Harbor Freight Clearance Item Review and Demo: Chicago Electric 1/2 Inch Hammer Drill

A review and demo of the Chicago Electric 1/2 inch Hammer Drill (Item numbers: 62383, 45338, 67616, 68169, 60495) which is now on clearance for $25. I tested out the hammer function of the drill using various sizes of masonry bits.

[@bruhcsp]

Finally someone reviewing that tool for real!

[@DuctTapeMechanic]

Thanks for watching!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

reality for that amount of money I don’t think you can argue much about the Hammer Drill sure it’s no Bosch or Hilti SDS one but those are about 10X the price for light use , like Homeowner projects the Chicago Electric brand is generally pretty good great for drilling for Tapcons into Cement Blocks

[@DuctTapeMechanic]

Well said! For work around the house this drill is great! I have had great experiences with many Chicago Electric products (including the reciprocating saw, jigsaw, oscillating tool, and this drill)

[@jb888888888]

Picked up the Warrior hammer drill today for under $8. Bought it mainly to break up some concrete chunks into even smaller pieces. Question: why does the depth stop have that bend in it? It's designed that way, there must be a reason for it.

[@kingshawn1857]

So does it have the reverse setting like a normal drill

[@DuctTapeMechanic]

Yes it does

[@kingshawn1857]

@@DuctTapeMechanic thanks for the response I'm definitely going to buy it now lol

[@shermanyoung8185]

Could I drive 3in deck screws with this drill

[@DuctTapeMechanic]

Probably better off using an impact driver for that length

[@vernon8337]

You'll have no problem screwing in deck screws, with that much power you could probably run the screw all the way through the board

[@mattybaddT.V]

@@vernon8337lol foreal definitely over kill lol

[@javyjavier7826]

Very helpful video, thanks 👍

[@derpherpp]

The chuck and bit keep falling off on mine then turn an hour job into 3 /4 hours

[@joechristl1444]

can it take SDS bits?

[@andyhauck3222]

Will the Chicago electric hammer drill work well on concrete slabs

[@farahnasir5023]

Cool