Drills

[Mr_love_monkey]

Hi,

Anyone recommend a reasonably cheap drill for drilling right the way through an external wall?

Thanks

[LSainsbury]

Homebase and B&Q do a good range of el' cheapo drils - just get one with hammer action for going through walls....

And you might want to buy a detector to detect hidden studs, cables and pipes...

[Paul]

might want to look for a cheap SDS drill and a decent long drill bit, make sure you know the width of wall you need to fully penetrate though.

[punky]

Cheapo B&Q job will do it (they normally have some going cheap). As mentioned, make sure its a hammer drill, and make sure it comes with the side handle (the one that sticks out 90 degress at a right angle).

Also make sure you get a masonry drill bit, which would be red tipped and have a arrow-hear sort of point on the end.

[greencreeper]

Make sure the drill bit fits the drill The longer the bit, the thicker it tends to be. The bigger the chuck size, the more pricey the drill. May be an idea to drill from both sides of the wall - need to be accurate with your measuring though.

[spiderplant]

If it really is a one-off job, you might be better off popping into your local hire shop.

[greencreeper]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

If it really is a one-off job, you might be better off popping into your local hire shop.

The acquisition of a tool can suddenly give rise to ideas for the tool... And it's a useful thing to have for the future. But if you really just want it for one job, buy the drill, use it and take it back. Just try to keep it clean. My mate did it with a wallpaper stripper, only he said it was faulty - gave him a store voucher.

[bopdude]

As mentioned, there are a few options but first, is it a one off or do you really want to buy a drill, second, do you want mains 240 V / mains to a dropper and a 110 V or will a battery drill do ? second what sort of work will it be doing in future, this will determine the chuck type, as mentioned, SDS is the better drill tending to have more torque etc etc but if its for light use an ordinary chuck is best. Also, thickness and type of wall, hole size needed and use of

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[Ramrod]

I'd go for a decent (1000W + ) drill and then you have one for the next few years

[Taf]

Drill a small diameter hole first, then use the final size bit.... and let the bit do the work or you'll burn out any low power drill... Wickes has a good range of bits....

[altis]

Our B&Q whorehouse has an offer at the moment: £49.95 for a ~1500W SDS drill complete with loads of bits including a diamond (?) hole cutter about 60mm diameter.

I bought not too long ago a Rotary Hammer drill with SDS Chuck from B&Q.

Was £20 and this baby will go through anything.