Hammer Drill

[andy778]

where to get a good one at a reasonable price?

I bought a really cheap one at macro a while back, used it once and that was it...busted

Somewhere in town?

Thanks

[STEVE G]

One of those open fronted hardware shops on the left before the palace heading north had a selection of decent power tools last time I visited.
I’m pretty sure they have Makita and Wolf and although obviously not cheap, if you are after quality give it a try.

[T.I.G.R.]

I got a Makita at Home Pro two years ago. It's been used by myself and more importantly by the guys who tore apart our kitchen and three bathrooms last year. Believe me, it's been worth whatever I paid for it, which i can't remember. I believe it was pretty reasonable though. I still use it every time I have to hang a picture or something.....love these concrete and tile walls!

[Arcadian]

I bought one from Home Pro for about the equivalent of 40 pounds. It was made by Makita but under a different brand name, they also sell proper Makitas.

[Arcadian]

I bought one from Home Pro for about the equivalent of 40 pounds. It was made by Makita but under a different brand name, they also sell proper Makitas.

[andy778]

I bought one from Home Pro for about the equivalent of 40 pounds. It was made by Makita but under a different brand name, they also sell proper Makitas.

Sound Ok. 2000+ baht isnt too bad if its quality....

Cheers

[bluezephyr]

When i visited end of April i was taken to the nightmarket in Cha am.
There was a guy selling secondhand tools, drills and allsorts.
If i could have taken some back i'd have bid him on some of his gear.

[Vital Spark]

Just had a look at the name on our faithful drill - it says PAOS (yeh, I know, I've never heard of it either )

We bought it ten years ago in Thailand, and it's done everything asked of it. Quite frankly, drill bits are probably more important than the machine.

Mr. VS has just installed a shower heater in our new home - with our trusty drill and good drill bits it was a doddle.

We tend to go middle of the road (price wise) when buying electrical stuff - just have a look on the box and see where it was manufactured. You don't need to go for the brand name, just make sure it's not manufactured in Thailand.

VS

[exnavy]

I bought a 'Made in China' drill seven years ago from a stool in the night market. Big mistake! Lasted about seven weeks. The drill bits purchased at the same time, (also 'Made in China'), were so soft that they were useless after a couple sessions.

I subsequently replaced the drill with a genuine Hitachi, purchased at Big Kiang on the Petchkasem Road and new drill bits made in Europe or USA purchased at Dusit hardware store on the Pala U Road. Have had absolutely no problems since. I've used the drill many, many times myself around the house, and in building a second home. It was also used, (sorry abused), by local workers at the time. Still no problems! I highly recommend Hitachi.

[ADW]

I bought a drill in Homepro (I think it was Makita) a couple of years ago and it has been used regularly by me and passed around the neighbours! I think it cost a couple thousand.

As mentioned before, it is the drill bits that make the difference. I bought a pack at Homepro - absolute rubbish. Bought a single masoary bit for around 100 baht I think from one of the Thai hardware stores (the one opposite Big Boon Laundry/Soi Hotpot) if that means anything, and it has been fantastic.

[Terry]

One of those open fronted hardware shops on the left before the palace heading north had a selection of decent power tools last time I visited.
I’m pretty sure they have Makita and Wolf and although obviously not cheap, if you are after quality give it a try.

Just re read this one.
Steve - I notice you state WOLF

My late father worked at their factory in Alperton W. London for most of his life. When I married for the first time in 1969, he gave me his trusty old WOLF 'Safety Master' so that I could tackle the DIY jobs. It was at that time some 15 years old.

I still have it - it must be 50 + years old - and I have built several houses, done thousands of hours of DIY with it and it is still going strong.

One of it's virtues is that it is double insulated - which for it's era was rocket science.

My father told me that the standard test for 'survival' of a new Wolf model in those days was to give one to the Company's founder (A Mr. Geoffrey Wolf). He would then proceed to the roof of a five storey tower on the factory site - and drop it to the concrete car park below. If it still worked - it was OK to sell.

Unusual - but a good QA procedure nevertheless

OK - it is not percussion, but it has two speeds and an immense amount of torque - it's virtually unstopable.

Only one problem here in Thailand, and that is getting good, strong and lasting drill bits - as V.S. mentions. Sadly - no matter how good the electric drill; if the drill bits are no good then you will have a hard time.

Sadly, I believe Wolf were absorbed by Makita many years ago.

[Nereus]

My Father had a Wolf 1/2 " Drill on the farm in Australia. It was 32 Volts, which was the standard farm generator voltage at that time. After we got AC power and bought a welder, I rigged up an outlet on the welder with a round pin plug that nothing else fitted. Along with a press that held the drill, it served for many years.

The workshop where I served my apprenticeship was an authorised service centre for Wolf, and I do recall repairing a few of them, but they were very well regarded, and constructed.

[STEVE G]

Earlier in the year I was clearing out some things I had stored at my parents house when I found a very old Black and Decker drill that I bought from a surplus store about twenty years ago.
It has a very solid Aluminium body and is probably at least forty years old. I connected it up and it still runs at full power; they don't make them like that any more!