Hey Everyone
I need to purchase a rotohammer. I am a General Contractor and will be using it for ceramic tile removal, hole drilling and masonry work. Do you have a recommendation for me?
Thanks
dk
Hey Everyone
I need to purchase a rotohammer. I am a General Contractor and will be using it for ceramic tile removal, hole drilling and masonry work. Do you have a recommendation for me?
Thanks
dk
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The rental yards, most everywhere, have these tools in sizes medium to large. They often sell and service the same tools they rent.
The manager at your local yard might be a good source of information, but if you want recommendations from members at this site, it may be good to give a little further detail about your "hole drilling" and "masonry work" parts.
Have a hilti salesman come out and demo what he's got on the truck. A good company with good tools. Not cheap.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Bosch or Hilti.... 1-9/16" or larger...
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Ditto on the Hilti. I have (I think) a TEC 56.
It will drill, hammer or hammer with rotation.
I've used it to drill holes in alot of granite boulders, then split them with feathers and wedges, chipped up alot of ceramic floor tiles which were set on a concrete slab, lots of holes in concrete (goes thru like butter), set ground rods with a ground-rod-driver attachment, and core-drill a 3.5" hole in a foundation wall.
It's a very versatile tool but as mentioned before, pricey! Many here have spoken highly of Bosch, Hitachi, Milwaukee, and Makita rotary hammers as well. I have no first hand knowledge of them, but I do love that Hilti.
I have not owned a Hilti, but have had good results from two Bosches.
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I have a small hilti, TE16 I believe, purchased used from a HD rental department for less then half of a new one. I've used Hilti, Bosch, and a Hitachi. I'd rank them in that order.
I am a GC and my son is a Elect contractor, it depends on the type of work you will be doing. I have a bosch bulldog that i use for holes up to 1/2 inch and a chipper blade. I have up to 3/4 bits for it but for larger work I use my hilti 52. I made a electrical ground rod driver out of a broken bit and a piece of pipe. For big jobs I use My hitatchi big boy. it will really drive ground rods in rocky ground. demo almost alything and probably give you a hernia, its heavy and will also wear you out if you aren't in shape. all are good tools. it depends on what you are doing and how many "toys" you need.
In my opinion Boshe wrote the book on rotohammers. Get an SDS for sure. The 3/4 is nice, but I like the 1/2 for getting in a lot of places.
the JLC just did a review of rotohammers
That reveiw was on little toy roto hammers, just above a hammer drrill.
I will be the dissenting voice on Hilti- every thing I've had from them was overpriced junk.
I own a Bosch brute, bosch bulldog, and a Hitachi Roto hammer,- nothing but good to say about them.
Another vote for Hitachi. I've got a Hitachi DH24PF- it's a new model (3 mode- rotary hammer, rotary only, hammer only). http://www.hitachipowertools.com/store_item.php?iID=218&arrPath=1,68,69,p218 It's a pound lighter than the Bosch 11224VSR Bulldog and it drills faster. Was all set to buy the Bulldog until I saw a race last fall between the Hitachi and Bosch reps (looking for braggin' rights) at a tool show using these two models. The Hitachi was considerably faster. Don't think you'd go wrong with either one though.
Edited 5/7/2005 5:10 pm ET by jc
Hitachi DH30PC. It is a hole drillin', tile rippin' fool! The Bosch equivalent (1 9/16? I think) is also good, and I have never used the Hilti. For sure, Hilti and Bosch have the reputation, but I am skeptical that they are a whole lot better for ocassional use. For constant, hard use, however, I would look at Hilti.
Bosch Bulldog. SDS. Bulletproof.
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