DIY @lemmy.world blackstrat @lemmy.fwgx.uk 4 mo. ago

Is this a hammer drill?

The icon is a little different to what I've seen on others and I don't know how to tell otherwise.

Thanks!

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Yes that is the hammer setting on your drill. The next setting is for screwing things in with no clutch release (it will keep rotating while the button is depressed), and it appears you have a series of numbers next which are the clutch settings. These will apply different amounts of screwing pressure before the clutch disengages. Good for when you don't want to over tighten it strip screws.
- For anyone new to drills:
  
  Please do not use the drill setting for screws, you're gonna strip the head and regret it. Even with years of experience, being too lazy to turn the dial has burned me countless times
  
  I only recently learned that the numbers are there for screwing not drilling! 🤪
  
  Thanks for this add 100% correct, it's for drilling not screwing!
- The hammering most of these 1/2 drill “hammer drills” perform isn’t the same percussive hammering as real sds hammer drills though.
  
  Great for putting a hole in brick or mortar, but trying to go into actual concrete will be a lesson in futility.
  
  I'll be putting a hole all the way through breeze block. Would it be ok?
  
  Edit: km trying to avoid the expense of an SDS if I can as I only have 1 hole to do.
  
  Eh, drilling small holes in concrete is fine. If I need to throw a quick tapcon or something in a slab I'll just use my 1/2" chuck cordless hammer drill. You're absolutely right about larger holes though. What a pain. And don't talk to me about hitting rebar lol
  
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Yes it’s a hammer drill.

What diameter is the hole you’re trying to drill?

20 cm is thick if it’s solid core, but if you have a sharp masonry bit and let it do the work with light pressure, one hole should definitely be achievable— depending on diameter (or hitting re-bar)
- I need a 20mm hole, but would.probably.work up to that.
No. It looks like an impact/wrench setting on a drill.
- Is that not what we call a hammer drill? (UK based)
  
  Impact drivers have a little hammer that helps turn the bit when it gets stuck.
  
  Hammer drills have a little hammer that helps tap the bit downward into the material.
Dewalt? Then yes, that's the hammer setting on a hammer drill
- JCB

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