I was looking for a cordless drill to help me with infrequent attempts to do some DIY (I usually get my builder brother-in-law or father-in-law to do DIY jobs...). Anyway, having checked various online retailers for a good value drill, I came across this Black + Decker drill at Amazon. Good drill for occasional DIY tasks, good reviews, and a very good price. Lowest price ever according to CamelCamelCamel.
Features include:-
24 torque clutch
Spring Loaded Slide Pack Battery System
Reverse switch for added versatility
Variable speed
Keyless Chuck
Better to spend a little more and get one with a Lithium ion battery.
With this drill it won,t hold charge if you use it infrequently, so thats a 2 hour recharge before use on every job.
Lithium ion batteries will hold charge for months so are always ready to use and usually recharge in 1 hour.
finnmaccool to ccraiggould
23 Apr 165#9
Nah. You'll need cement for that.
getmeone to ccraiggould
23 Apr 164#13
Square and compass (and a funny handshake) would be better.
allxdr to ccraiggould
23 Apr 163#4
Not really more a screwdriver n light wall jobs, i bought one about 6 months ago at £22 on here. does light work ok, but go for the 18v hammer if you want to decent masonry work, i have both by the way, other than that, good for price!
For those saying no - get a lithium. Where's the cheapest they would recommend? £16 is hard to beat!
ddaann_99
24 Apr 16#23
I have owned this drill for around 3 years and it comes out for occasional DIY maybe once every couple of months or so. Always has plenty of charge left for me to complete my jobs before charging again and putting back into a cold garage for use next time. To be fair, I think this is a really good drill for the money. I've had cheap battery drills before and this has far surpassed them in terms of torque and battery life. My dad also had one and flogged it's guts for years before it died on him.
montana78
24 Apr 16#22
I have similar machine. Both batteries died. Used total of 10 times over last 2 years. Don't bother
chrisredmayne
24 Apr 16#21
hmm tempted to buy to fix my garden fence. I'm rubbish at DIY, was just hammering nails into it and they never stay in! probably just made it worse!
janner43
24 Apr 16#20
NiCad batteries... :laughing::disappointed: No thanks...
turnaround37
24 Apr 16#19
Really good deal.had an older version of this for 8 years
tiggerloveslife
24 Apr 16#18
Bought this last time it was posted and it's an ok little drill for lightweight DIY jobs...I had a specific purpose I was buying it for (just wanted to drill a few extra holes in a pine shelving rack) and although it was ideal for what I wanted do not expect too much...it's not going to cope with heavy duty tasks but for lightweight little jobs around the house it's fine.
Previous posting was as follows so it's been this price for nearly a month:
It's not. It's still there at £16.93. Look to the right hand side.
Abs786007
24 Apr 16#16
Expired
Simonol
23 Apr 16#14
Cheers bought.
ccraiggould
23 Apr 16#2
any good for masonry ?
allxdr to ccraiggould
23 Apr 163#4
Not really more a screwdriver n light wall jobs, i bought one about 6 months ago at £22 on here. does light work ok, but go for the 18v hammer if you want to decent masonry work, i have both by the way, other than that, good for price!
finnmaccool to ccraiggould
23 Apr 165#9
Nah. You'll need cement for that.
getmeone to ccraiggould
23 Apr 164#13
Square and compass (and a funny handshake) would be better.
GarryRF
23 Apr 162#12
Avoid NiCad batteries. When they get left in the garage for months between DIY jobs they like to lose a few volts. One or two of the NiCad battery cells reverse charge when they go flat. Unless you split the battery pack you cant recover the useless cells. Not worth the trouble. If its just for jobs around the house get a mains powered drill. They're not expensive.
CelicaGT-Four
23 Apr 16#11
Voted hot from me, thanks OP. Bought for my parents who have this but lost the AC adapter...a non B&D one wouldn't work and this was cheaper than buying a new B&D AC adapter!
Dhagru
23 Apr 161#10
Same price at Homebase
dannz
23 Apr 162#8
I've been happy with this for light work (have hammer drill also)
ccraiggould
23 Apr 161#7
i have no idea about hammer drills etc,so thanks for the reply :smiley:
sofiasar
23 Apr 16#6
even if it was 18wt.
the ion battery are £63 18watt and are called Stanley drill.
I tired lidl ion drill and it wasn't that great
lightrider
23 Apr 166#5
Better to spend a little more and get one with a Lithium ion battery.
With this drill it won,t hold charge if you use it infrequently, so thats a 2 hour recharge before use on every job.
Lithium ion batteries will hold charge for months so are always ready to use and usually recharge in 1 hour.
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Features include:-
24 torque clutch
Spring Loaded Slide Pack Battery System
Reverse switch for added versatility
Variable speed
Keyless Chuck
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With this drill it won,t hold charge if you use it infrequently, so thats a 2 hour recharge before use on every job.
Lithium ion batteries will hold charge for months so are always ready to use and usually recharge in 1 hour.
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Previous posting was as follows so it's been this price for nearly a month:
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the ion battery are £63 18watt and are called Stanley drill.
I tired lidl ion drill and it wasn't that great
With this drill it won,t hold charge if you use it infrequently, so thats a 2 hour recharge before use on every job.
Lithium ion batteries will hold charge for months so are always ready to use and usually recharge in 1 hour.