This 13mm Hammer Drill has all you need for the tough drilling tasks. not only does it have rotation with hammering for the tough jobs but you can easily switch to just rotation for the easier drilling jobs.
13mm keyed chuck
Includes 9 piece bit set
No speed reduction of motor in reverse
Lock on button for continuous operation
Side grip for added control
I vote for Makita. I have a 30yo Makita hammer drill still in perfect condition apart from scrapes.
But do you have the hat? 👲
No. Damn hardware store.
This thing's on its 4th set of brushes and as good as new. The drill I bought from supercheap was replaced in a month, and the new one I can't tighten the chuck properly. Real rubbish. Not worth $30.
do you want keyed chuck or keyless?
quality wise - probably the makita
For anyone looking for a drill primarily for drilling into concrete/masonry, I highly recommend going SDS over a basic hammer drill.
Its like switching from an electric knife to a petrol chainsaw… night and day.
This is only $10 more and will drill through concrete 5 to 10 times faster. Or use the supplied chisel attachment to break up concrete/rock like a mini-jackhammer.
http://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-850w-rotary-hammer-drill-ki…
Note that SDS drills are not suitable for drilling into wood/metal so you do need a regular (corded or battery) drill for regular stuff.
Comparisons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHuRpwtD4O8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDIggpbXqU
Are rotary hammer drills ok for drilling into standard wire cut house bricks?
Or are they likely to crack the bricks?
Crack the bricks ???
A rotary hammer drill is pretty much the only way to drill into bricks.
A standard hammer drill will still do the job, but slower.
A rotary hammer is a lot more 'violent', and when I tried it on loose bricks, they cracked easily.
I'm just wondering whether the added strength in a mortared wall will prevent this.
I've never heard of bricks cracking like you mention.
The whole idea is to "drill" through, hence why SDS have 3 settings:
a) drill
b) Hammer
c) drill + hammer
You were probably cracking them because they were not supported properly. Or pressing too hard, or a blunt/ineffective drill bit, or something?
However I probably wouldn't use a SDS drill for small holes in brickwork as it's not necessary for me to haul out the "heavy hitter" for little jobs. My Makita hammer drill easily drills 10-12mm holes in solid concrete, so it has no problem dealing with pressed bricks or besser blocks.
I don't really agree with systmworks… I'd buy a good quality hammer drill first, and hire a SDS if I needed to occasionally drill holes > 12mm into concrete. Or buy that (very well regarded) Ozito SDS only if or when the need arises. A standard hammer drill is infinitely more useful than a SDS hammer
@llama: Hey llama,
What hammer drill brand would you recommend for someone who needs it just around the house doing small jobs… Probably building a deck will be the most this DIYer would go :o)
Makita, Bosch, Hitachi, DeWalt or any "name brand". At a consumer level they are all basically the same - it's a competitive market so they are all priced in a similar way (for a given spec).
However, always remember that with power tools, you get what you pay for. Just because the spec sheets might look the same, it's usually what you cannot see (or they don't tell you) where the differences lie between cheap vs expensive models that look almost identical.
So, with a hammer drill, the hammering needs to work properly and to be resilient enough to last. I have a Makita hammer drill and a could of cheaper ones too… the Makita is infinitely better in the way that it performs, yet it doesn't actually appear to be "better" based on appearance alone.
Stanley, Ozito, Ryobi, 666, XU1 and a plethora of other cheap chinese products rebranded with a "recognisable name" are not necessarily bad value.
However, unlike the big names these are not products that live and die on their manufacturer's reputation. In other words, you'd have a hard time finding a "dud model" of a DeWalt or Makita. Yet you might find a good Ozito product occasionally :-)
This or the bosch blue 650w hammer drill?
http://www.bunnings.com.au/bosch-blue-650w-corded-impact-dri…