Drill for steadies

[woodsieboy]

My drill gave up today, so looking for recommendations for a replacement, do I buy a well known brand of brushless or go for anonymous make from well know site beginning with A

 

[borderbilly]

Get down to Lidls, 3 years guarantee, and cheap as chips.

 

[birdman101]

I use Argos own brand of Guild and swear by them. Have drills,one for caravan legs another for use in garage, circular saw, planer and sander all excellent.

 

[Woodentop]

If you have a Homebase near you that is still open, they were doing a B&D battery drill for £40. B&D are the same company as Stanley these days.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

I've had quite a few "bargain" drills over the years and none have lasted all that long.
Current drill is a Black and Decker 18v which has lasted about 6 years and still going strong.

 

[Hutch]

My Black and Decker, batteries are NiCads 18v, if we go away for a week then I have to take the charger with me, no real problem except another kilo of weight. I bought a Parkside 24 volt drill from Lidl li-ion battery, for about £30 light and just right for the steadys.

 

[Beardy]

I use a Parkside (Lidl) cordless screwdriver. Lighter than a drill, more controlable, and recharges from a standard usb socket. I had to get my steady winder machined to 1/8" (same as a standard screwdriver bit).

 

[Sam Vimes]

I do a lot of DIY and use a Bosch 18v drill/driver. It's quiet compact and can drive a 6mm x 150mm screw into a fence post no trouble. It has torque control which I have to remember to set low when using it on the steadies otherwise it will jack the caravan up.