Thread: Rotory hammer drill

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Nuh, that's not what happens, due to word of mouth, there is an exponentially increasing rush on the item to the point that it goes out of stock & then you can't get one.

Aww bugger, I better go and buy another one then just as a spare.

Al

I had the pleasure of using the little beastie again today.

A job we did was washed down with acid soooo.... strong that it ate most of the joints away and chewed into some of the bricks, so I had to replace a few bricks.

The job was roll jointed, we may have not bothered as it looks raked now. :mad:

I wish I could get away with doing crap to other peoples work and get away with it.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

I had the pleasure of using the little beastie again today.

A job we did was washed down with acid soooo.... strong that it ate most of the joints away and chewed into some of the bricks, so I had to replace a few bricks.

The job was roll jointed, we may have not bothered as it looks raked now. :mad:

I wish I could get away with doing crap to other peoples work and get away with it.

Al

You just have to try harder! he he

I gave it another hiding today, Im helping a mate out, and had to remove 10 concrete blocks.
I also had to do some chaseing of joints.

It would have taken all day with a hammer and chisel, but only took half a day to get it done.

Well done Ozito.

Al

I have the following job and was thinking about the Ozito Hammer drill as an alternative to hiring a hammer drill to do the same thing.

I have a limestone wall on top of which I wish to place a 900 mm high picket fence. To attach the fence to the wall I was thinking of drilling some 25mm x 300mm long holes in the limestone and cementing some 25mm galvanized pipe into the holes.

Is the Ozito up to this job?

Originally Posted by BobL

I have the following job and was thinking about the Ozito Hammer drill as an alternative to hiring a hammer drill to do the same thing.

I have a limestone wall on top of which I wish to place a 900 mm high picket fence. To attach the fence to the wall I was thinking of drilling some 25mm x 300mm long holes in the limestone and cementing some 25mm galvanized pipe into the holes.

Is the Ozito up to this job?

I believe it is. Most of the work I've done with mine is 12 and 14mm holes into vibrated slabs and core filled blocks and the Ozito hasn't missed a beat.

Originally Posted by BobL

I have the following job and was thinking about the Ozito Hammer drill as an alternative to hiring a hammer drill to do the same thing.

I have a limestone wall on top of which I wish to place a 900 mm high picket fence. To attach the fence to the wall I was thinking of drilling some 25mm x 300mm long holes in the limestone and cementing some 25mm galvanized pipe into the holes.

Is the Ozito up to this job?

The plumber who gave me the advice to get one said he drills into brickwork with a 32mm bit.

Al

A mate of mine bought one of these to drill some 10mm holes in house bricks for mortar bolts. I don't think he realised just how devistating this thing can be, he broke bricks while drilling holes.

For small jobs you may be better served by a good old combination hammer drill.... But I think I'll buy one for myself anyway

Bobl
Should be no trouble as I have been drilling holes 25mm * 450 mm deep into hard granite. Slow but no problem.

The only danger may be in splitting the blocks particularly as you near the bottom of the block.
May pay to go very gently or even turn off the hammer as you go through the last bit.

Originally Posted by DavidG

Bobl
Should be no trouble as I have been drilling holes 25mm * 450 mm deep into hard granite. Slow but no problem.

The only danger may be in splitting the blocks particularly as you near the bottom of the block.
May pay to go very gently or even turn off the hammer as you go through the last bit.

Thanks ! The limestone blocks are embedded within a wall and I have a couple of free standing that I can practice on.

Cheers

Did you guys get this plastic looking one

or this metal cased one

I got the metal one for $67 from bunnies about five minutes after I started trying to knock out my bathroom tiles with a hammer and baulster

They seem to be very close spec wise, I wonder why they make two similar tools?

Cheers, Jack.

My dynalink looks like the bottom one, with the grease plug on the top behind the switch.

I bought a Dynalink version a few years back when they first came out and it is one of those rare true bargains. I am a general builder and it gets a hiding but just keeps going. We were demolishing a bathroom and another guy had a small makita 3 mode hammer drill which cost 5 times as much and did not perform as well.
Now I don't normaly like cheap power tools and generaly get about 6 months use out of them but this hammer drill is an exception.

Mine is like the bottom one.
I was told to grease it every time I use it and it will last for ages.