In article ,
Ian Stirling wrote:
An SDS drill does not substitute for an ordinary hammer drill.
For small holes in wood, metal, the SDS RPM can be low, and the weight
can be quite a bit higher.

But you don't need a hammer drill for drilling wood and metal...

Are there such things as small electric hammer drills - that can't
have the hammer turned off?

Not that I know of. But if you have an SDS drill, an ordinary non hammer
drill will be fine for everything else. That was the point I was making.

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