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But, it got the job done and I ended up with new admiration for a $150 reconditioned tool. If you don't mind recon, you can't go wrong for that price. All the drilling/ hammer modes are well thought out, but the vario-lock positioning feature is especially useful for chipping. so far.I just finished using a large chisel bit to "level'" a basement stair landing that was never poured to be finish work. The SDS system is great and bits are easily available locally.
It has done everything from drilling 1'' holes through 8" poured walls to effortlessly drilling over a hundred holes for 3-3/4 " Tapcons. I took plenty of breaks to keep the drill cool, and even sharpened the chisel once. The features of this drill set it apart from the others. Best of all, the drill is ergonomically designed, lightweight and comfortable to use. I am working on an old concrete house and have put this drill through its' paces over the last year.
This is beyond the light chipping this tool is designed for and it did take awhile. The feature to reduce torque reaction works very well.
My husband and I do concrete and have always used a smaller Bosch rotary hammer but when his father burned it up we figured it was a good time to upgrade to the 1-inch Extreme and it was of course way cheaper on Amazon than anywhere else. Sorry Lowe's.
Be sure to buy quality bits with the drill. It makes a difference If it works much better then it does now I may go over to the neighbors and drill some holes for him. I was suprised to see that it has a break in period before it works the best. What takes minutes with my old drill takes seconds. I dont need it often but when I have to drill into concrete I dont want it to take all day, I replaced my older Hammer drills as I have to drill a bunch of 3/4 holes. If you have to drill concrete this is the tool. Very Good tool.
The Bosch 11255vsr preformed great. I must have drilled about a hundred holes around and into the mortar joints. And make a 8.5 inch hole. I should have bought the chipping bit right away, it would have been done in less time. I just got done installing a wall thimble for my pellet stove. I had to go through 8 inches of brick. The hole was completed in less than an hour.
I've found I was looking for in a rotary hammer drill, I wasn't trying to purchase a monster drill but don't fear to buy this, this is a very good drill and also it's powerfull, soft while drilling and comparing with other drill like this it doesn't make a lot of noise, it doesn't bring extra accesories. i'd like them to include extra drilling accesories this make looks better and attactive the offer.
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