1/2 cordless hammer drill

[buick215]

I am looking for some recommendations on a good 1/2 inch cordless hammer drill. I have looked at the Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, Dewalt, Hitach, Rigid, and Porter Cable but they all look pretty much the same therefor making it hard for me to make a decision.

 

[Monte]

Rotary Hammer ? (SDS-Plus)

 

[buick215]

Rotary Hammer ? (SDS-Plus)

No, just a regular hammer drill with a regular drill chuck and an 18-20 volt lithium ion battery.

 

[MattT]

Monte is right. If you need a cordless hammer drill buy a rotary hammer. Cordless hammer drills **** even more than the corded ones. If you don't need hammer buy a regular drill. The hammer mechanism is just added weight and bulk.

 

[2chipped]

I have a standard hammerdrill,and an sds(dewalt18 volt). If you must have cordless for regular use,sds is the only tool to use. I use my sds for as small as 5/32 holes,it is that much faster. Oh and I use them daily for work.

 

[buick215]

I already have a corded rotary hammer drill but I need something cordless and don't want to spend too much money on a cordless rotary hammer. The cordless is going to be used for drilling small holes in concrete and block for tapcon screws. The corded rotary for large holes and solid concrete.

 

[kippieland]

I already have a corded rotary hammer drill but I need something cordless and don't want to spend too much money on a cordless rotary hammer. The cordless is going to be used for drilling small holes in concrete and block for tapcon screws. The corded rotary for large holes and solid concrete.

I put in 500 tapcons in a slap floor last year (put a OSB subfloor overr the concrete in a basement)...started with a corded hammer drill.....it took forever and the hole quality so poor the tapcon wouldnt' bit. I rented a Rotary Hammer drill with small bits...worked awesome....way faster and higher quality....still went through bits like mad though. When we were stating the project, I looked into a cordless hammer drill, but all my research said the it will drain the battery to fast. But if I were to get a cordless, it would be Makita, Dewalt, or Milwaukee.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Do you have any 18V cordless tools now? I'd try to buy the same brand so you can interchange batteries.

 

[JASTECH]

I had Porter Cable, DeWalt, Rigid and now Millwaukee. I like the Millwaukee 18v HD with Lion batteries the best. It came with 2 batts. and you can get the larger batts. now. I like being abe to reverse the batt. for more clearance if needed. The balance and weight is nice.

 

[buick215]

Do you have any 18V cordless tools now? I'd try to buy the same brand so you can interchange batteries.

I do but they are all Ni Cad and I wanted the new drill to be Lithium Ion.

 

[american lockpicker]

Bosch Swiss or German.

 

[buick215]

Bosch Swiss or German.

Unfortunately all of Bosch's cordless drills are made in China or Malaysia. I have a rotary hammer drill and a 90 degree drill from Bosch that are made in Switzerland. Sadly all of their drills are probably going to be eventually made in China or Malaysia.

 

[fivespdcat]

I believe the 18v brute series Bosch is still made in Switzerland, at least they were when I got mine over the summer. And I just checked my 11255 bulldog, it's assembled in Mexico.

 

[2chipped]

I do but they are all Ni Cad and I wanted the new drill to be Lithium Ion.

The dewalt use both. What brand do you have? I do not like dewalt (but 7 yrs ago I had to buy my own tools for work and dewalt had the biggest line.) I started out with they 6#(h.drill, impact,cir saw recip saw and light kit bl fri in#04) Since then I've added rt angle drill,sds,laser,vacuum,grinder, jig saw,radio and1/2 impact. All have been bought individualy on fleebay. I had been going thru 3 nicad batts (1 lion batt now)and 1# 1/4 in impacts (bad switches)per yr,recipe saw every other yr. I want to to switch to Milwaukee ,but wayto much$ to replace 12 tools and 9 batteries.

 

[2chipped]

Btw, as far as powerhogs fromthe biggest powerdrains to the least#1cir saw 2#grinder 3#recip saw 4#drill 5# jig saw 6#sds7#impact.

 

[american lockpicker]

Unfortunately all of Bosch's cordless drills are made in China or Malaysia. I have a rotary hammer drill and a 90 degree drill from Bosch that are made in Switzerland. Sadly all of their drills are probably going to be eventually made in China or Malaysia.

You are not looking hard enough. I seen a Swiss one for sale at Lowes today.

 

[buick215]

I have been to two Lowes and the only Swiss or German made Bosch's are corded.

 

[fivespdcat]

Check these:

http://www.lowes.com:80/pd_361978-353-HDH181-01_0__?productId=3478073&Ntt=bosch+brute+drill&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dbosch%2Bbrute%2Bdrill&facetInfo=

 

[american lockpicker]

I have been to two Lowes and the only Swiss or German made Bosch's are corded.

My 18v was Swiss and I got it at Lowes(I may have opened 12 boxes or so over half a year to find one though...)

 

[buick215]

Check these:

http://www.lowes.com:80/pd_361978-353-HDH181-01_0__?productId=3478073&Ntt=bosch+brute+drill&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dbosch%2Bbrute%2Bdrill&facetInfo=

That looks real nice, I guess I would have to order it if I decide on that one.

 

[fivespdcat]

That looks real nice, I guess I would have to order it if I decide on that one.

Check cpotools.com, they have refurb ones for a great discount too

 

[Monte]