6 best impact drills

If in the eternal battle between Hamster and Toad the idea of ​​buying a Metabo SBE900 has been strangled by the latter, you should look at the HP1640K - the tool is, of course, amateur, but the price difference is threefold!

All that is needed is an amateur drill, there is - an ergonomic handle, a good balance, quite decent power of 680 watts. The speed control, however, would be more suitable for the more-armed owner - personally, the slider on the sidewall seemed comfortable to me, but with a smaller brush size in the topmost position it would be difficult to grab it with a short thumb. The same can be said about the weight - 1.8 kg can be used by someone with one hand, someone will not interfere with the additional handle.

In short, in the role of a drill, Makita will work out his money for one hundred percent, and he definitely deserves recommendations. But in the role of a hammer drill, it, like most of the representatives of this class, can be used except little by little and rarely - yet the vibration that occurs during operation is much higher than that of Metabo, and the brush drains on excellent.

The metal case of the gearbox initially attracted attention - although this is a rather fragile grade of silumin, but an obvious application for a good resource under high loads. In terms of its power (850 W), the Zubr impact drill practically caught up with the leader of the best rating, and is completely similar in weight. So, for the amateur models presented to your attention, the competition for the second place was tough - “Makita”, although it was less successful as a hammer drill, won with a small margin just for ergonomics with the most frequent household chores. If the shock mode is supposed to be used more often - the “Bison” will get a certain advantage.

I didn’t like the implementation of the speed regulator - it is fully controlled only by the handle on the handle, this solution is normal for small hand drills, but for a heavy shock it is not the most optimal: leaning on it, at the same time, it is inconvenient to keep the necessary revolutions on the vibrating trigger. Theoretically, such a regulator allows you to conveniently control the beginning of the drill incision, but in practice it is impossible to accelerate the drill smoothly from zero to the desired revolutions - first, the trigger burns out without effect, at the moment of starting the revolutions immediately jump, and the trigger has to be released. In this regard, the implementation of the regulator at Makit is much more practical.

The main claim to the “Bison” is the strength of the ratchet of the percussion mechanism: it is insufficient to comply with the application for professional use.

The update of the “blue” professional Bosch series this year also affected the screwdrivers - the new GSB 18-2, being essentially a refinement of the already well-known screwdrivers of the previous generation, although it cannot be compared with the top Bosch models, but it attracts with a completely humane price tag.

Ergonomics here is typical for "Boshi" - under the index finger of the trigger, above it is a reverse reverse switch, equally comfortable both left-handed and right-handed. The choice of operating mode (screwdriver / drill / impact drill) is placed on the ring, which is under the usual limiter of the tightening force.

Of course, in comparison with the hammer drill, the Metabo Bosch lost pretty much - the maximum torque of 63 newton meters is slightly higher than in the “sparing” BS 18 LTX Impuls mode, but the latter also has a second mode of maximum torque, which Bosch can oppose nothing already. In the shock mode, the screwdriver's weight is immediately affected - the polutorakilogrammovy Bosch fairly itches in the palm of your hand, since the rubber pads on the handles are thin and do not save much from vibration. The battery is also exhausted faster, as it is lagging behind in the Bosch tank.

The most annoying thing is that, in fact, it cannot cost it - the seven and a small thousand indicated in the prices are asked for a complete set without a charger and a battery. So doubt the choice of Metabo vs. Bosch we did not have to.

Branded yellow-black color DeWALT does its job - and attracts the eye in the window, and uniquely identifies the manufacturer (if there are no mimicry "state employees" Stanley). Then, however, the eye falls on the price tag, and here the battle between the Hamster and the Toad will be much more fierce than in the case of Metabo.

What do we offer? We note an indisputable plus of a percussion drill in the form of a brushless motor (of the DeWALT tools ranked in the rating it was the only one with this type of motor) - this is also an increased resource (no brushes - no problem), and reduced power consumption. As a result, having the same five-amp battery, like Metabo, DeWALT will last longer on one charge.

The three-position speed controller seemed like an interesting solution. After the usual two positioner, at first it is unusual ... but then you realize that this particular “average” regime is often not enough. If there was still a pulsed mode of loosening, like the Metabo, the DCD937P2 could claim leadership in the ranking of the best impact drills, but alas - the high price, taking into account the lower torque (75 newton meters), would make it an outsider.

And, of course, do not pass by the shock mode. Well ... Here DeWALT does not pull on leadership again, Metabo handles concrete more successfully - and with less vibration. Alas, the tool is good, but too expensive for its characteristics.