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   MisterT | Aug 11, 2002 02:36am | #1

   I have said it before.....

   Metabo hammer drills are head and shoulders and torso above the rest.

   T

   Do not try this at home!

   I am a trained professional!

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   4Lorn1 | Aug 11, 2002 03:06am | #2

   I haven't had it long, about 6 months, but I have and use one. I have drilled a few hundred holes, 3/16"-1/2"diam holes in concrete and masonry units with out any problems. Being an electrician I can't say I push it hard. Most jobs only need a few Tapcons or expansion anchors to hang boxes and the like. Other than that the only other thing I do with it is spin hole saws to about 4". a 2-1/2" will stop it if it binds but rather this than getting thrown off a 12' ladder.

   What I have asked it to do it has done well. No glowing endorsement this but I have no complaints. For medium duty contractor work I give it a thumbs up. I would not recommend it for heavy commercial work where it will be regularly called upon to drill rows, 12 or more, of large, 5/8"+ holes in old concrete. The same goes for where you may need to run it under heavy load for extended periods of time.

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   alias | Aug 11, 2002 04:10am | #3

   i've got both the bosch and the metabo, i burned out the keyless chuck on the metabo uhe22 in a year, replaced with a jacobson chuck and is a good hammer drill, especially with the pulsating adjustments, the fast and slow switch(marked with a rabbit and a turtle) decent heft . but for the workhorse my money is on the bosch i have the bulldog which i believe is just a diffrent handle configuration, i think the one your inquiring about might even have a 1/2 amp more than the bulldog. why ? #1 just a personal preferance i like the sds bits#2 on the metabo there alot of bells and whistles fast and go difrent pulsating dial, than there is the trigger with the dust that is generated something tells me there more to go wrong. yeah yeah i 'm sure they take that into account but i've like everyone else on this forum have been doing this for awhile, i have practical experience which in this case i'll trust . i.m.h.o. its that simple, the metabo is a well designed , constructed tool. and i use it for small to medium tasks, but for the medium to heavy tasks my bosch bulldog is where the power is. i have seen both the heavy duty models for both companies and there both impressive. but the work i have thrown at the bosch,demo ,cement ,stone , even steel flitch plates. this thing came threw smiling cheers, bear

   
   

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   Edited 8/10/2002 9:15:54 PM ET by the bear

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   PaulParadis | Aug 11, 2002 04:36am | #4

   The Bosch gets hot for me also.  Works well though.

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   joeh | Aug 11, 2002 07:00pm | #5

   CL, if you are planning to use this to drill into concrete, you are not gonna be happy. You need a real hammer drill that uses SDS bits. The Bosch Bulldog is NOT a hammer drill, it's a rotary hammer. The chuck is different, the bit can't slip.  I've used mine for demolition (not the most efficient, but it works) and no heating. Bits are pricey, but you will probably only need a few & there are dealers on Ebay selling them pretty cheap. Joe H

   picture attached maybe, from Amazon.com
   

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   clwebb | Aug 12, 2002 02:09am | #6

   JoeH, and to all,

   Thanks for the advice about the sds drill, I know what you mean, I already own a 1" Hawk Rot. hammer made by Milwaukee. Mainly I wanted the Bosch 1/2 inch hammerdrill for the times when the Milwaukee is too powerful, like for brittle brick or masonry.  I was curious if any one had had problems with it getting hot. I figure its a good product, but several reviewers at the tool crib site mentioned that it got hot. If it gets warm that's okay but how hot is hot? I realize that you have to take most reveiws like that with a grain of salt, but it got me wondering.

   Edit: I will probably use it for tapcons and up to a few 5/8" to some 3/4" holes. I would kind of like to have it to fall back on if the MIL. is too rough. 

   Chris

   Edited 8/11/2002 7:14:23 PM ET by CLWEBB