£500 lighter and not Festool

[andyman]

Gutted had to buy a new breaker today as my Makita packed up, first week back ss well [sad]
Seems nice bit of kit though Milwaukee 540 I think, it's going to start paying me back tomorrow!

 

[rmwarren]

Okay, I give... Whats "breaker" mean in English?  [poke]

(Make that "American").

RMW

 

[Wooden Skye]

Breaker in UK = no clue
American= guy who dances on a street on a piece of cardboard

 

[Gary in Texas]

Based on the description, an electronic "drilling and breaking hammer"....

 

[rmwarren]

Breaker in UK = no clue
American= guy who dances on a street on a piece of cardboard

From an old R.A Heinlein novel "Yes, I speak English, and I understand American too"...

RMW

 

[Stephen B]

[size=14pt]Breaker?

Surely you have heard of Demolition Hammer as in -

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_Hammer
[eek]

Or

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Breakers-Demolition-Hammers-/104216/i.html
[smile]

 

[Holzhacker]

sounds like a demo hammer but I don't know why he'd buy a milwaukee instead of a Bosch or Hilti
Isn't nice how we've improved the english language over that quaint old british gobble gook  [poke]

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

sounds like a demo hammer but I don't know why he'd buy a milwaukee instead of a Bosch or Hilti
Isn't nice how we've improved the english language over that quaint old british gobble gook  [poke]

A lot of Hilti power tools are now being made in China. I'm not sure exactly when the switch started, but Home Depot got rid of their dedicated Hilti section towards the end of 2012, and at least a couple years before they left, many of the European made tool models had been discontinued for newer less expensive "improved" tool models made in China. Some of the heavier tools may still be made in Liechtenstein or Austria, but their lighter tools in many case aren't, at least for the USA.

The Milwaukee rotary hammer seem to either be manufactured in the Czech Republic or the USA according to Grainger. They're also usually far less expensive than Hilti models.

Some of the Bosch tools have also been outsourced to China, although I believe most of the heavier breakers and hammers are still manufactured in Germany.

 

[GregBradley]

Breaker (Hammer) is just another name for what we Americans generally call a Demo Hammer.

I'm a big fan of Milwaukee and their high end drills seem to still be as good as when they were make in the US. I've recently added two Chinese made high end units, 0100-20 and 0101-100, and am pleased with them. Those $200 1/4" drills are excellent but their $80 one is pretty poor as you would expect. Both made in China. Their $500 6" HD grinder is also still excellent and also made in China. Like many companies, they make low and high end lines in the more popular tools.

I would never think of Milwaukee for Concrete tools, though. My 30 year old Bosch 70 pound Demo Hammer is still going after a complete overhaul 10 years ago. It looks like it has been through a war as those kinds of tools do after decades of commercial use in heavy construction. The newer Bosch is not so impressive in quality but generally good.

I'm really impressed with my 2 year old Makita HM1203C 20 pound Demo Hammer and will probably generally look to Makita over Bosch in the future. We've tried a few Hilti units on demo and can't justify the price vs performance although some of the new units with dust extraction seem to be interesting, particularly if someone has to demo stuff inside a home.

 

[FinishingCanuck]

I also prefer bosch or hilti for this type of tool. I have a 5/8 sds bulldog that I've treated worse than a red headed step child. I've dropped it, thrown it, left it in mud puddles and even forgot it on site overnight and found it covered in ice from freezing rain. I bought it used (well used) at a pawn shop maybe 6 years ago and it's still going strong. I consider milwaukee's cordless drills to be the best on the market so I wouldn't be surprised if their larger hammer drills are just as solid

 

[andyman]

Okay, I give... Whats "breaker" mean in English?  [poke]

(Make that "American").

RMW

Rotary demolition hammer.

I've had a Makita for best part of 15 years and yesterday it wouldn't work properly,  I greased and cleaned it to no avail.

I needed a breaker for first thing today, hilti were a couple of hundred pounds dearer so settled on this one as it was in stock locally with no one local having a bosch

It seems a good bit of kit the most noticeable thing is a lot less vibration than the old one

 

[rmwarren]

Okay, I give... Whats "breaker" mean in English?  [poke]

(Make that "American").

RMW

Rotary demolition hammer.

I've had a Makita for best part of 15 years and yesterday it wouldn't work properly,  I greased and cleaned it to no avail.

I needed a breaker for first thing today, hilti were a couple of hundred pounds dearer so settled on this one as it was in stock locally with no one local having a bosch

It seems a good bit of kit the most noticeable thing is a lot less vibration than the old one

Got it. Thankfully that is a tool I do not have a need for.

Hope it works out well for you.

RMW