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Toolsters come hither... Help me choose a new drill

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PerkingFaintly · 07/11/2019 19:46

My trusty old Homebase cheapest just isn't cutting the mustard –or much else – in my new place, even on hammer setting.

The brickwork here is some sort of indestructible engineering block, very different from the soft yellow bricks I'm used to that you can make a hole in with your fingernail.

What do I need that will have a bit of welly? Especially given I'm not very strong and can't put a lot of weight behind it?

Or do I just need spanking new masonry bits for my elderly Homebase drill?

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FamilyStrifeIsHard2Bear · 07/11/2019 20:12

We have one of these I've used to go through brickwork, dense wooden beams and all sorts with great success.
I'd also recommend a new set of bits too if you don't have much strength, every little helps :)

www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hp1631k-2-710w-electric-percussion-drill-240v/46545

PerkingFaintly · 07/11/2019 20:41

Ooh, thank you.

I was going to ask how you found the keyless chuck, as having dodgy hands I usually like the leverage of key. Then I checked the reviews and almost all the bad ones are about chuck-failure.

Hmm.

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