ok, so looking to get a rotary hammer drill. SDS / chuck, I don’t care, can kinda go either way with corded/cordless - would prefer the latter, but well aware you lose balls with a battery.
I’ve been eyeing off the Ryobi HP brushless SDS (RSDS18X) but I think it’s mostly the shiny factor and the fact we’re already in the ecosystem - which I can happily toss in a bin if something better and cheaper comes along. It is the upper limit of the budget though, so call that a benchmark. Yes I will be shopping at the big green shed.
I already have two standard drills, an impact driver and a hammer drill, so as you can imagine the rotary will be used for situations where I am Done Asking Politely (and I have a lot of concrete I shall be negotiating with)
REC ME O WISE ONES
Tradies buy the Ozito corded SDS rotary hammer all the time as it’s powerful enough to do the job, and cheap enough to replace when they need to. It’s rated at 5J of energy output. Currently $99.98 - Link
The Ryobi HP brushless cordless (RSDS18X) is only 2.5J, half the energy output of the corded Ozito, and costs three times the price at $299. Definitely not worth it unless you really, really need cordless. Link
Ozito stuff tends to be amazingly solid for the price I’ve found - my current hammer drill is an ozito and that thing has been abused over the past 15 years
If you’re looking for something that’s a step up from the impact and hammer you already have, consider something mains powered. That ozito posted will get it done.
