Issues drilling into 1949 house plaster

[Deleted member 174758]

But if you have a budget of £160 you can afford better.

Agreed. My own everyday drill is a Bosch GBH2400 which I picked-up 2 years ago for £100, and which has taken the usual beating that and trade tool gets without a hiccup. So with a budget of £160 the OP should end up with some change

 

[Codekid]

thanks for replying guys, especially the long post from JobAndKnock, appreciate you taking the time to go into detail, going to have a look online now and get one of the suggestions.

 

[Codekid]

can anyone give a good set of bits to buy? thanks

 

[Deleted member 174758]

As I said before you don't really need a set of bits. Get yourself a 5.5mm for red plugs and a 7mm for brown plugs (160mm long for 100mm depth of drilling) and that should cover 90% of your needs. It does for me. If you hit softer walls then a 5mm and a 6.5mm might be useful, but that's really it. Add other drills as and when required. If you buy a set you'll probably never use them all

 

[Codekid]

thanks, sorry I did read that but then caught up in the buying!

bought this

http://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/4966376227679 hitachi hitdh26px 240v sds 3 mode hammer drill 830w

So I just need to buy the drill bits you mentioned now!

thanks - hope this gets some proper gates on the wall

 

[wrathkeg]

I use DeWalt Extreme 2 masonry bits. Better than anything else I've tried.