No its not, with "very occasional" use the Ni-Cad battery will fail as they self discharge relatively quickly (approx 1% a day) , once discharged the nickel cadmium crystallises rendering the battery knackered.

See http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/the-truth-about-nicd-batteries/

Decent price for the toolbox and basic tools. The drill will manage a couple of pieces of flat pack furniture and then die a slow and painful death in someone's garage before it's called into action 12 months later only to realise the battery is dead. Wish I'd learnt this lesson at such a good price myself though. :stuck_out_tongue:

It's noted in the answers here that a charger is included.

Bargain hot' can't fault what's included for the price being paid.

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I used to have this drill (bought in Sainsbury's on sale for £19 a few years ago) - it's great for very occasional use around the house. I've since replaced with the Bosch 18v Li-Ion, which is (very) significantly better.

Battery is pretty poor, the drill has very little power, but it gets small jobs done with little fuss.

The drill can be used for masonry... slowly and painfully, and probably ruins the drill. I would certainly not consider this drill for frequent use, but if you need something to drill the occasional hole in wood, or put together IKEA furniture, then it's quite decent.

Unless your in store don,t bother with online booking homebase are trying to make money from 0845, just to tell you they dont have the item.

thanks ordered!

Battery is not environment friendly

Ordered for the flat pack nursery packages being dropped off next week, heat added op. Thanks :smiley:

That'll do nicely!

That'll do nicely!

For a minute I thought I'd woken up back in 1990 and the last 25 years had been a dream.

NiCad.

Also can't understand why this is not included in the 'Valentine's Deals' section?

Utility Knife suitable for cutting out tongues but need to purchase a spade in order to bury them on the beach.

This is fantastic. i have reserved with only one more left in stock thank you

Ordered and heat added thanks op

I'm guessing this has charging dock?

No mention of a charger in the description?

Worth it for the very occasional user

Decent price for the toolbox and basic tools. The drill will manage a couple of pieces of flat pack furniture and then die a slow and painful death in someone's garage before it's called into action 12 months later only to realise the battery is dead. Wish I'd learnt this lesson at such a good price myself though. :stuck_out_tongue:

Can the drill be used for masonry?

saw this today in Homebase. cheap as chips. well worth the money. loads of other stock reduced. guess they are getting rid of stuff before being rebranded "Bunnings" by the new owners Wesfarmers. Good post. Heat Added

link quotes...
What is this “memory effect” anyway?
....When you start using your gadget, it will last shorter, since it is only 70% charged – and thus the assumption that older NiCd batteries last less than brand new ones.

dude battery tech (eg Ni-Cd) does NOT define this
all modern battery techs do the same(shame)
(designed capacity and actual capacity)
his view on the "memory effect" are a reach and wrong
check belarc or siw
this author in your link needs better knowledge and writing skills
its a reach what he says, im no advocate of Ni-Cd bats, yes they dont last as long during usage abut 50-60% of newer, are denser and require heaver cells last about half the time ie max 2-5 years instead of 5+ and they can only be charged in total less time
but Caveat emptor my friends
FWIW thanks for link though, its amazing how a blog can inform and "educate"

What a lot of twaddle! I have a couple of the latest B&D lithium ion drills, a 2 gear and a small hand driver type. I also still have my old ni-cad 18v Powerbase (B&Q) from the late 90s. It was always my drill at hand for years. It still works well. It's left in my garage and taken out every now and then when I want to do something outside - just shove it on charge overnight and it's fine.
The difference? It was peanuts. The new ones are not cheap.
And as for you assumption that it discharges at a rate of 1% a day ...that's a 100 days of charge!! And the battery is then knackered. Mine isn't. When it is, or if it ever is, I'll throw it in the bin. Paid for itself, over and over again.

Hot!

exactly , plain English award
main point of lithium and nickel battery's
was "memory effect"
could be charged at any stage and not needing to prime new batts

FYI
only £0,000,000.06p of RRP
soz, not so much of a bargin
:disappointed:
oh well, ha
im seeing this deal OP as an expensive case (should be about £12 or £10 cheap)
and few quid of cheap "give aways" (not to real mates)
"can i borrow a drill bit", will bring it back USED
and a drill for around £5
"can i borrow a drill" again
excellent for "mates" and neighbours
heat added for find

Fine for the casual diyer but if you want quality then you're better off buying the parts individually.

It's noted in the answers here that a charger is included.

I cant see a Battery Charger in any of the pics.

​sorry mate , I've still got a nicad battery reciprocator saw , drill and rip saw and all are fine. you always drain down these batteries before charging again. look after the tools and they will look after you!
Hope this gives non tradesmen some knowledge on this area.

10 in stock at st albans hatfield road branch.

Doesn't seem like a bad deal. Just purchased one for myself in Nottingham after reserving it online. For just under £20 you can't really go wrong. This is even more beneficial if you don't have any household tools to begin with - you're getting a good DIY starter set.

Spotted this cracker for the more actute in homebase clearance section....what a bargain....I wonder what they do when they really want to clear their shelves, knock 7p off!

I have a black and decker in mint condition. It's 10yrs old and batteries died on it. Replacement batteries cost a bomb but I don't want to throw it away. Shame.

Not necessarily true, I bought my dad a Makita 9.6v nicad 6093D drill in the early Nineties (the classic boomerang shape one), it's hardly ever been used, I tried it recently and both batteries hold a perfectly decent charge it did't run down or loose power during a difficult fence repair job.

I must admit i brought the challenge extreme 18v nicad from argos £17 iirc and its ma aged to drill holes in concrete block walls holes through metal and assemble a bunkbed set all with one charge olus ither minor tasks for the price it was amazing not sure if this 1wv woyld have the grunt tho

12 left in Southport.

This is cheap

Nicad are old now not worth it you need li-ion just like mobile phones to hold charge n not to recharge after every few days or when you need it it's gone flat even as average joe diy not worth it

Is this better value if you're only after the drill/driver? http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/challenge-xtreme-lithium-ion-cordless-drill-driver-10-8v-15-99-argos-2389949

I had a Black and Decker 18v Ni-cad one and the battery has just died 2 weeks ago. Very occasional use. It was bought in 2002. Funny how people were perfectly happy with Ni-cad and they didn't all die after a year until new tech came out. Not saying lithium ion isn't better, they obviously are, but they are also 3 times the price, will they last 3 times longer?

No stock for about 10 miles around me

I was thinking of this to assemble a flat pack and maybe other occasional use, but the battery doesn't seem good? Am I better of with thus? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005YTA86S/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?qid=1454750405&sr=8-14&pi=AC_SX220_SY330_QL65&keywords=Screw+driver

Only just, mostly Poundland type items. Still, overall good for a very light diy project, then throw out the drill as it'll die before the next one. The reason manufacturers still peddle inferior nicad kit is that they make money through the high replacement rate. Lithium is the only way to go.

Is it possible to put a lithium ion battery and put it in the drill? Or would it just be cheaper and easier to buy a better drill?
Thanks

Thanks :smiley:

Surely even if the drill's a bag of spanners, £20 for the rest of it is still a good buy. Hot from me

Thanks for that!

Is the drill any good with this deal? Cheers.

going to collect tomorrow thanks

great price even for me who hates diy

Awesome price voted hot

Was £43 on HUKD the other day. Now, it really is a good deal.

Bargain hot' can't fault what's included for the price being paid.

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This is a great price

In before "cold, NiCd battery"