> http://www.harborfreight.com/3-in-1-1-inch-sds-rotary-hammer-97743.html
> and
> http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-sds-masonry-flat-chisel-set-42651.html
>
> $49 for the drill and $10 for the bits on sale.
>
> It isn't necessarily efficient and it might have been quicker and easier
> to go with some of the blades mentioned in a Sawzall, but I didn't think
> about that. I throw this out to the list as another choice and use for
> a fun tool.
>
> I love the rotary hammer. Wear hearing protection though as it is
> loud. The only thing I use my regular hammer drill for now is precision
> stuff with small bits.
You got it for $49? Score!
Seriously, on the tool-quality scale it's a pretty rude piece. The
Makitas that Home Depot rents are a much, much nicer product, smoother,
shock-damping handle, fewer knobs to twiddle to change settings, and
just a more balanced feel.
But...those Makitas are something over $300 new, or close to $50 a day
to rent, and I've never found one used at a price I'd pay. So after
renting those things for probably a total of two weeks over a four-year
period I bought the Harbor Freight cheapie. And it works. As I said,
not as well as the Makita, but it works.
A couple days ago I put a 1in hole for a piece of plastic conduit
through the back of our brick outdoor kitchen island. I no longer have
to plan ahead when I want to put in anchor bolts for some fencing or
gates, to ensure I can do them all in one four-hour rental.
I have a few of those not-very-good-but-great-for-occasional-use HF
tools, like this thing:
http://www.harborfreight.com/compact-2-speed-1-2-half-inch-right-angle-drill-97622.html
Bought it when we were remodeling the house back in '03 and needed to
put a whole lotta holes in studs, plates and fireblocking for gas,
water, and drain pipe. When I got it, it sounded like it was eating
itself. I opened it and cleaned out the rendered goose fat or whatever
their supplier greases the gears with and refilled it with Redline axle
grease; it sounded a bit better. Ran it hours and hours a day for three
straight weeks and it far more than paid for itself; still use it
occasionally.
John.
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