Sds adaptors?

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Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
Have a dilemma. My old cordless drill which took conventional drill bits packed up. I also have a corded bosch sds drill and masonry bits but all my old conventional bits won't fit.

I could buy ones of the sds chuck adaptors to use all my old bits. Seem to vary in price, up to & £25 with delivery.

Or I could just get a new bosch cordless drill for £59 which would take my old bits as well.

Are the adaptors any good or should I just buy a new cordless?

Thanks for any advice
 

Randomnerd

Bimbleur
Location
North Yorkshire
Happy to recommend Toolstop for power tools. This Makita is good value imho. Maybe too spendy? Wouldn’t bother with adapters - weak link for masonry anyhow, and something else to tote about. 😀
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
I have an adaptor. It does work, but there is a fair bit of play inherent in the nature SDS fitting. I use it occasionally as my mon-SDS drill (mains powered) doesn't have reverse. I've never owned a battery drill and rarely if ever used a drill for screwdriving.
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
My curiosity raised I did a quick look on axminster and spotted this

https://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-sds-adaptor-13mm-drill-chuck-094001 for a whoping £7.30.
Can't really go too far wrong with that, given it's an occasional use item - thought I'm not usually an advocate for cheap tools

I don't think mine was particularly expensive - not sure of make but says something like "Rohit, Germany" on it. I got it from Axminster at any rate, but may or may not be the same unit, but it works OK
 

Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
I had a very similar adapter for my impact driver (so I could use regular easy-out type bits in it). They are certianly not designed for an impact driver so mine broke. but that small bolt at the top is very thin, I would think with an SDS drill with hammer function it would be too much for that little set screw.

I'd just buy a cheap corded drill from Amazon or Toolstation (who are delivering at the moment on a wide range of tools). A drill specifically designed for hammer drilling is still better than an adapter, which as said above will be the weakest link.

this one is £25. I have a cheapo hammer dirll that my Dad gave me. I've been using it for years. My Dad got it in 2008 so was using it for years before me (he just needed a heavier duty one as he does building and property maintenance)
 

Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
I might add - I'm not a fan of cheap stuff either, unless it does the job and will be used rarely. I have the same brand (as my link above) of angle grinder and it's very good quality, that was only about £25 as well.

I have re-read your post and see that you wanted cordless. You won't get anything good for under £60, as you are just paying for the battery and charger. useful if you work outdoors a lot with no access to a socket, but I never do
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
You probably know this but prompted by E-A's comment, you are not supposed to use the adaptors in impact mode; they're for drilling wood or metal in roundy-round mode only. My adaptor has a warning to that effect printed on it
 

Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
You probably know this but prompted by E-A's comment, you are not supposed to use the adaptors in impact mode; they're for drilling wood or metal in roundy-round mode only. My adaptor has a warning to that effect printed on it
yeah I should have known that, but I was desperate. My impact driver doesn't have a non-impact setting becasue it was cheap! it's still a tremendous thing though
 
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Sharky

Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
Thanks for the replies.
Think I will just get a 2nd cordless drill and keep my sds one for the heavier masonry tasks.

I liked my old cordless one, but it was a cheap one and the battery only lasted a short while.

Robert Dyas are doing a bosch cordless for £59 delivered

Thanks again
 

Electric_Andy

Heavy Metal Fan
Location
Plymouth
Thanks for the replies.
Think I will just get a 2nd cordless drill and keep my sds one for the heavier masonry tasks.

I liked my old cordless one, but it was a cheap one and the battery only lasted a short while.

Robert Dyas are doing a bosch cordless for £59 delivered

Thanks again
Thats a good price for an 18V, but it only has a 1.5Ah battery. I'm sure you knew that. I have a 14v Bosch drill, it's lasted 7 years so far but I had to upgrade the 1.5Ah battery as it was just too small.
 
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Sharky

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Location
Kent
Thats a good price for an 18V, but it only has a 1.5Ah battery. I'm sure you knew that. I have a 14v Bosch drill, it's lasted 7 years so far but I had to upgrade the 1.5Ah battery as it was just too small.
I won't be a heavy user, just now and again. So just ordered the Robert Dyas Bosch one at £59. I also have a cordless Bosch hedge trimmer, which has been very good , although have only used a couple of times so far.

Thanks all
 

carlosfandangus

Über Member
Happy to recommend Toolstop for power tools. This Makita is good value imho. Maybe too spendy? Wouldn’t bother with adapters - weak link for masonry anyhow, and something else to tote about. 😀
+1 for this, I have owned and used since they first came out (£200 IIRC), trade and home use, its now 10 years old and I would not hesitate buying another if I needed to
 

JhnBssll

Veteran
Location
Suffolk
Excellent choice :okay: Which model is the hedge trimmer out of interest?

I work for Bosch, always useful to know what people think of our products. I'm in the powertools group in one of the garden tools teams, hence my interest in the hedge trimmer specifically :laugh:
 
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Sharky

Guru
Location
Kent
Excellent choice :okay: Which model is the hedge trimmer out of interest?

I work for Bosch, always useful to know what people think of our products. I'm in the powertools group in one of the garden tools teams, hence my interest in the hedge trimmer specifically :laugh:

This one
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