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Found Amazon.com to have best price on the internet, Drill came double boxed on date stated when ordered. again. Will use Amazon.
I was drilling 3/4" dia holes 2 inches deep in concrete to install a pool cover when the drill just died. In addition, the chuck kept loosening on me.My first Bosch tool and my last. First thought my extension cord was unplugged.I have 14 of the 22 hoes complete and had to shut down.I had drilled about ten 3/8" dia by 3" deep holes about two months ago.
I bought this drill to install a gate in a sidewalk. I am not a pro but I expect this drill would handle this type of job every day for some time. It drove (8) 3/8" wedge anchors 2" into my sidewalk with no trouble in well under an hour. It was "reconditioned" so I was a little concerned but it perfomed like a marvel for the price.
I just wanted to echo one of the earlier positive reviews and say that the integrated slip clutch is a great feature. I'm now a big fan of this feature and, regardless of brand, wouldn't buy a hammer drill without it. It is not uncommon for bits to catch in masonry and when this happens you have a few possible results: a broken bit (stuck in the hole)., a bit that is spinning in the chuck, or a drill that spins into you. This slip clutch in this drill goes a long way to preventing all of that.
It has also seen the worst I can give it. She is still running strong and smooth, and it's really a pleasure to use. It cut the steel and concrete both like butter one either the high speed or high torque settings. It really struggled cutting through ceiling and floor joists with self propelled auger bits. I'm used to just grabbing the cord where the key is and going to work.- Read the case and make sure you have it upright before opening it.
- Depth gauge is reliable and sturdy (better than others I have seen).Update 1/08: I've used the drill for a few more jobs including some electrical work and some concrete with Tapcons. What a time saver too. The Bosch chomped right through the 3+ inches width of a pressure treated 2X4 without a problem on both high and low speed settings with 1" and 3/4" auger bits. After very slow progress on the first 9 steel holes and first two concrete holes the Ryobi quit. The chuck stopped cold without even so much as a jerk.
I took it around back after the job and tried some self propelled auger bits that the Ryobi had struggled with. - Extra long cord is nice too. It's a fine machine and it compares well to Milwaukees I have used in the past. The job that killed the Ryobi consisted of twelve 9/16" holes into 1/2" thick steel and twelve 1/2" holes into concrete at a depth of 2 3/4", however, I was seeing blue sparks even before this job.
- The case is nice. I brought in the Bosch to finish the job and it was strong and smooth. I bought this upgrade after I burned my Ryobi up.
It was surprisingly powerful on the high speed setting. Someone was helping with the Tapcons, and I saw them twist the bit pretty badly. I forgot to mention that it comes with an anti-kickback feature.
Although it seems compact it has room for a box of bits and plenty of loose ones. It had had seen some medium and light duty before that. There is no wobble in the chuck.
That's a nice safety feature to have on a beast like this. Some finer details about the drill:- It will take some getting used to pulling the key from the detachable holder and putting it back.
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