Bosch Multidrill GBH 4 v Erbauer ERB388SDS

[Doogal]

:santa3: Hi, I am needing to buy a decent heavy duty drill for general use and also doing a bit of core drilling for fitting a a couple of bathrooms, wasstes etc, I am not a full time plumber and a bit confused about what to get, I don't have a huge amount of money to spend either. I visited the local hire shop and they said that for core drilling you need an expensive dedicated core drill - but that isn't any good for general use and hammer purposes. But I looked on youtube and there is a post https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Pj9zzPN0s where the guy uses a Bosch multidrill easily for doing a large core drilling. Can anyone advise on whether the Bosch GBH 4 would be good? and if something like the Erbauer ERB388SDS which you can currently buy for about a quarter of the price, much more in my price range, would do the job? or any other suggestions please, I have considered hiring but the price of this quickly mounts up and I want the flexibility of owning something, Cheers

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

The bosch one will probably last 4 imes longer than the Erbaurer one

For what you describe an SDS drill is probably most suitable. Dont get me wrong, I have a Marcrist core drill and it is fantastic.

With most power tools you get what you pay for and I dont mind my Makita SDS, was about £120

Here: HR2610 | Makita 3 Mode SDS+ Rotary Hammer Drill

Its not used everyday and for big jobs the Marcrist is used

 

[Doogal]

Thanks Tom, thats really useful, so something like the Makita could also be used for core drilling as well, Regards

 

[newcastle phill]

Yeh but Ebauar sounds german so will be well good.

 

[steadyon]

Erbauer may sound German, but I think all their kit is made in the Far East and branded Erbauer to make everyone think its European made.

 

[newcastle phill]

You dont say lol

I buy ardennes patte from ASDA but im under no illusion it probably was made in a stinky factory in bognor.

 

[Clint 1979]

Bosch GBH 2-28DV 2kg SDS Plus Drill 240V | SDS Plus 3 Function | NoLinkingToThis


I've got one of these and can't fault it.......no sweat with the core drills and excellent for chasing walls and breaking up concrete!!! It also drills holes ;-)
You get what you pay for.......worth every penny!!

 

[AWheating]

any decent sds will do small core holes tbh. if you was going to be doing core holes all the time or larger holes then a proper core drill is the best solution.

the bosch gbh 2-26dre can be had for about £120 and with 3 years warranty is a excellent buy and almost as good as the above 2-28 which replaced it as the top model a few years ago.

ive done a few 5" core holes with mine when ive forgotten to take my core drill with me, not that i would ever recommend it.

 

[AWheating]

Erbauer may sound German, but I think all their kit is made in the Far East and branded Erbauer to make everyone think its European made.

made by positec i think for screwfix. they also make worx and a number of other brands on behalf of diy chains.

 

[antdad]

I have an older GBH 4 and I wouldn't get another, it has a safety clutch and switchable chuck that can be troublesome.

 

[Millsy 82]

I always used to use my cheap bosch sds for cores it was ok and always got there eventually. As I am doing more and more I bought a core drill which is 10 times quicker and doesn't get as hot.

I also bought a cheap big sds Titan to get through granite walls and that copes with core drills with ease for £60 you can't go wrong. Might be a bit excessive for 7mm drill bits though.

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

got Bosh multidrill, havent found any cons yet. Got myself Milwaukee core drill just for large core drilling. I had 2 titan sds before, both failed so I would rather invest more in good drill then keep spending on cheap ones.

 

[antdad]

Just to clarify why I don't like my older model GBH 4 (as posted in the youtube vid by the OP not the newer GBH4-32), if you only use the SDS it's absolutely fine, however if you have to quick change the chuck for say drilling metal or using a core then it can get stuck. The mechanism is a little delicate and get gritted easily so you have to be ultra careful you don't contaminate the grease, I've used it for a few large cores and drilling heavy gauge steel and the clutch imo is set to low and it struggled. Could be the operator though..

 

[Doogal]

Thanks everyone for your help, think I will be going with a Makita or a Bosch gbh 2-26dre and see how I get on