PORTER CABLE Hammer 2 Inch Pistol PCE141 Review

I used this guy to drill three 1/2" wide, 2" deep holes in my house foundation for attaching eyebolts. The first two holes I drilled took 20 minutes each. It's hard to walk But the third one lasted about 2 minutes. I assume concrete comes in different hardnesses? The drill itself appears to be of very good quality. Switching from a rotary hammer to a conventional drill is not difficult at all. And the depth gauge came in very handy. I also found the front handle attachment very clever. You can…

Like most Porter-Cable offerings, this is a quality tool! I recently drilled eight holes about 3 inches deep in very hard concrete and the hammer drill worked very well. the reason for only four stars is the rather useless side handle and the depth gauge attachment. You just can't tighten it enough to keep it from slipping off the collar and becoming a spinning menace on contact with a cartridge or bat. It fell off every time I used it, that was 3 times before I threw it in my toolbox and used…

It once started smoking after only 10 seconds of use while kneading some type of mortar. Smoke literally poured out of the hull. I thought it would catch fire. I used one of the PC cordless drills instead and it worked fine. Now it also does things that sometimes don't even work when I use it. I have to tap it lightly on the floor to make it work. Finally, the last time I used it, I was electrocuted through a seam in the handle near the back of the drill! I drilled holes in the concrete floor…