want to buy a drill to drill into a wall/cement.
Some bosch drills can drill into wood only
heard Bosch drills the best out there
any one of u bought before. if yes, which series. Heard there are many.
I am only selling Bosch automotive parts. Hardware is different division, so have to buy outside.
Cant get dealer or staff price
Saw at Ace Hardware. the series i interested retaling for rm890( drill wood, cement and others)

Or should i save my money, pay contractor or wireman to do.

This post has been edited by airline: Apr 25 2010, 10:06 AM

If u just want to drill small holes, wood & cement wall alike, domestic use, a sub RM200 model from Bosch or Black & Decker is enough.

Take note that, to drill wood & cement wall require different drill bit. Wood usually is black color while cement is chrome color.

Bosch ada rm200 below?
Ace guy told me if use below rm500 one cant drill wall.
I pening kepala.
Want to drill to put toilet accessories, blinds.
Going to share with friends
Which Bosch dealer in hardware the cheapest?

I got no clue about Black Decker

Not too familiar with the Bosch's range & its price tag.

But I'm using a Black & Decker corded drill at home & sometimes for work.
Selling for I think RM189 at Jusco/Tesco etc. If got offer, can get at about RM159 or something.
The supplied drill bit is insufficient, so i bought an additional drill bit combo for RM30+.

Can drill cement wall, wood, door frame with ease.

BUT if u want to drill thru tiles, slot in wall clip & mount toilet accessories. That requires some skill & experience loh.

honestly... buy the cheap one from giant/ tesco (40-60) also ok, u are not going to use it everyday

.. make sure got hammer function if u need to drill brick..

different dril bit for different surface..
1. tile, glass
2. wood
3. brick

i drill complete my house eqp... still ok ..

if u die die also want to get a bosch drill can try this model, GBH 2-18 RE
Cost around RM380 ++ ( if not mistaken ). This one is good enough to complete ur work. Other china made drill only around 140++. If it's not heavy duty, can try china brand.

If u want to drill hole for toilet accessories & blinds, try to get a 5.5mm concrete drill bit. The hole size is matching with the wall plug.

Be careful and drill slowly if u want to drill thru tiles, or u may break the tiles, pull the trigger slow slowly...

i bought bosch drill for rm250 from hardware store. complete with drill bit set for each type (screw, wood, wall and tile). doing fine until now.

go to jln pasar...there's a bosch dealer with tonnes of drills and whatnots...can bargain too! dunno if you can trade bosch wipers..batteries with him or not

i've been using a bosch impact-drill for many years...just buy a good set of bits

i got mine for rm219 at ace hardware. needed it urgently.
with 100pcs worth of acessories. they say is promo.
although i knew i can get cheaper

Black Decker was rm259 with accessories

anyone use the cordless one before? any difference in power

that's a good bargain, i guess u get all the wall plug, drill bit type, screws and all that eyh?

my father is a carpenter/buruh kasar..so i get to play with his toys now and then..

the differences
1. power - depending on how much juice the battery has..the rotation get's slower..so u know when to charge..but at 100%..it's the same IMHO..
2. weight - definitely heavier as u have to factor in the power bricks weight

I used sub rm100 drill.. can drill anything from wood to cement & concete. I used it a lot to hang stuff on the wall and even to for wall clothes hanger/drier (this one uses 10mm drill bit, the biggest hole I ever made for DIY stuff)..

So, paying rm980 to do you DIY thing sounds crazy..

This post has been edited by zeese: Apr 26 2010, 12:20 PM

I use a basic low-end corded B&D drill. I think is 500W.

I only have the silver colour bits and use it both on concrete and tiles. My technique is use the smallest bit (2mm-3mm) first to drill a hole slowly into 2-4cm depth. Then only use the 5-8mm bit to widen it. So far never break a single tile. I drill both between tiles and directly on tiles. This make need some practise, try on some spare/broken tiles first.

Remember to disable the hammer-drill function, this is for concrete only.

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Bosch range from RM few hundred to RM few k....
If you want to drill wall, get a rotary hammer drill... it can drill into concrete wall, but the price is expensive... cost RM1k+++

If wanna save money, just get B&D for DIY use as Bosch usually for heavy duty & professional use.

i remember drilling through a concrete wall.... the drill bit went glowing red due to heat.