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Great Product. The first time I saw a friend use his Bosch Hammer drill back in 1978, I was sold. I still have and use my original Bosch Hammer drill but its getting a little tired and it doesn't have the chiseling ability of the new rotary hammer drill. For an all around size and level of comfort, I found the tool to be quite efficient. Thank You MB in Pa. We use it for a variety of demo/ construction projects which include occasional masonry work. The quite smooth operation almost fools you because it works so effortlessly. I stayed with plus size so I could use all of my existing bits and drivers from my previous Bosch Hammer drill.
Its absolutely great.And for Under $200 its tough to beat. I mostly use it for 1/4" tapcons in Foundations and its a Breeze.The tool is just the perfect weight/Size any heavier would be to much for a Tapcon drill,if your doing mostly 3/16-1/2" holes and occasionally larger coring then i would have no reservations for suggesting this Rotary Hammer. I have been in the trades for over 20 years and never felt that i needed a "REAL" Hammer drill, somehow got by with a Cordless Dewalt Hammer but struggled thinking thats the nature of the beast. Well i have to say this would be one tool that i couldn't do without.
This is a great drill if you need to do some light chipping as well as drilling. Interesting to research SDS bit systems and see that Bosch was the originator of these standards. I give this drill 4 stars because I have only had it for a couple of weeks. Certainly the price is excellent compared to the competition. I am fully expecting this drill to meet expectations. Currently using it on a job, drilling and chipping through 6 inches of concrete, and it is doing great. Next year I would give it 5 stars if it was still performing as it is now.
I haven't actually used my new drill yet but if it preforms like ones I have borrowed I will be thrilled.
This Bosch would be a far better choice than a corded hammer drill because it is similar in weight but can do a lot more tasks and just plain better at drilling.I read a lot of posts here about folks complaining about the loose chuck, the bit can wobble in the chuck but that is the nature of sds rotary hammers and it hasn't had any detrimental effects on drilling holes for anchors or tapcons. I've always wanted to get one of these for myself and currently where I am I only have an 18vLiOn hammer drill. I've been in construction for over twenty years, a previous employer had one of these rotary hammers and we used it often for chasing bx and electrical boxes into brick, concrete, structo-lite or block and never had a problem. We also used it to drill into the older concrete buildings that seemed to be too hard for an ordinary hammer drill.
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