Bosch vs Dewalt corded 1/2" hammer drill?

[Rustypigeon]

I am looking for a 1/2" corded hammer drill. I think I have it narrowed down to either the Dewalt DWD520 or the Bosch HD19-2B.

Which one do you think will be more reliable? The Dewalt is $10 more and seems to have slightly better reviews on Amazon and Home Depot. I have a Dewalt 3/8 drill that is ok exept for the fact that the chuck is not perfectly square. It makes the tip of the drill bit wobble a bit.

Which one would you choose?

 

[Stevenn1]

I have not bought power tools in a few years.
But always bought Dewalt and still use them today without issues.
So I would just get the Dewalt.

 

[jd_1138]

If you're not a pro tradesman, either will be perfectly fine, and if you are a pro either will still be fine. I might give a slight nod to the DeWalt since it's an American co..

Bosch is German, so if you like schnitzel, leiderhosen, and huge mugs of beer get the Bosch. Just kidding. Either are great tools.

 

[Milton Shaw]

What is your primary use. An SDS type drill will out perform a hammer drill on concrete. If general drilling the type shown will do both but they really are bad on straight concrete drilling. Plus the SDS drill chuck holds the carbide bits much better than the general purpose drills.

 

[firworks]

What is your primary use. An SDS type drill will out perform a hammer drill on concrete. If general drilling the type shown will do both but they really are bad on straight concrete drilling. Plus the SDS drill chuck holds the carbide bits much better than the general purpose drills.

You might be able to snag one for cheaper than those drills too. I have a Bosch Bulldog which uses SDS-Plus bits and I got it for ~80$ on eBay. Hammer drills show up a lot on auction sites and CL.

If you're wanting to do tapcons something like what you've posted is probably more appropriate but hopefully you aren't going to try to put any decent sized holes in any rock or concrete because I think you'd be better served by a SDS of some kind. Also as for the brand, I suspect it doesn't matter a bit. I'm sure both of those drills are just as great as each other, and they probably fall flat on their face identically just the same.

 

[Rustypigeon]

What is your primary use. An SDS type drill will out perform a hammer drill on concrete.

There have been several times where I needed a 1/2" chuck and a side handle, mostly holesaws. Drilling holes in concrete will not be often at all, but I figure if I am going to get a 1/2" drill, I might as well get one that hammers.

If I got an SDS drill, I would need a SDS to 1/2 chuck adapter. Is it safe to say that there would be play between the drill and the bit if I used a SDS to chuck adapter?

 

[firworks]

There have been several times where I needed a 1/2" chuck and a side handle, mostly holesaws. Drilling holes in concrete will not be often at all, but I figure if I am going to get a 1/2" drill, I might as well get one that hammers.

If I got an SDS drill, I would need a SDS to 1/2 chuck adapter. Is it safe to say that there would be play between the drill and the bit if I used a SDS to chuck adapter?

I'm sure there would be, but there usually is a fair bit of play in hammering drill chucks no matter what.

 

[bcradio]

There have been several times where I needed a 1/2" chuck and a side handle, mostly holesaws. Drilling holes in concrete will not be often at all, but I figure if I am going to get a 1/2" drill, I might as well get one that hammers.

If I got an SDS drill, I would need a SDS to 1/2 chuck adapter. Is it safe to say that there would be play between the drill and the bit if I used a SDS to chuck adapter?

Except corded hammerdrills usually spin at a much faster RPM than standard non-hammerdrills. This makes them where they can't be used effectively on certain tasks (i.e mixing mud).

You might be better off getting a slower rpm non-hammerdrill and a separate higher rpm hammerdrill or sds drill as needed.

 

[metaldad]

i have many corded tools, by most of the manufacturers, bought when they gave you a useful steel case instead of a non functional plastic box.
both bosch and dewalt made (make) fine units. however, de walt yellow gets dirty fast, and stays dirty. i dont buy dewalt for that reason
trivial, yes. bfd.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

What is your primary use. An SDS type drill will out perform a hammer drill on concrete. If general drilling the type shown will do both but they really are bad on straight concrete drilling. Plus the SDS drill chuck holds the carbide bits much better than the general purpose drills.

Yea if you are doing alot of drilling in masonry or concrete I would not get anything but a SDS/plus or max. They cut through like butter where a standard shank hammer dill is just loud and annoying


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[seber]

If you're not a pro tradesman, either will be perfectly fine, and if you are a pro either will still be fine. I might give a slight nod to the DeWalt since it's an American co..

Bosch is German, so if you like schnitzel, leiderhosen, and huge mugs of beer get the Bosch. Just kidding. Either are great tools.

Actually, both brands are made outside of the US and Germany.

 

[bastage]

The Bosch is made in Switzerland and the DeWalt is made in Mexico.

I know which one I would choose...

I am a huge fan on bosch.. Just home user stuff now, but when i was actually working with my tools nearly every brand I have seen fail at some point or another.. Except Bosch..

 

[Cope]

I bought that Bosch to drill a lot of 3/6" holes to anchor a gazebo. It did a good job, but after the one use I sold it and got a DeWalt SDS Plus. The other comments are correct, for any serious drilling in concrete, go SDS Plus.