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Includes 4Ah battery and fast charger, which are $100 by themselves.
Note: this is not the brushless version.
Ozito PXC 18V Hammer Drill Kit $99 (Was $139) + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store) @ Bunnings
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TooSerious2 on 10/08/2022 - 23:22 bunnings.com.au (1080 clicks)
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but on the plus side you're going to be pushing the shite for a long time given its a 4 amp battery!
break it down…
the 4 amp battery used to be $50
that charger is a good $20… so $30 for a hammer skin
i mean its ok
Re:
'break it down…'
Here's another way to break it down:
— I reckon most peeps won't need another 4Ah Ozito battery by now.
— Judging by recent comments on these deals, peeps are now 'incidentally' building up a surplus of chargers (fast, slow, clip-on, etc.).
— So for many, 'functionality-wise' this will essentially be like just acquiring the hammer drill for $99.
— For $99, peeps who don't need another battery and another charger can buy the brushless hammer drill skin.https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-pxc-18v-brushless-13mm-ham…
be better off getting a corded sds one if you need the hammer function. same price or cheaper
@[Deactivated]: Mmmyeah, except now that I've become accustomed to using cordless tools I find using any corded tool almost completely intolerable.
@GnarlyKnuckles: I find the hours spent trying to make progress with a normal hammer drill (such as this) intolerable as compared to a rotary hammer drill (sds plus corded drill suggested above).
@GnarlyKnuckles: Not that intolerable unless you do masonry work constantly. More importantly, concrete destroys any non sds bits.
@[Deactivated]: Corded SDS is only $10 cheaper than Ozito cordless ($89 vs 99), but more joules per impact.
If you want big holes in concrete, or jackhammer mode, power matters.@bargaino: there’s an $80 one (xu1) and $90 and $100 units (ozito)
the $100 looks the goods if you actually intend to use it
This is fine for occasion brick drilling. Adding some detail to what others have said:
If you need to do a lot of brick, more so concrete, you want a SDS+ rotary hammer drill. Skin is $99. Much better for masonry than your brushless hammer drill.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-pxc-18v-rotary-hammer-dril…So you could get the above kit, plus the rotary hammer skin, $200 total.
Brushless motors are more efficient, so more power and/or battery life, depending on design decisions of the particular tool. Great for tradies, except they wouldn't buy Ozito.
Many of us got the brushless rotary when it was $99, but I wouldn't use it enough to pay full price.
I have a tradie mate who buys Ozito. His reasoning is that any tool he buys gets thrashed with his many and varied jobs. He feels bad thrashing expensive gear but will happily thrash these.
He's surprised by how long they last, though admits that DeWalt/Milwaukee/Hilti etc are good tools. Nonetheless, he maintains that the price to lifetime ratio on cheapies can often be better. (Eg. Though you might pay 1/3 of the price for Ozito vs the tradie brands, you might get 1/2 of the lifespan)
There's also the fact that these Ozito things tend to come with a
'Tool - 5 Year Replacement Warranty'.
So if your tradie mate manages to thrash it do death within 5 years, he can simply hit Bunnings up for a replacement one for free. If it manages to go the full 5 years despite being thrashed, well it really owes him nothing. In my experience Bunnings has always been excellent with returns/refunds, as long as you have a receipt, or an image of it they can use to scan the bar-code/verify the transaction.
I have the brushless and am happy with it. No issues. Has done everything I needed it to just fine
Same
Is a hammer drill more powerful than an impact driver?
They are different tools for different jobs. What are you trying to do?
just regular household drilling.. i bought a drill when Masters closed down, and the thing is so weak its unbelieveable
An impact driver is for screws.
A drill driver like the hammer drill can do both. But an impact driver is always better at fastening screws.
Best to own both.Hammer drill can drill into bricks and concrete if you have the right bits and a lot of patience.
If you are serious about drilling into brick and concrete, get a rotary hammer drill. Insanely faster than a normal hammer drill.
What would've taken a whole day of normal hammer drilling was over in a couple of minutes. Plus the bits last forever (almost).
Have not used the cheaper end but willing to bet this drill would still do a much faster job than any normal hammer drill (my bosch professional included) - https://www.bunnings.com.au/ryobi-1050w-sds-rotary-hammer_p6…
I've owned the cordless brushless hammer drill made by toolpro which had similar specs to the ozito one. It was pretty average for brick and concrete drilling.
For example it would take a good 5-10 minutes to drill a 5mm hole, 5cm deep.I now have the cordless brushless ozito SDS drill and that can do the same job in about 5 seconds. Not exaggerating.
I think the hammer drill is redundant given the SDS exists.
good 5-10 minutes to drill a 5mm hole, 5cm deep.
Eh? Why would anyone drill so narrow and deep in concrete?
Clay brick should be much faster.I think the hammer drill is redundant
Still has some use, and the non-hammer kit is same price but smaller battery.
5mm is about the smallest plastic plug you can get.
Was just an example. Smaller holes are easier to drill, yet still takes ages with a brushless cordless hammer drill.
SDS is far better.
The non hammer drills are even worse. I owned 3 of them. Two older gen and one current gen.
My hammer drill takes 15 sec to drill a 5mm diameter 5cm deep hole. Assuming you are using the wrong drill bit
Interesting. What size battery do you use?
To be fair I think I was using a 1.5Ah battery.
I have 2ah and 5ah batteries and they worked same on hammer drill. It takes minutes for big holes such as M10/12, but 5 min is way too long for a 5mm hole
Depends on the material being drilled into! Concrete vs Clay - big difference!
For how many times the average person drills into brickwork on their house, this is more than fine. Got one myself about a year ago and used it twice, no issues.
Well my apartment is old enough that even the internal walls are brick. But for most new construction. Only the external walls are likely brick.
What would be the best option for someone wanting to use it extremely rarely?
I'm a complete newb when it comes to housework.
Moved to our place almost two years ago and still don't have a drill.
Some possible use cases:
- Installing an angle for a Ring doorbell in a stone wall.
- Fixing a door that won't latch and requires unscrewing and re-screwing the latch.
- Placing screws in gyprock walls to hold shelvesSounds like you're very new, so I'll give some advice
1) yes it will be fine for this
2) yes, drill the hole and use a screw driver to put the screw in (when you're learning to use a drill, small screws are easy to mess up)
3) screws go into studs not gyprock. You'll need a studfinder (YouTube video) and be careful not to screw into powerGood luck and welcome to diy
Thanks for the advice!
Would something like this deal be better off?
Considering that I'd also get the impact driver for only $50 more
Get brushless… Any brick drilling this is farely shiet