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Hammer Drills reviews

DEWALT DCH273NT-XJ review - product image
DEWALTDCH273NT-XJ

4.6 out of 5 stars2.6K reviews

Drilling into concrete, brick, or masonry is one of those jobs that separates serious power tools from the also-rans. A standard hammer drill might manage the occasional 6 mm hole...

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RYOBI 5133002305 review - product image
RYOBI5133002305

4.4 out of 5 stars2.6K reviews

Drilling into reinforced concrete is not the same as putting a hole in a sheet of plasterboard. When your project involves mounting heavy structural brackets, running pipework...

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Makita DHR242Z review - product image
MakitaDHR242Z

4.6 out of 5 stars2K reviews

Drilling into brick, concrete, or stone is not just a matter of spinning a bit faster or pushing harder. Standard drill bits, even good quality masonry bits in a standard drill...

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Makita DHR263Z review - product image
MakitaDHR263Z

4.5 out of 5 stars613 reviews

Drilling into reinforced concrete, chasing channels into brickwork, or fixing heavy anchors into stone is where ordinary combi drills reach their limit and rotary hammer drills...

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WORX WX390.9 review - product image
WORXWX390.9

4.4 out of 5 stars583 reviews

Drilling into concrete, brick, or stone is one of those tasks that separates serious home renovation from simple decoration. A standard drill-driver can handle wood, plastic, and...

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Bosch Professional 0611316703 review - product image
Bosch Professional0611316703

4.7 out of 5 stars353 reviews

There are jobs around a building site or a renovation project that make a standard SDS-plus rotary hammer look like a toy. Breaking up a concrete path, chiselling through a brick...

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DEWALT D25333K-QS review - product image
DEWALTD25333K-QS

4.4 out of 5 stars372 reviews

There is a category of construction tasks where cordless convenience takes a back seat to raw, uninterrupted power. When you are drilling a hundred anchor holes into a reinforced...

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Dong Cheng DZC03-28 review - product image
Dong ChengDZC03-28

4.6 out of 5 stars326 reviews

When a standard hammer drill runs out of power and you are staring at reinforced concrete, stone, or thick masonry, the tool you reach for is a rotary hammer. These machines do...

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Bosch Professional 06019E7170 review - product image
Bosch Professional06019E7170

4.2 out of 5 stars352 reviews

If you could only have one cordless tool on a job site, the combi drill would be the universal choice. It drills holes in wood, metal, plastic, and — with the hammer function...

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RYOBI 5133002067 review - product image
RYOBI5133002067

4.5 out of 5 stars318 reviews

When a job demands drilling through a reinforced concrete lintel, boring a 50 mm hole through a solid timber beam, or sinking fixings into a stone wall day after day, a...

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metabo 600785500 review - product image
metabo600785500

4.4 out of 5 stars245 reviews

Between the lightweight cordless drill driver that lives in your kitchen drawer and the heavy SDS-Plus rotary hammer that comes out for concrete walls, there is a class of power...

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POWERPLUS POWX1195 review - product image
POWERPLUSPOWX1195

4.4 out of 5 stars152 reviews

Some jobs around the house or on a building site are simply beyond the reach of a compact rotary hammer. Drilling large-diameter holes through reinforced concrete foundations,...

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Bosch 06039D6004 review - product image
Bosch06039D6004

4.5 out of 5 stars129 reviews

Tackling a serious home renovation means sooner or later you will face the unforgiving surface of a concrete wall or a brick partition. Ordinary drills simply spin against masonry...

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DEWALT DCH263N-XJ review - product image
DEWALTDCH263N-XJ

4.6 out of 5 stars101 reviews

There is a particular frustration familiar to every tradesperson who has drilled into reinforced concrete with a combi drill: the motor screams, the bit glows cherry red, your...

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STANLEY SFMCH900M22-QW review - product image
STANLEYSFMCH900M22-QW

4.6 out of 5 stars100 reviews

The traditional trade-off with rotary hammers has always been power versus portability. Corded hammers deliver relentless impact energy as long as there is a socket nearby, but...

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AEG 4935442850 review - product image
AEG4935442850

4.4 out of 5 stars50 reviews

Some drilling jobs simply demand more than a battery can give. When you are mixing plaster, drilling repeated large-diameter holes through old brickwork, or working through an...

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WORX WX317.2 review - product image
WORXWX317.2

4.4 out of 5 stars50 reviews

Assembling flat-pack furniture, putting up shelves, hanging curtain rails, or drilling into a brick wall for a few Rawlplugs — most homes need a reliable drill, and for the vast...

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DEWALT DWH205DH review - product image
DEWALTDWH205DH

4.5 out of 5 stars41 reviews

Drilling into concrete creates silica dust — fine particles that hang in the air, coat every surface in the room, and, when inhaled regularly over months and years, cause...

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STANLEY FATMAX SFMCH900B-XJ review - product image
STANLEY FATMAXSFMCH900B-XJ

4.6 out of 5 stars40 reviews

Whether you are a professional tradesperson fitting window frames into brickwork, a kitchen fitter anchoring cabinets to concrete block walls, or a serious DIYer who has learned...

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Makita HR3210C/2 review - product image
MakitaHR3210C/2

4.1 out of 5 stars29 reviews

Between compact 25 mm-class SDS-Plus rotary hammers and massive SDS Max demolition tools sits a middle ground that many professionals find hits the sweet spot. Rotary hammers with...

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