Core drills

[Riley]

Alright my plumbers from another mother

Know it’s been asked before but what core drills are people using. I need to bite the bullet.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Diaquip

 

[Riley]

Hello Shaun. You always know of the nicest gear. Think that’s a little outta my price range. Don’t mind something In the £400-700 mark

 

[ShaunCorbs]

This is a decent one (the one I had before)

Metabo BDE1100 240v High Torque Rotary Core Drill

Metabo 600806380 BDE1100 240v Rotary Core Drill

www.ffx.co.uk

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Like anything it’s all in the cores

 

[Riley]

That’s a good price. Would it do a 152mm core?

 

[Murdoch]

I’ve have a Makita 8406 IIRC

great bit of kit

 

[ShaunCorbs]

The thing is probably but I wouldn’t do that many also depends what your going through

if your doing a lot of 6” through hard stuff I would say no

 

[Riley]

Nah not really hard stuff. Like you say though it’s about the quality of the cores too

 

[IND_Nick]

I've got the Milwaukee one and it is superb, about £500 from memory. As above though, it is worth pairing it with a decent set of cores.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep cheap ones I find tend to twist you more as the stones arnt set right facing inwards a smidge

 

[Aquarius]

Alright my plumbers from another mother

Know it’s been asked before but what core drills are people using. I need to bite the bullet.

Sorry can’t contribute, but are you back now Riley?

actually, tell a lie, I’ve used one at work - Makita - didn’t like it as it was like Bob Marley, kept jamming. Cores were crap as well.

 

[Riley]

Hello mate I’m in and out fella. Busy busy at the mo

 

[Ben-gee]

I too have the makita 8406 and find it very good. Did 6” core for my kitchen extractor easy (mind you it was only block and render so cheating really).
Done loads of 127, 117, 65, 52, 38 holes in all sorts.
Mind you this time I never use this drill for anything else, strictly cores only, so it’s never been on hammer and it’s lasting really well.

 

[Riley]

Cheers mate. I’ve never been a makita fan but maybe I should get over myself

 

[Ben-gee]

Depends on frequency of use I s’pose. I mostly do bathrooms so much less use than if you’re fitting boilers I guess.

 

[Riley]

Yeah. Sorry mate I wasn’t being rude. I appreciate the suggestion I’ve just never been a makita guy

 

[gmartine]

I’ve have a Makita 8406 IIRC

great bit of kit

Thats a stalwart and well proven.

Strange they dont mention what cores that Metabo can go up to, dont want to be liable i suppose.

 

[IND_Nick]

Cheers mate. I’ve never been a makita fan but maybe I should get

I actually have both the Makita and Milwaukee. I find the Milwaukee much better, it feels a lot more powerful and definitely goes through smoother. The lads always borrow it and the Makita stays in the lock up, which says something.

 

[Riley]

Which model Milwaukee is it?

 

[gmartine]

@IND Nick

Depends on the power rating of the Makita doesnt it, they can vary enormously from 850w to 1400W and are priced accordingly. Whereas the Millwaukee has a high power rating as standard.

 

[IND_Nick]

The Milwaukee is a DD2 - 160XE which says it is 1500W. The Makita is a 8406C which says 1400W.
So there's not much in it.
As said I have both and in my opinion, and the lads who work for me, the Milwaukee performs better. But both are good quality and will definitely do the job.

 

[SimonG]

I had a makita bought solely for coring. But now I just use my £99 bosch corded sds drill. Takes a lot of stick. Used it to cut about 80 6" cores in concrete 60mm deep to recess a wet room former.

 

[Ben-gee]

Blimey all those cores!! Why not just SDS with a chisel bit - actually last time I did similar job it required the 15kg breaker - but breaker must be much quicker than cores I would of thought?

 

[SimonG]

Blimey all those cores!! Why not just SDS with a chisel bit - actually last time I did similar job it required the 15kg breaker - but breaker must be much quicker than cores I would of thought?

Just trying to be precise. The concrete was 6 to 8 inches thick. Used the core method over a 1700 x 800 area. Sorted the waste, small pour of self leveller and then tile adhesive to stick the former down.
Tried my breaker but just not precise enough.