# Recommend me a hammer drill

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 11, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208 "2021-11-11T20:54:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208/21 "2021-11-16T00:58:44Z")

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Mine is a Porter-Cable 120v, sorta like [this one](https://www.amazon.com/PORTER-CABLE-Hammer-Drill-2-Inch-PC70THD/dp/B006YHM4ZC/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=porter+cable+hammer+drill&qid=1637024244&sr=8-5). Hefty and tough. Good masonry bits help.

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208/22 "2021-11-16T01:44:51Z")

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If they can drill tile, they can drill block/concrete. Ryobi bits are just fine. Just back out now and then instead of leaning on them like you’re drilling wood, and they’ll last as long as you need.

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208/23 "2021-11-16T01:47:17Z")

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Unless you’re drilling 1/2" or larger holes, cordless is just fine. For that matter, they’d probably handle 1/2" fine if they weren’t doing it all day long.

Modern cordless tools are amazing.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208/24 "2021-11-16T13:01:14Z")

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I’ve used a 1/2 inch cordless Makita to drill a 3" hole using a hole saw. No problem. Wished I had the side handle though.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-hammer-drill/954208/25 "2021-11-18T18:47:49Z")

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Three holes drilled in 5 minutes, and ski rack mounted on the wall. The Ryobi cordless made short work of the project.

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