Has anyone had an success, or experience with using a rotary hammer, instead of hammer drill to spin an ice auger? Got a good deal on a used one and wondered if it would work, or should I invest in a hammer drill?
Posted by Mission-Attorney7974
7 Comments
Euresko on
Not too sure the auger shaft would adapt to this SDS drill. It’s a fixed size made for a specific size bit, not variable jaws like a normal drill or hammer drill. These spin slower max RPM, the normal DeWalt hammer drill has more torque and RPM. Bad choice if you go with this model.
X-hair on
I would say it technically could be made to but I wouldn’t. You would need some sort or chuck adapter. I use the Dewalt 60v mixer as the E clutch is nice. Definitely overkill from a standard drill.
BobaNeedsABuff on
Wondered that myself, I just bought a DCD1007 hammer drill instead, it’s got 1495 in lbs of torque – minimum required is 700-750. Obviously depends on how big of a hole, how thick is ice, and how sharp your blades are
Dev1_E on
I use a hammer drill and it works. Apparently it voids the Dewalt warranty though so some go to Milwaukee.
Mission-Attorney7974 on
For context I have found a couple adapters that would turn the sds 5/8 to a 1/2 in chuck. However I have found no information on torque for this model, which seems to be the most important part. Figured if not suitable, I may just be able to trade it for just a normal hammer drill. Don’t want to find out on the ice that it not cut out for the job, when I can get something that for sure is.
Automatic-Put5305 on
If you have it already, using it would probably work great. Otherwise I’d go with a hammer drill.
GrayCustomKnives on
If you can turn the hammer function completely off, and get it to adapt to a chuck, and don’t mind that it’s super heavy, and don’t mind that it will drill slower, it would be usable. It will be harder to control though because of the handle orientation vs a normal drill grip.
7 Comments
Not too sure the auger shaft would adapt to this SDS drill. It’s a fixed size made for a specific size bit, not variable jaws like a normal drill or hammer drill. These spin slower max RPM, the normal DeWalt hammer drill has more torque and RPM. Bad choice if you go with this model.
I would say it technically could be made to but I wouldn’t. You would need some sort or chuck adapter. I use the Dewalt 60v mixer as the E clutch is nice. Definitely overkill from a standard drill.
Wondered that myself, I just bought a DCD1007 hammer drill instead, it’s got 1495 in lbs of torque – minimum required is 700-750. Obviously depends on how big of a hole, how thick is ice, and how sharp your blades are
I use a hammer drill and it works. Apparently it voids the Dewalt warranty though so some go to Milwaukee.
For context I have found a couple adapters that would turn the sds 5/8 to a 1/2 in chuck. However I have found no information on torque for this model, which seems to be the most important part. Figured if not suitable, I may just be able to trade it for just a normal hammer drill. Don’t want to find out on the ice that it not cut out for the job, when I can get something that for sure is.
If you have it already, using it would probably work great. Otherwise I’d go with a hammer drill.
If you can turn the hammer function completely off, and get it to adapt to a chuck, and don’t mind that it’s super heavy, and don’t mind that it will drill slower, it would be usable. It will be harder to control though because of the handle orientation vs a normal drill grip.