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I’m a new weekend warrior for doing home repair. For my first drill, I see lots of options. I also plan to drill anchor bolts (threaded) in a foundation as an earthqauke retrofit when I buy a house. I like the Bosch 1005VSR and Dewalt DW106K, both at about $59 at Home Depot (best price I could find on and off the internet). As to hammer drills, I hear that SDS is the way to go; drilling into concrete with an SDS as opposed to a non-rotary, non-SDS hammerdrill is like cutting butter. Possibly, I’d like both options in a drill, like an SDS adapter to use regular drill bits, but I can’t find them. Any recommendations for a first drill and for a hammer drill and non-SDS drill bit adapters?
Thanks in advance.
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Mike, I just got an answer from Bosch. See below. Ordered it from toolcribofthenorth.
> Subject: RE: Using SDS for drilling wood beams?
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> > From: TechInfo[SMTP:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:34 AM
> > To: Coleman, Steven Bruce (Steven)** CTR **
> > Subject: RE: Using SDS for drilling wood beams?
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> > We do make such an aniamal. Part# 1618571014.
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> > Thank you,
> > Tech Info
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Coleman, Steven Bruce (Steven)** CTR **
> > [SMTP:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 3:06 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: Using SDS for drilling wood beams?
> > >
> > > Any chance you make a SDS-shaffed 1/2" chuck for my > > > > Bosch 11224VSR 7/8" SDS Rotary Hammer Drill? Having > > > a chuck I could use with wood boring bits would make > > > the Bosch an indispensible all-around tool for deck > > > > builders, remodelers, crafty homeowners.
*Sorry that I wasn't clear. I intend to drill into the foundation with the hammer drill, so my question focused not on drilling wood beams, but concrete/masonry. Thanks for the effort, Steve.My plan is to use a conventional drill with a spade to drill into the mudsill until I hit the foundation concrete, then switch to the hammerdrill/SDS bit. I would also use the conventional drill to drill holes for hold downs, trusses, and pilot holes for nails to hold shear walls.
*Mike: Go to Sears, they got a lotta nice tools down there.
*I don't know if it qualifies as "the best" but I really like my Bosch hammer drill, but at over $ 300.00 it's not considered a weekend warrior tool.
*William,What model of Bosch hammer drill do you have? 11232? What do you like about it? thanks, Mike
*What the hell is "SDS"?
*I used to own a Hilti, until someone walked off with it. Was a good tool but service/sales sucked. Replaced it with a Bosch 1-1/8 SDS and I like it alot. Powerful, light-weight, well made. Mail order $320.00
*I don't know exactly what SDS stands for, but SDS is a type of drill bit attachment. SDS is designed for heavy-duty drilling and uses special drill bits. Adapters apparently are available for use of conventional drill bits, but are specific to each model, like camera lenses are peculiar to SLR cameras.
*SDS=Spline Drive SystemHave a DeWalt DW510 hammer drill-overheats every time I use it. Still, it zips right through. Don't know about the other brands, but mine is LOUD so I wear ear plugs. Thought there was a review a while back in FH about hammer drills, rotary hammers, etc.
*Students For A Democratic Society ..... they really never went away ......they are in Seattle this week.
*With the hammer drill, you do the work. With the rotary hammer, the tool does the work for you. The best, in my opinion, is the Bosch 11236VS SDS 1-1/8 rotary hammer. Very smooth and easy to use, about $300.
*Mike, Milwaulkie makes a drill in the 250/300 dollar range that drills,hammers and a combo of both that comes with both types of chucks (quick change). I cant remember the mod# but depending on your budget, It'd probably be the last drill you'll ever purchase if your only talking home use.
*I'm glad to hear the positive reviews of the 1 1/8" Bosch, which I just purchased. In the $300+ area, probably not a homeowner tool, but nice engineering. You can purchase a chuck for this machine for regular drill bits. Had to learn not to bear down too hard on the drill, let it do the work. Happy so far. If you envision doing fairly occasional concrete drilling work, I would recommend renting a substantial rotary hammer rather than buying a "hammer drill" -- more bang for the buck."SDS Plus" covers multi-spline bits from about 3/16" to 1 1/8". "SDS Max" covers even-more-multi-spline bits up to much larger sizes. The splines are just what allow positive connection between the bit and the motor, as opposed to the friction-only connection of the standard drill chuck. Rather than try for a do-it-all tool, consider that wood-boring bits do best at much higher RPM's, 2,000+.
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I'm a new weekend warrior for doing home repair. For my first drill, I see lots of options. I also plan to drill anchor bolts (threaded) in a foundation as an earthqauke retrofit when I buy a house. I like the Bosch 1005VSR and Dewalt DW106K, both at about $59 at Home Depot (best price I could find on and off the internet). As to hammer drills, I hear that SDS is the way to go; drilling into concrete with an SDS as opposed to a non-rotary, non-SDS hammerdrill is like cutting butter. Possibly, I'd like both options in a drill, like an SDS adapter to use regular drill bits, but I can't find them. Any recommendations for a first drill and for a hammer drill and non-SDS drill bit adapters?
Thanks in advance.