Draper 40765 18-Volt 2-Speed Cordless Hammer Drill Ni-CD Battery

Quality piece of kit - the 2 18V batteries are excellent, and make it that more versatile as a backup. Chuck is good - unlike many cordless types, although a quickchanger would be ideal if you cannibalize one from another drill. Only flaw is the reversible screwdriver heads are ridiculously tight on the side compartments of the drill, but I don't use them anyway as my normal heads. For the price of the drill you are getting build quality comparable to a Bosch of at least twice the price - bargain for all DIY enthusiasts. update - 3 years on and the batteries have finally died after hundreds if charges. This drill helped renovate an entire house, so for the price it is great. Just purchased another so the 2 new batteries can be used in 2 drills simultaneously! Update 5 years on!!! Drill, motor and chuck still going strong but I have replaced the batteries as I bought the drill a 2nd time but considering it was used for a full house refurbished, and dozens of odd jobs every year, I've had my money's worth and will continue to! Update 8 years on! Still extremely happy with these drills - motor, chuck and everything still fine but my batteries don't hold a charge as well as they used to. However I do keep them in the shed over winter where it freezes so I can't complain if I don't take better care of them :)

RE: (5 Star Drill) @ a (5 star price)... I bought this drill again, because I have already owned this 18v Drill for 2 years. (Due to heavy use) the batteries began to 'wean' and die, after 2 years heavy use which is FABULOUS. I would like to say anyone wanting a drill for steel, wood, or masonry, this drill tick's all the right boxes... Works very well as a power screw-driver ....and comes with some screw-driving bits. Jack of all trades tool. Yes it comes with instructions however, you simply will not need them, just charge batteries for about 2-5 hours, and fully discharge before recharging again. (only for the 1st 2 weeks). The drill is nice a light with a superb grip, in the similar league as Dewalt drills, only they cost £200-£300 That was a very big sweeping statement, however I can assure you that the only difference is not power, but the Dewalt Drill batteries charge VERY FAST. And are a little better quality... (However think about what Amazon UK give you for you money). A nice case, 2x 18v Batteries; off course the drill it-self with hammer action, rubber grip, and slow-fast throttle, electric brake - Plus perfect for getting to difficult areas. all in all a superb buy. I highly recommend 5 stars.! @ a 5 Star Price, only found on Amazon UK at this current price. All for under a meagre fifty-five pounds. The wonders of mass production, add to your basket. The excellent thing often overlooked, is the fact you have a spare battery, and whether you are a trades person or not, it will prove useful. Please, also, if you found my review helpful, please leave me a positive vote, as its much appreciated. thank-you... Dave.

I did a fair bit of research before ordering this item. The reviews suggested that it was as good as drills double the price, was light and the Bty's held their charge but ran down quite quickly on heavier jobs. Firstly, the drill seems well made, pretty light and well packaged. The bty charger is simple to use and charged in 1hr. The manual states it takes betwen 8-10 charges for the bty to be up to optimum performance so I cant comment on how long the btys hold their charge and have not done anything too taxing with it yet. I used the 5 and 6 mm masonry drill bits on a couple of jobs and it works fine. like allot of keyless chucks there is a certain amount of slippage on the drill bit until you get used to how tight to twist the chuck but it worked fine. The drill seems well balanced and comfortable to hold. all in all it seems to be a really good buy and I would definately reccomend it.

Had this for a month or so now and been using it pretty much daily on an outbuilding project and so far it has performed very well indeed, for the price it's reasonably pokey, the battery lasts for around half a day if being used pretty regularly and having the second battery (takes just the one hour to charge), means the drill is never unavailable. The charger was not working properly when I got it, so I contacted Draper and they had a replacment out to me within a week, excellent service. On the minus side the chuck isn't huge (but in reality once you get up to big bit sizes you would probably need something with a load more welly anyway), it is a little on the heavy side and the drill bits it comes with are uniformly useless. Overall however you won't get a better performing 18 Volt drill (with two batteries), for the price. Highly recommended. Update: OK, over three years on and the two batteries are finally knackered (will work but not for long and don't hold a charge), but they have been in constant use for the whole time and I have dropped and clattered the drill numerous times and, up until last week (when I dropped it off a ladder and smashed the casing), it has performed excellently. I will definitley be buying another if I can, for the price it remains highly recommended

looks a little cheap but is very powerful and battery lasts well. It is the best cordless drill I have ever bought. I have ammended this review because the chuck torque failed and the drill wouldn't work. Amazon were great as normal and gave me a refund