BLACK+DECKER18V Hammer Drill with Battery, Charger, and Kitbox, BCD700S1K-GB

his Black & Decker drill machine is exactly what I was looking for! It’s powerful, easy to handle, and perfect for all my DIY projects. The battery life is impressive, and it gets the job done smoothly. If you’re looking for a reliable and efficient drill, go for it

It is not too heavy to hold up when drilling smaller holes at awkward positions, quite light really.OK, it’s not the most powerful drill in the world, but if want to drill small holes you do not need a massive drill.So, for me, it was perfect for when I ddi not need my corded drill, and also far more convenient. No need for extension cables etc.It made very very light work of hammer drilling 4 5mm holes into an outside wall to mount 2 solar powered lights with PIR sensors so my balcony is lit up in the dark when I go onto it in the dark/winter. (Good quality masonry drill bits also helped a lot!) this is what bought it for.Then turn it from hammer drill down to power setting one, and it screwed the screws into the plugs without effort, without overdoing it.I could have paid someone to do the work, and not bought this, but that would have probably cost twice as much, and not left me with a nice little cordless drill.I will take it to work. It will probably spent the rest of its life undoing screws that hold bits of trim and the like onto cars.As a side note is is not brushless.Bought to do one job. And it did it effortlessly. The rest is a bonus.DOWNSIDE.I fully charged the battery on the day it arrived.I drilled 4 holes. To mount the lights mentioned, and then put it to one side for 4 days.I liked it so much I bought a second battery, so that I can just swop them at work, and carry on.Day 5 I went to use it and the battery was flat. After under 10 minutes of use on a fully charged battery.Put the second battery in, and it worked.So I plugged the flat battery into the charger, and ‘red flashing light’ on charger. IE battery defective. The battery that came with it, that I have had for under 10 days. Unplugged the charger and removed the battery, and tried again. Same result. The battery lasted under 10 days, and under 10 minutes of use.Put the spare battery into the charger, green light. Charger is working, drill is working.I know I only really bought it to do one job, and that it did that job. I did not expect the battery to only do that one job, and stop working almost instantly after it was done.I going to assume I received a defective battery in the case with the drill.So I put in a return request, and bought it again. Have paid for the second battery, and i did like the drill, lets hope i was just unlucky.Update: the second one arrived over a week ago, and has caused no problems. I got a full refund from Amazon for the first defective one.

This has been really handy as I’ve moved home with furniture and fittings however it did struggle a bit when in the masonry settings to make large holes (10mm) I had good quality drill bits but it wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped. Think it was in red brick from the dust I was making so would probably work better on breeze blocks. With the drill struggling the bits got stuck in the drill and I had to buy grip tools to get them out. I think this drill is probably suitable for most at home use but if you’re going to be doing lots of masonry drilling or mask art drilling with large drill bits into a very hard surface then probably need a more powerful tool. Otherwise happy, battery is nice and compact and charges quickly.

Great hammer drill, good value for money, very durable tool, the power is great, and charging doesn't take long. Thanks. Great find

Really nice and good. Highly recommended. Value and quality. Top notch. 👍💯

Excellent. Great price and good quality but time will be the true judge,.that and how many holes I can put in stuff!

Have only charged it and read the instructions. So far so good. Seems to be a well made product. Everything seems to work. Not too heavy to hold.Having read reviews regarding the case and how difficult it is to repack everything....I took a photo before unpacking! This definitely was a good idea as I can see what people mean about there not being obvious compartments. Photo attached.

Does the job, enough torque to make you hold it firmly, good value. Good for general use drilling and screwdriving which is what I wanted. If the battery charged fastr would have been 5 stars.