Rotary Hammer

[derf]

Does any one own this Rotary Hammer? Any feed back / suggestions.

I drill into masonry / brick about once a month and concrete tilt-ups about once or twice a year. I have an 24v cordless but It's about to die! it only lasted about a year. I have a job in a few week where I'll need to drill about 200 holes in to masonry and brick.

----> Bosch 1'' SDS-plus® BULLDOG Xtreme Rotary Hammer - 11255VSR

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[VCD Signs]

Should be just about perfect for what you need. I see alot of guys that try and use those mini-jackhammer types for drilling into walls ect.

[imanut]

I'd never trade my Hilti drills - probably more expensive--but they've drilled 1000's of holes.

Gary Nutting

[Erik Sine]

One of my install guys has a similair LOOKING bosch not sure what he has. What size holes will you be doing? You doing 1-1/4"? oh wait you don't do electrical huh? Should be good for 5/8" and below.

I have a lessor DeWalt Model and it gets into tilt-up pretty good. If I was doing 1" and bigger holes in Tilt-Up on a constant basis I couldn't recommend any other drill but a Hilti ....I use to have one, until someone thought it looked better in their toolbox than mine

[derf]

Yeah it will be a few more years before I get my C-45. I in the process of getting my D-42 and should have it by the end of the year.

I have done some channel letter installs on the "Down Low for CA$H" with my old employee who now works for an electrical co here in town. One day when I get my C-45 and I can afford to hire him back I will start doing take downs and simple electrical jobs.

[Erik Sine]

I could spend all week doing take downs

[joemomma]

My guess, since you won't answer Sign Guy's question, is that you're drilling 3/16 or 1/4" holes for stud mounted letters, if you're drilling 200 holes. I have a Milwaukee Falcon that looks about the size of your Bosch. Mine will take up to a 7/8" bit, but I wouldn't use it for a lot of 7/8" holes. I'd go one step up. Your Bosch is probably light weight and will zip right through those 200 holes, IMO.

[derf]

Oh yeah the question... it helps to read..

I will drilling 3/8" and 5/8" holes on this job but 99% of the time it's 1/4 holes..

The hammer drill I have works great for cinder block but I think I killed it on the last tilt-up.. it's all wobbly now

[joemomma]

Oh yeah the question... it helps to read..

I will drilling 3/8" and 5/8" holes on this job but 99% of the time it's 1/4 holes..

The hammer drill I have works great for cinder block but I think I killed it on the last tilt-up.. it's all wobbly now

Never heard the term before. What's tilt-up?

[Erik Sine]

Those on site fabbed walls with re-bar raised with cranes usually 8-12" thick, you know those real fun ones

[joemomma]

Those on site fabbed walls with re-bar raised with cranes usually 8-12" thick, you know those real fun ones

Now I know what you're talking about. A lot of them going up right now in our area, probably everywhere. They pour a slab, then it seems like the next day all the walls are up. What a country.

[Erik Sine]

Like a drive thru

Congrats on getting your contractors Lic Derf, should open new doors for you!

[VCD Signs]

I could spend all week doing take downs

When you are doing larger ones of these, make sure you pay attention to what you are taking down.

We just did a takedown a few weeks back of a gas station sign. Took us all of about 2 hours, and we decided to seperate metals and take it to the scrapyard.

$200 worth of scrap!!!

Copper, Aluminum, and Nickel are all bringing BIG$$$ right now thanks to the Chinese!!

[imanut]

Not just takedowns. I get a kick out of the shops that do alot of aluminum cutting and don't save the scrap----even the aluminum flakes that fill the table after cutting. Keep all the clean stuff with the aluminum scrap----lots of extra bucks and little time spent.

gn

[Erik Sine]

Here i get about 40-60 cents for clean alum and 25 to 40 for dirty (painted) alum by the lbs