On Sun, 16 May 2010 05:38:26 -0700 (PDT), JimK wrote:

IMHO if a job *needs* SDS you will usually want some weight behind it.

Define "needs".

I wanted to drill just one 6mm hole in sandstone outside yesterday.
Tried my battery drill with "hammer" action and a 4mm drill (had 6mm
bit to open it out later), it scratched the surface and made the bit
hot. Dragged out the mains 2kg SDS 10s of drilling later I had my 6mm
hole in one hit. That hole "needed" the SDS but it didn't "need" a
massive one.

Made me think I could use a battery SDS drill, until I (briefly)
looked at prices, seem to start at a couple of hundred quid... B-(

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Cheers
Dave.