hallo peeps,im after some info on sds drills as ive never used one yet,,lifting 2 large tiled floors on monday and im coming across plenty jobs like this so thought id invest in one to save me a tonne of work ,any advice on a middle of the road one anyone ? not cheap rubbish but not top of the range either would suit my needs?

I got a decent Bosch from B&Q about 3 years ago (can't remember the model without checking in the garage).

It's been great - cost about £80.

I use it for drilling / chiseling tiles / chasing out walls / mixing addy.

Make sure you get one with sds stop (chisel action) and variable speed.

Hi kilty

I have just bought the very same thing. it was cheap - as in about £50 + vat, comes with a 3 year guarantee and is a 1500w model. I could have gone for the 850 w model for about £35 +vat but, when you are spending top money , you expect the best!!!!

So what did I get for the cash?

A cracking little (joke) drill, breaker that comes with a supply of sds bits and it is really well made.
I usually buy the blue bosch, as in not the ordinary diy stuff, but this is an awesome bit of kit for the money.

The make? supatool!

Okay budget city and maybe a badged tool to boot, but it has waltzed through 2 walls with supplied chisel with ease. I was seriously struggling with a lump hammer and bolster.
Price is a good yardstick, but the price of this little drill defeats logic.

frogeye

I hear Hitachi H45MRY is awesome, but a bit pricey. I've tried most of Hilti's demolition hammers (all of them are top notch), and I share a TE-905 with a friend. Very powerfull, and it's ergonomical too. NOT cheap though.

A good mid range option would probably be the Hitachi DH24PFT.

Make sure to wear vibro dampening gloves, fully covering clothes, hearing protection, protective specs, and a face mask when lifting floors. It's loud, dusty, and generally nasty business.

And oh: Knee pads are not optional

Originally Posted by sWe

Make sure to wear vibro dampening gloves, fully covering clothes, hearing protection, protective specs, and a face mask when lifting floors. It's loud, dusty, and generally nasty business.

Hi sWe.

Well I must be honest, I didn't wear any of the above. i usually just look at a job and dive straight in - crap i know - the number of 'best' shirts I have managed to drop paint on when deciding to 'do a little job'!

as for your protective clothes - if only i had been wearing shin pads! I chopped a brick from a wall that was an arms length away only for it to drop on the floor, catapaulting another one which was lying half on another brick, into the air and smash into my shin! Ah the fun of diy!

pppppp

Good job I retired when I did!

Take care

frogeye

If it's only once or twice, you can get away with it, but if you do it regularly, and for a living, you kind of want minimize the chances of getting asthma, burst eyeballs, arthritis, throat cancer, etc etc...
Not using protective gear when appropriate is a bit like asking for pain and/or disability when you get a couple of decades down the road, not to mention that it puts one's ability to earn a living at risk...

Some manage to avoid pain and chronic illness, even though they expose themselves to all manner crap, every day, year in, year out, but ALOT don't, and I, for one, do not feel inclined towards tempting fate.

Hi Kilty recently bought this drill and along with the armeg tile chisel seems to do the job of lifting floor tiles beautifully, only slight problem is the drill is quite heavy but i only think that would be a problem if you had a massive floor to lift.

Erbauer 6kg SDS Drill


Robust design delivers outstanding performance when drilling, hammering or chiselling.

• 1300W
• SDS Plus
• Drill, Hammer & Chisel
• Adjustable Depth Setting
• Carry Case

£63.99

You can get an SDS drill where the spade is angled and designed for tile lifting. Gives you a more comfortable angle to work with.

Originally Posted by theyomper

You can get an SDS drill where the spade is angled and designed for tile lifting. Gives you a more comfortable angle to work with.

YES! you can and you can buy them from buybrandtools.....nice add on to a tilers tools kit.... http://www.buybrandtools.com/acatalo...ng-Chisel.html

Armeg SDS Plus Tile Removing Chisel

Ref: AR-G80SDSTR

Armeg tile removing chisel utilises the SDS Plus drill hammer-action to rapidly lift old tiles and supporting adhesive. Replaces the need to use time consuming hand-held hammers and chisels. With cranked shaft that angles the head beneath the tiles. Combination of hammer and chisel action rapidly removes old tiles.

For use with SDS Plus machines with roto stop.

or buy a cheap sds plus 80mm cranked tile remover from toolspot or ebay for about £3.50. mines still going strong - now where's a nail so I can scratch armeg on it

and yes I know you get what you pay for, but it still does the job

frogeye

cheers guys,,that angled chisel head looks the bizz