewalt Combi Drill to drill a 44mm hole using a grit edged hole cutter through concrete blocks, it was a bit of a faff as I could cut only about 40mm at a time and then broke it out with a chisel. Still saved me getting all my leads and core drill out.

 

[GussyFinknottle]

The Hilti 6A is the daddy of all sds cordless drills.Have mine 6 years now and never missed a beat.Have been using it for 25mm holes through 250mm concrete every day