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Modding SDS Hammer Drills - What to look out for?

Discussion in 'Modding' started by Unicorn, 11 Nov 2009.

  1. Unicorn

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    Hey everyone! I'm in the middle of rewiring my garage at the moment as part of my rack farm thread (linked in my sig) and have hit a bit of a problem whilst mounting a sensor light above the outer door. I've drilled into the concrete lintel above the door with a hammer drill and a standard masonry bit but can't get through the reinforced concrete of the lintel. It's the last hole that I need to drill to put the light up and is necessary for a fixing screw.

    I think it's time that I invested in a good SDS drill for myself. As well as being good for this sort of job (the garage to workshop and coalshed to server room conversion is very much a WIP at the moment) it'll be good to have a better drill for working on mods with. Large holesaws are tough on a small drill and the one that I've been using for the past few years has seen better days. I plan on spending around £100-£130 on a drill and a carbide SDS bit suitable for drilling that last hole in the lintel. If I am to also use it for drilling holes in metal, wood and plastic It'll need to have an interchangeable chuck too, so it can accept standard bits. I like Bosch power tools. In fact if I'm buying it locally it will almost certainly be a Bosch because I know a couple of employees at the local hardware shop who give me a discount on tools and they stock a large range of Bosch products.

    All I'm asking is what to look out for in an SDS as I've never bought one before - I did use someone elses on a job for several weeks about a year ago, so I think I know enough about them to make a decision on which one is suitable for me - but maybe you guys know more on the subject than me and can advise me on what's good and what isn't :)

    Thanks in advance!
     
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