DEWALT DW5245 4 Inch 12 Inch Carbide: Ultimate Cutting Performance for Precision Projects Review

I needed this bit to run the power cable from the garage to the gate operator. Of course, the concrete is about 75 years old, but the hard metal broke after about 1 cm of penetration! It took about half an hour to go through every inch of the bit. Luckily we managed to do it because local hardware stores don't have anything like this! After that, of course, he went to the trash can.

I had to drill about 25 holes in our concrete pool mat to install the new cover. I first bought a Bosch and was very disappointed. They could be drilled, but the 1 5/8 inch (3/4 inch diameter) hole took several minutes. I read someone else said that Dewalt works better than Bosch so I ordered this one and it definitely cuts about twice as fast. I did the last 18 or so with Dewalt and the last hole went just as well as the first. I still prefer Bosch to Dewalt for all saws.

This hammer was just the right tool for my car lift project (a Triumph NT9 9000lb lift was also purchased from Revain!). I first used this drill on normal drill settings and it got through the first inch in about 90 seconds once I put the drill in percussion mode - wow! It worked exactly as intended - each 4" hole was light, smooth and fast! And with six drill bits for each post I completed this part of the project quickly, the drill bit did a great job removing debris from the hole too and the