How do you choose a drill?
Choose drill
Ask yourself what kinds of jobs you want to do before buying a drill.
- Do you want to drive screws?
- Which drilling jobs do you want to perform?
- Do you want a corded or cordless drill?
Do you want to drive screws?
Light screwdriving jobs: electric screwdriver or screw drill
Do you want to perform light screwdriving jobs? You need an electric screwdriver or screw drill. With these, you can easily screw wooden furniture together or hang up a photo frame. With an electric screwdriver. you can only perform screwdriving jobs. You can also use a screw drill to drill.
Demanding screwdriving jobs: impact screwdriver
Even though an impact screwdriver looks like an electric screwdriver, you can also use it for more demanding screwdriving jobs. An impact screwdriver has more power thanks to the high torque. This means you can screw nuts and bolts that you can't tighten or loosen by hand more easily. That way, you can effortlessly put your kitchen unit.
Which drilling jobs do you want to perform?
Drilling in wood, metal, and plaster: screw drill
You use a screw drill for light screwdriving and drilling jobs in soft materials. Think of wood, plastic, metal, plaster, and soft stone. A screw drill is powerful enough for most jobs in and around the home.
- Drilling in wood
- Drilling in metal
- Drilling in soft stone like plaster
Drilling in stone and tiles: impact drill
An impact drill is more powerful than a regular screw drill. Thanks to this function, the drill rotates and moves forwards and backwards. Without this pulsing motion, you can't make holes in hard types of stone like brick.
- Drilling in wood
- Drilling in metal
- Drilling in hard stone like brick
- Drilling in tiles
Drilling in concrete: hammer drill or combi hammer
A hammer drill has a hammer function that you can use to easily make holes in the hardest materials, like concrete. A hammer function is like an impact function, but is even more powerful. If the hammer drill has a rotation stop, we call it a combi hammer. You can also use this tool for demolition and chiseling.
- Drilling in concrete
- With rotation stop: demolishing and chiseling
Other drilling jobs
Precise drilling in wood and metal: pillar drill
You use a pillar drill for precise drilling jobs in wood and metal. You secure this tool to your workbench, so you use it in a fixed spot.
- Precise drilling in wood
- Precise drilling in metal
Multiple drills: combi set
With a combi set, you get multiple tools all at once. Do you choose a combi set with several types of drills? You'll have all the tools you need for various screwdriving and drilling jobs right away.
Do you want a corded or cordless drill?
Whether you want a corded drill or cordless drill depends on your needs. Do you want to cordlessly drill in places without a socket? A cordless drill is the best choice. if your drill and battery are part of a battery platform, you can also use the battery on other (garden) tools in this platform. That's useful. Do you always want electricity and more power? Choose a corded drill.
