Makita Batterys and rotary hammer - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

rayh78 · 10-30-2008, 10:39 AM

Just thought I would pass along. Was in Home Depot and they have a special on 2 of the makita 3 amp lithium batterys for $99.00. Good buy since they usually sell one for that.

But also I need 1" or 1 1/8" rotary hammer SDS plus.

Any suggestions on which to get the Bosch or Milwaukee
Milwaukee more of a L shape and $50.00 more

samthedog · 10-30-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rayh78

Just thought I would pass along. Was in Home Depot and they have a special on 2 of the makita 3 amp lithium batterys for $99.00. Good buy since they usually sell one for that.

But also I need 1" or 1 1/8" rotary hammer SDS plus.

Any suggestions on which to get the Bosch or Milwaukee
Milwaukee more of a L shape and $50.00 more

Are you going cordless and what power are you looking for? I just bought a Hitachi dh24pc3 after looking around and it was the most powerful and best value for money I found. Be aware that many of the sds plus drills are not recommended for regular chipping work so if you want to use it for chipping (for which they are bloody handy) then leave the Makita sds plus hammers alone as it is not intended for regular chiseling. The Hitachi drill I bought exceeded my expectations and I am a convert when it comes to their heavy drills. I have a Hitachi DH45 sds max hammer and it is every bit as good as others I have seen that cost twice the price so they are awesome value for money. My pick of either the Bosch or Milwaukee would be the Bosch as I have quite a few bosch drills and hammers and they have been great in the past. What model in particular are you looking at?

samthedog.

rayh78 · 10-30-2008, 02:00 PM

Dont want cordless for this tool.
And already have a few hundres in SDS plus bits.

s. donato · 10-30-2008, 02:14 PM

Ray,

Bosch makes the L shape one too. i had it and loved it - greg has it now a days.
Bosch 11253VSR BULLDOG Xtreme 1-Inch SDS-plus Pistol-Grip Rotary Hammer

i would recommend a refurb its how i started buying a lot of tools - plus the cpo's have decent prices and shipping.
http://bosch.cpotools.com/hammers_an...-plus_hammers/

jiffy · 10-30-2008, 04:22 PM

I would buy the Makita 2455X Pitbull. It is a nice 1" rotary hammer.

BuildingHomes · 10-30-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by rayh78

Just thought I would pass along. Was in Home Depot and they have a special on 2 of the makita 3 amp lithium batterys for $99.00. Good buy since they usually sell one for that.

Damn, I was just pricing those out yesterday at HD.. $119CAD each. Wanna ship some up to me?

john5mt · 11-01-2008, 08:41 PM

does an sds max take sds plus bits? i have been eyeballing getting a rotary hammer but am not sure i need the max. If it doesnt take the max bits there is no reason to get it because i dont want to buy all new bits.

jiffy · 11-02-2008, 01:26 AM

SDS Plus and SDS Max are two different bit systems. So, no they won't fit.

samthedog · 11-02-2008, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by john5mt

does an sds max take sds plus bits? i have been eyeballing getting a rotary hammer but am not sure i need the max. If it doesnt take the max bits there is no reason to get it because i dont want to buy all new bits.

What size holes do you want to drill? I have sds plus for up to an inch diameter and over that I use sds max. Also, using an sds max hammer will blow holes through the other side of the wall. If you are after neat holes and plan on drilling right through the wall go sds plus. The extra bits don't cost that much for the convenience you gain. The same goes for chiseling applications.

rojigga · 11-02-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jiffy

SDS Plus and SDS Max are two different bit systems. So, no they won't fit.

They make SDS Max to Plus adapters that work...

But as someone mentioned here, if you need a small hole drilled get the tool for that job. If I was using it for chipping get a max... demo' like cutting warm butter.