Best sort of drill for garden DIY?

[Bill HH]

Right - I have bought my drill!! It is a cordless 18V combi Lithium battery Hitachi and I bought it at Screwfix this afternoon. It's 1.6kg so is nice and light.

I nearly bought a Makita, Bill H, but then veered onto the Hitachi because it was a better price, lighter weight at 1.6kg and also it was GREEN, My fave colour!!

I have already predrilled and started putting my cold frame together, with the wonderful power assisted screwdriver facility and it is immensely satisfying not to have to petition Mr Noosner to help, lovely and helpful though he is.

I can't wait to make some raised beds! And no doubt many other things.

Thanks a million, everyone. I wouldn't have known what to get without all your advice and me and my new drill are going to be very happy together, I just know it.

p.s. I bought a De Walt set of drill bits too.

Well how about that I also have an Hitachi cordless drill and I rate it very highly. It came with a cordless torch that uses the same battery and I use that all the time. At least my fear of you buying a "Cheapo Whizzo" drill have not materialised. Its a good drill and will serve you well. One tip when driving in a screw is to drill a small pilot hole because powering in a screw can easily split the wood. Also avoid driving screws in too far till the head is almost out of sight, its easy done.

[Noosner]

Well how about that I also have an Hitachi cordless drill and I rate it very highly. It came with a cordless torch that uses the same battery and I use that all the time. At least my fear of you buying a "Cheapo Whizzo" drill have not materialised. Its a good drill and will serve you well. One tip when driving in a screw is to drill a small pilot hole because powering in a screw can easily split the wood. Also avoid driving screws in too far till the head is almost out of sight, its easy done.

Thanks Bill! Yes, I decided to buy summat decent in the end, as I thought it was more likely that I'd find pleasure in the work and therefore be tempted to try more projects...

Thanks for the tips, much apprec. I found yesterday that the low speed setting helps avoid driving the screw in too far. And I have been good and have been drilling all my pilot holes, though I can see there is a massive temptation not to! Found out by trial and error that if you keep the drill going as you pull it out, that seems to remove the wood debris from the hole. Also it seems a good idea to make the pilot hole narrower than the intended screw... it's mostly logic, really, isn't it and not rocket science as I used to think in my pre-drill days... *eyes film over in pity for that former deluded self*

[Bill HH]

Yes the drill needs to be smaller than the screw or the screw will just fall out lol. Now you need a good jig saw, spirit level, and a square. Then the sky is the limit.



http://www.screwfix.com/p/hitachi-cj...saw-240v/80801

[bearded bloke]

You will soon be on the advanced stuff Noosner

[Noosner]

Brilliant, BB!

Yes, Bill, and the guy in Screwfix said I would soon be back for a saw bench...

[RedThorn]

Careful!you're well on your way to a second addictive hobby, collecting garage toys


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[Bigmallly]

You'll be putting me out of a job soon................

[ButternutSquash]

Nice. I've got drill envy.

[4390evans]

I had this one, I loved it but my dad wanted it back

It was brilliant for all the jobs I had in the garden last year and it has a little light on the bottom so you can carry on working as the dark comes in. Think I might have to buy one, or throw my dad down the stairs so I can inherit his again. Hey money's tight

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-Cordle...ef=pd_sxp_f_pt

[Potstubsdustbins]

That would be the drill in #7 then. Nice one, to stop over driving screws practice with the torque settings, saves a heck of a lot of messing about.

You will now have to be very careful or you'll be back to Screwfix and coming away with an overloaded credit card and arms full of goodies.

[bearded bloke]

Careful!you're well on your way to a second addictive hobby, collecting garage toys

What's the old saying RT ........ He who dies owning the most toys is the winner think I may be a contender

[RedThorn]

Mine's been culled through moving country three times

Working hard on restoring the balance though

[Noosner]

Luckily I have no garage, only a shed, so that keeps me in check (bit frustrating, though!)

[Potstubsdustbins]

Surprising what you can get in a shed. My 12ft x 8ft is that packed I have to move stuff to get to the benches and work.

[bearded bloke]

^^^ proper shed