SDS drill being used instead of core drill?

[HappyHippyDad]

I realise this has been asked before, but I find the search bar really poor on the site since the big change and it doesn't come up with anything useful.

I am getting more extractor fan installs that require wall mounted fans. Instead of hiring a core drill once a year I wondered if anyone uses their corded SDS drill?

I used a friends 4kg SDS and it seemed fine. My SDS is a Bosch GBH 2.7kg and I wondered if this was sufficient for perhaps 4 or 5 x 100mm holes p/year?

Cheers.

 

[Baddegg]

My 240 dewalt sds has cut loads of core holes 32mm to 125mm and I use it for chasing out,still going after 3 years......beat to death but still going best £100 odd quid ever spent!
Best bet is to invest in decent core cutters

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Hmmm... Everyone's peer pressuring me into buying another tool.....

I'll have a think.....

Yeah, I'll get one

 

[HappyHippyDad]

My 240 dewalt sds has cut loads of core holes 32mm to 125mm and I use it for chasing out,still going after 3 years......beat to death but still going best £100 odd quid ever spent!
Best bet is to invest in decent core cutters

What weight is that SDS drill Baddegg?

 

[Midwest]

Horses for courses. SDS for little ones, core drill for bigger ones.

 

[Baddegg]

My 240 dewalt sds has cut loads of core holes 32mm to 125mm and I use it for chasing out,still going after 3 years......beat to death but still going best £100 odd quid ever spent!

What weight is that SDS drill Baddegg?

ummmmmm....sorry happy hippy buried in my van and I’m buried in the sofa! It is basically their cheap range sds that I bought when first starting out, I do lots of bathrooms and kitchens and partial/full rewires on occasion so it’s had a lot of use! been waiting for it to die for ages so I can justify a new one!

 

[ferg]

I have an old Milwaukee core drill.
No safety clutch but it is a beast.

 

[rolyberkin]

I had a decent Hitachi sds which I used to cut a core and it knackered the clutch in one hit, not worth the risk buy a core drill.

 

[Baddegg]

I should add happy hippy that when it does die,I’ll be buying a core drill

 

[static zap]

Played that game "Slowly carefully" with 2nd hand 24V Nicad one --Until gearbox gave out.

 

[The Ghost]

a core drill and a SDS with a clutch?

Can you get an SDS with a clutch?

 

[rolyberkin]

Can you get an SDS with a clutch?

Only if it is any good, higher end SDS will have a safety clutch.

 

[Octopus]

Just buy a proper core drill

Its not just the cost of the hiring, its also the time wasted to go and get it and then again to take it back.

So @DavidSpark you need to explain the dumb you gave me ...

 

[buzzlightyear]

use a sds with 10mm drill bit centre hole work from there to 4inch.
go in your van take out the lump hammer like thor
,the jobs a good one .

 

[Deleted member 26818]

use a sds with 10mm drill bit centre hole work from there to 4inch.
go in your van take out the lump hammer like thor
,the jobs a good one . View attachment 43982

I think I could actually understand what you said!!!

 

[willy fixit]

My 20yr old DeWalt 2kg SDS with a clutch will do 125mm cores!