Lol At you giving your opinion when you ve never even used this, and no you don't need a sds drill for general diy

Lots of stock around Birmingham

Good find, was oos last week ,but now plenty available.

You beat me to posting it! Good find. When I saw the deal I also spotted this for £85: http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/stanley-fatmax-18v-cordless-hammer-drill-with-2-x-20ah-batteries%2C-fast-charger-and-kitbox---fmc625d2-322538
£20 more but its a hammer drill, has a metal chuck and 2 x 2ah batteries.

Can anyone advise if this is worth the extra £20?

Yes

Well I will keep posting this : the hammer drill is great but it was £69 a few months back on offer. If in no rush worth waiting.

​I bought a very similar Fatmax one for £70 a while back and it's excellent, would not have been unhappy to pay £85 for it. Pretty pointless buying a non-hammer drill I think but each to their own.

Definitely worth the extra, I own it

The specs on the Homebase website seem to suggest that the drill the OP has posted IS a hammer drill.


Blows per minute: 20250 <---------- That's hammer blows per minute !
Number of gears: 2
Battery type: Lithium ion
Voltage: 18V
Suitable for: Drilling into concrete, wood and metal

So it looks to be the same / similar drill as the £84.95 Hammer drill but with 2
X 1.3AH batteries instead of the 2 x 2.0AH batteries, and possibly a non metal chuck... ?

I have the £85 2 x 2.0AH battery version and I really rate it, it is used daily for drilling into masonry and it goes for ages without having to swap batteries / recharge.

That is unless anyone with the £64.44 drill can confirm otherwise ?

I have the £85 ( 2 x 2.0AH batteries version) and it's a very good drill, used almost daily for drilling into masonry and just keeps going for ages without having to recharge.

That is a good hammer drill (so can drill into masonry which the £65 model won't do). Can be used for screw driving too. Built in LED light. Batteries are 2.0Ah rather than 1.3Ah so 50% extra runtime over the £65 model.

If it's going to be your only drill then definitely worth the extra £20. If you have a hammer drill already which you'll be keeping then you might be happy buying the £65 drill and keeping both around.

Yeah, reading between the lines it appears to be a hammer drill. The listing specifies it can drill into masonry with bits upto 13mm (impossible with a normal drill) and lists a bpm figure. In that case I'd save my £20 and buy the one in this listing. Good deal IMO.

Mm' not bad - heat added :smiley:

Looking closely at the image of the OP's drill it doesn't have the hammer symbol on the side like the ~£85.00 one does, so maybe the specs are wrong and it doesn't have a hammer action .... ? Also the wording on the Fatmax drills on the Homebase site that have hammer symbol on the side of the drill clearly state that the drill has hammer action, whereas the OP's one doesn't mention it. So I'm now less inclined to think that the OP's drill has a hammer function, if any HUK Dealers purchases one please let us know !

is this better than makita drills

lol at the people commenting about hammer drill function..it's pretty much pointless in real life in these units.
you do need a real sds drill if you plan to use it for that type of stuff..

Dewalt is owned by Stanley Black and Decker. Can imagine these drills to be very similar to dewalt ( obviously not as good though)as they are both are made in the same factory in china now. Dewalt aint what it used to be either.

been using this drill for last two years without any problems

STOP THE PRESS! I bought the drill I posted above (http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/stanley-fatmax-18v-cordless-hammer-drill-with-2-x-20ah-batteries,-fast-charger-and-kitbox---fmc625d2-322538?_$ja=tsid%3A21719%7Cprd%3A1546795&cm_mmc=Affiliate-_-Cojun-_-Pepper+Deals+LTD-_-1546795) for £65!!!!!!!!! I went into purchase it today it was on offer for £65 rather than the £85 as shown online. When it scanned it was £85 but when I explained that it was £65 on the shelf and showed the assistant she was fine and charged me £65. I bought mine at the Macclesfield store - I don't know if it is store specific.

Went into Homebase to buy this. Checked manual inside box, torque is only 30Nm (not 50Nm as per Homebase website). Tried to check Stanley website to confirm, not easy to find the unit. I believe it's this one
http://uk.stanleysites.com/products/detail/Power+Tools/Cordless+Drilling/SFM+18V+1%252E3Ah+Li-Ion+Drill+Driver+in+Soft+Bag whch says TBC under torque!
So I bought the Fatmax £85 hammer drill instead. For £20 extra, more umpf, PLUS proper hammer function. One drill for 90% of jobs.