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T i m wrote:
The only minor fear I have is when drilling older houses (like mine ..
1897, solid 9" walls and morter mostly sand) that the power of an
'impact' drill might knock some of the bricks about? Also with SDS
drills being generally heaver I think you loose a bit of 'feel'
compared with a lighter drill?

The bricks are held in place by the weight of the ones on top.

But with mine, which is London stocks, I generally just use a hammer drill
up to No 10 or so.
Mainly because the SDS is in a case, and the bits are greasy. So kept for
serious stuff. ;-)

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