Of course. Sorry, I though the comment meant SDS masonry bits were a bit more expensive and no so common. My bad.
If you want to use ordinary HSS bits you use the supplied chuck, but rebar isn't usually a problem with a masonry bit, it just throws the hole out of line.
I think the only benefit to the Bosch would be if you needed to use it every day. Even in my business I probably only use my SDS once a week.
I've a feeling some of the Lidl/Aldi power tools are actually made by Bosch. Or Bosch gets some of theirs made by the same place as Lidl. To many similarities for coincidence.
or the Chinese factory copies the Bosch design and sell these to Lidl/Aldi.
Thanks all for you comments.
9am at Lidl on Thursday for me then.
God yes! I also recall enlarging a hole in brick using a chisel in a manner like your star-drill / Rawlplug drill.
Now such a hole takes minutes, not an hour of hard work!
Cool, not just me then. ;-)
Still done today, after you realise the core drill you just used is just a bit too small. ;-(
The thing is ... and accepting doing the job for someone else for money can be different from doing it for yourself for 'fun', I think that sometimes there can be more satisfaction when you have done something 'the old way', especially if that way gives you a better job etc.
I think I'm saying that sometimes it's nice to say cut a piece of wood by hand (well, using a saw ) and using your skills and techniques to ensure the cut is true and square etc, as there is ending up with a nice true cut after spending some time ensuring the guides on your power saw are true etc. Craftsman versus machine operator?
Now, If I had to make 50 such cuts then I know the novelty would wear off pretty fast but you get the idea. ;-)
My Dad was a pretty good d-i-y type carpenter and because I spent much of my youth 'press ganged' as his helper or just 'weight' (when sitting on wood he was cutting etc) it always amazed me to see a perfect joint when sawn by hand and maybe just finished off with a chisel or plane.
'Think thrice, measure twice, cut once' and that has saved me lots of wasted material over the years (especially with what I think is a mild for of numerical dyslexia. 1505 mm somehow becomes 1055 mm by the time I transfer the measurement to the material).
Cheers, T i m
Yes - perfect for making conical craters when you simply wanted a screw-hole for the curtain rail near a lintel.
Don't they open at 7? Be sold out by 9... :-)
If it does as well as mine, from Lidl about 7 years ago, you'll be OK. I managed to put a 117mm core drill through a standard cavity wall - quite a lot of heat and noise, but the SDS was no where near as bad and handled it very well considering the job was well outside its spec.
They don't seem to sell out the special offers that quickly round here these days. But once did.
When I started this handyman malarkey over 10 years ago I would always use a chop or circular saw even for a single cut. Now I use a hand saw (unless there are lots of cuts) it's a really nice feeling using a sharp hand saw and getting a spot on result.
Even better, no finding a power point, extension lead etc. By the time you've done that lot you could have finished the job.
A great many (about 50) years ago, when I was starting my tool collection, I went into good tool store to buy a tenon saw. "Brass backed or steel backed?" "What's the difference?" "Brass are better, but if you don't know the difference you won't want one." It only took one job to decide I did want a brass backed one. I still have that one.
Looked at other photos.
Bloody hell that is bad rising damp at that Gallery in Sheffield!
I was brought up on old saws that needed a lot of hard work to cut anything. Last week I bought a Stanley saw for £7 and I was amazed how it could cut! And of course the price. 40 years ago you would have paid more than that.
Quite.
I just bought a Bahco from Toolstation, about £8. It's like a razor blade, incredibly sharp.
Their 'prizecut' ones are good for finer work too.
Many thanks for the info Rob.
I was first in the queue at my Lidl branch this morning (in fact I was a queue of one!) and had eight to choose from.
It certainly looks and feels the business so looking forward to putting it to work.
I found it rather peculiar that SDS-Plus is only mentioned in one place in the small print on the outer packaging and only once in the list of contents in the booklet. So buyer beware; this is not a standard hammer drill that one might think from the literature.
Mike
Impressive indeed. Probably spent more time looking at that than the paintings :-)
In the earlier days stuff tended to sell out quite quickly. Now less so
- whether it's stock or demand, don't know.
The more depressing thing is if it's on sale a few weeks later for 10 quid less - life goes on, pay what you think it's worth :-)
Yep, very pleased with mine. Keep the receipt - 3 year guarantee.
I think that might have caught a few people out.
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