I need to do some heavy drilling into concrete and brick and am
looking to buy a good quality SDS drill. It has to be light and take
conventional drills bits so I can use it for general DIY jobs later.
I had a demo of a Metabo BHE24 in a shop and I was very impressed, but
the drill with percussion and rotataion stop is very expensive (over
220GBP) and I figure as this will be a drill for life I might as well
get one with all the features. I know there's a Makita 2450X that has
everything I want, but I heard using the conventional chuck mounted on
the end of the SDS chuck makes it awkward to use as it makes the drill
longer, heavier and it's not very precise. I've now found two Bosch
models that might suit; the green PBH240re for around 130GBP with an
alternative conventional chuck and some extra drill and chisel bits,
or the nearly identical blue GBH2-24dfr for around 160GBP which only
comes with an alternative conventional chuck.
My question then is this... can anyone tell me their experiences with
any of these drills. I know there are other models available in the
US that I might be able to get in the UK too. I have no experience
with any make. What I'm most interested in is the drill performance
with conventional bits especially drilling into wood (they all have
lower rotation speeds than normal drills), and for the Bosch drills if
there is any real difference between the green and blue models.
Many thanks,
Ken