Look what showed up on my doorstep today

[OldCarGuy]

A Black & Decker 1 1/2" Spline Drive Rotary Hammer Drill along with 7 carbide masonry bits. This will add to my arsenal of masonry drills that includes a Milwaukee 1/2" “D” handle hammer drill.

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[W-Cummins]

looks good only one problem.... once you run you new rotary hammer you will want to throw that pos hammer drill in the trash.

William....

[Bigger Hammer]

Man, I haven't seen one of those in quite a while. When I first started in Const. I had no idea what a rotary hammer or a chipping hammer were. They were all Machos. We worked the piss out of them too. The only time I ever saw one fail was drilling 30 something 1 3/4" holes. Nice score.

[bmwpower]

Too bad you won't be able to use it to install your new lift (since it's being installed for you).

Good find.

I might have asked this before, but what's the difference between a rotary hammer and a regular hammer drill?

[PAToyota]

Been keeping my eye out for one of those myself... Good score!

[Vicegrip]

Makes my hands numb and tingly just looking at it.;) Used one to instal many many pop up anchors in pool decks for covers one long summer.

[OldCarGuy]

I might have asked this before, but what's the difference between a rotary hammer and a regular hammer drill?

A Hammer Drill has a standard drill chuck to hold common carbide tipped masonry bits. It incorporates a rapid hammering to increase drilling speed into concrete. A Rotary Hammer Drill uses far less RPM on the drill bit and much more powerful blows, much like a jack hammer. If you noticed the Rotary Hammer Drill bits have a bigger spline drive to transfer the blows far more efficiently.

The advantage of the Rotary Hammer Drill is that it will drill a hole in concrete in a fraction of the time that a standard Hammer Drill would take. All my driveways and garage floors are 4,500 PSI concrete rather than 3,000 that is commonly used. This new drill will make life a lot easier for me…

My Milwaukee “D” handle 1/2” Hammer Drill. I’m not about to part with this drill. With the turn of the collar, it becomes a 1/2" regular drill.

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[1stwarrior95]

All my driveways and garage floors are 4,500 PSI cement

Youre gonna get awful dusty workin "in" that cement....:bounce:
If it was me I'd add some rock, sand, and water to it to make some concrete! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Looks like a nice drill BTW. Unfortunately we use those at work sometimes...

[boiler7904]

Youre gonna get awful dusty workin "in" that cement....:bounce:
If it was me I'd add some rock, sand, and water to it to make some concrete! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Looks like a nice drill BTW. Unfortunately we use those at work sometimes...

If you wanted to get real technical, the "rock" would be coarse aggregate and the "sand" would be fine aggregate.:)

[1stwarrior95]

If you wanted to get real technical, the "rock" would be coarse aggregate and the "sand" would be fine aggregate.:)

hahaha, Yep i guess it would!

But then you gotta ad in the H2o and admixture and "air"...(Don't ask me what those last 2 products really are or what they do). But they are all part of "concrete".
You'd be suprised how many people call concrete cement. Cement is a powder used to make concrete.:thumbup::thumbup:

See, I did learn somethin on the job! :lol_hitti

[wilbilt]

But then you gotta ad in the H2o and admixture and "air"...(Don't ask me what those last 2 products really are or what they do).

Air-entrained cement (yes, cement) can be use to make concrete that is more resistant to frost damage. It causes lots of tiny bubbles in the finished mix, which help water escape under freezing conditions.

The air-entraining agents can also be added as an admixture to concrete made with "normal" cement.

[boiler7904]

hahaha, Yep i guess it would!

But then you gotta ad in the H2o and admixture and "air"...(Don't ask me what those last 2 products really are or what they do). But they are all part of "concrete".
You'd be suprised how many people call concrete cement. Cement is a powder used to make concrete.:thumbup::thumbup:

See, I did learn somethin on the job! :lol_hitti

Entrained air helps with frost protection and other admixtures are used to modify cure time, reduce the amount of water in the mix, allow for cold weather placement, color the mix, etc.

Calling concrete cement is the tip of the iceburg when it comes to using incorrect construction terminology. I hear it all everyday at work. The most annoying has got to be calling masonry "masonary". If you watch DIY network enough, you'll want to start shaking TV because they say it so much.

[OldCarGuy]

You’re absolutely correct. I mistakenly used the incorrect terminology of cement for concrete. But I got it right two other places in that post. Do I get any makeup points for masonry?

From a guy that recently purchased over 400 yards of ready mixed concrete for my garages and driveways it's totally inexcusable.

[1stwarrior95]

You’re absolutely correct. I mistakenly used the incorrect terminology of cement for concrete. But I got it right two other places in that post. Do I get any makeup points for masonry?

From a guy that recently purchased over 400 yards of ready mixed concrete for my garages and driveways it's totally inexcusable.

Hahahaha
Just pokin fun. Showin off some of my newfound knowledge....!:lol_hitti

masonry is outa my league though! Couldn't prove it by me!

After payin the bill for 400 yards of the stuff you can call it anything you want!:eyecrazy::eyecrazy::lol: Ouch!

Wish I could afford the 12-15 yds I need for my garage floor....

[wilbilt]

The most annoying has got to be calling masonry "masonary".

That grates me, too. Another term, related to the real estate business, is "realty". It is not "reality".

"Jewelry" vs. "Joolery"

"Nuclear" vs. "Nucular"

"SawZall" vs. "SalZall" (or "SawZaww")

"Drawers" vs. "Draws"

...it goes on...

[wilbilt]

From a guy that recently purchased over 400 yards of ready mixed concrete for my garages and driveways it's totally inexcusable.

If you're buying it, you can call it anything you want. :beer:

[OldCarGuy]

If you're buying it, you can call it anything you want. :beer:

I’m sure if I would have called it “peanut butter” rather than concrete, they would see that the trucks arrived on time with concrete in them. As long as I paid the bill at the end of every month! :)

Some months it looked like the national debt.

[Bigger Hammer]

400 yards? Geesh, did they at least give you your own street name or something? lmao. That ought to make for one hell of a nice drive way. I'd settle for about 40 yards to come my way just out of the blue.