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  Chris Auld February 2, 2011 at 9:38pm

  I use a Dewalt 18v for drilling/driving into wood and a mains powered Bosch for drilling into masonry, if you want a battery powered one for that you would probably need at least a 24v model, preferably higher with SDS.
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  thedirtydigger February 2, 2011 at 9:57pm

  
  right, thanks for that. thats 18v right?
  Paul @ PPCH Services said:
  

  BTW, I use a Bosch 18v NIMH twin pack Combi drill and  Impact driver set

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  Charles Langford February 2, 2011 at 10:11pm

  I concur with Pauk. I would go for the Makita Li On battery http://www.screwfix.com/prods/25754/Power-Tools/Cordless-Drills/Mak...

   

  I have always had Makita and have found the after care brilliant. You might want to check that your charger will charge Li on and not just Ni cd batteries. I always use a 240V SDS Makita drill for any masonary drilling. I find tw drills, and three batteries useful. One drill for pilot holes, one as a screw driver, one battery on charge. Alternatively get a flip drive if you are constantly chaging from drill bit to screwdriver head.

  I have the original hitachi impact driver which has a few battery issues (probably just age) but I might try out a hitachi combi drill in the future I have always been impressed by their products
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  Neil Bishop February 2, 2011 at 10:12pm

  Like most things, you get what you pay for. Go for a Makita or dewalt, preferably L-ion as mentioned above. Happy drilling! 
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  Kieran Ray February 2, 2011 at 11:38pm

  I have the 18v li-ion makita stuff, i picked up the drill and impact driver as a set, from screwfix. They were the cheapest when I got mine, you would be best to have a look around now. The impact driver is my most used battery tool. The set is about £350, but unless you have 18v li ion batteries already you will be paying that each for them anyway!
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  chris nangle February 7, 2011 at 7:08pm

  i have the makita 18 v li

  lion combi drill and impact driver set ,great tools that we use all the time ,the set is good value  ,about £350 .
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  thedirtydigger February 7, 2011 at 9:07pm

  I will, thank you very much for that.

  
  cheers
  colin said:

  if your still loolking for drills i got a mate of mine to become a member  http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profile/JASONSMITH   give him a call or email he deals in de walt, makita etc   might be able to get you a good price on a set
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  Fraser Watson February 7, 2011 at 10:16pm

  IMO combi drills are no much use when it come to driving in screws i had bosch 18v li it lasted 30mins before it started smoking.

   

  like paul says combi and impact driver or a drill driver recently bought  makita's drill driver i have a this  makita combi it all fits in the drill drivers box and i can say they both are very good the drill driver has a nice bit of weight behind it and very strong 3ah li bats that go one for ever just about and charges in 22mins

   

  
  
  
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  Anthony Toop February 8, 2011 at 10:46am

  Can i ask why an impact driver is better for putting screws in, i thought they were just for really tough nuts and bolts etc and would vibrate a screw to bits!, am i missing a trick here?
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  Darren Palmer January 5, 2014 at 7:26pm

  It's because they hammer the screw in the direction of turn rather than backwards and forwards.
  This tapping or hammering makes life so much easier