First broken power tool..Ebrauer cordless drill

[WaterTight]

Ebrauer cordless drill. Just over two year old, relatively regular use. Just spins round without spinning what in it - say a screwdriver bit - once connected to screw. Fixable or had it?

If the latter - any good suggestions? I don't need it to be high-spec really, have a decent SDS and so just use cordless for whacking in screws and making a few holes in bits of wood.

 

[RCJ]

That seems pretty good actually especially when youve got analysers to buy aswel

 

[so-solar]

Makita li-ion 18v impact driver is the best power tool i have ever bought!!!!!

 

[Phil]

Never used an impact driver, am I missing out?

Whats wrong with using just my Makita 18v LXT combi drill for driving screws, seems to work okay?

 

[Dannypipe]

Impact drivers are amazing at driving in screws easily. They're very loud while they do it!

Basically they bang the screw in a rotational direction.

The Makita Impact drivers are good. I'm just not happy with my combination impact driver/drill. The chuck adapter for it was £35, the drill was nearly £400 and it smoked on the the first week I used it.

You only really need an impact driver if you reguarly drive in lots of screws. Like timber framing in bathrooms, or dry lining.

 

[WHPES]

my 18v makita li-ion drill has just developed the same problem, so i took it apart and i now cant put it back together

If you have the batteries / charger etc you can buy just the drill body on its own without having to buy the entire kit.

 

[Mr Flux]

Milwaukee all the way, u can pitch up the 18v driver with 2 3ah batteries for £215 what a buy! Also purchased the 18v millwaukee torch aswell, very well designed tools! Small things count, they have a power battery indicator, a light that lights when you are drilling and illuminates drilling area and clips on side off drill with you can put bits for storage! Best drill i have ever owned!!!!

 

[mark_mc]

i got that tmaz the hilti offer but did one better me and a mate at work was in hilti in belfast they had no more of that one but give use the newer model pack with 14volt 3.3ah batteries and the newer model cordless drill driver and newer model cordless impact driver same money £289 +vat,
brillant peice of kit nearly all my tools are hilti offer excellant cover and excellant service and for the amount you pay extra compfared to dewalt and bosch it is most def worth every penny.
if anyone wants a decent power tool got to your nearest hilti dealer you will be surprised they give you a lot of stuff free.
i got a 36volt lion cordless sds recently cost over 600 but that came with 2 batteries, vacuum attachment have to see it to beleive it, a hilti holesaw set up to 110mm, steel bit set over 30bits, selection of sds bits
you pay for the best but its worth it.

 

[Mike Jackson]

These threads make me feel old. The first power tool I killed was Bosch hammer drill nearly thirty years ago. That was in the days when SDS was a rarity and we had to use a Rawl drill to make ho;es in concrete.