For every owner there is always a lot of work in the house - at least I never sit around idle for a long time. Every man considers it his duty to do everything himself, without resorting to the services of professionals. It's cheaper, faster, and you'll always do it the way you want. Quite a lot and often it is necessary to perform work related to drilling. And almost everything is necessary to drill - metal, wood, brick, concrete, and tile. Accordingly, the question arises, which of power tools should always be at hand? Of course, the first thing you need to have in the house for such jobs is things such as a puncher and an electric drill, and the drill often happens with a bump. However, the perforator is still preferable - it is more powerful and multifunctional, and it allows working with any material. Consequently, it can be used to perform almost any "home" work in a relatively short time. And what puncher to choose? To understand this, you need to know what they are.
What are perforators
In everyday use, the perforators are divided into two classes. They are called "light" and "heavy".The first layout is horizontal, and the second - the engine is installed vertically. Light perforators in appearance resemble a conventional electric drill, only a little larger. Heavy due to this arrangement of the engine cool better, so they can work continuously a little longer. The main operating modes of the rotary hammers are shock, rotational and shock-rotational. Depending on the model, there may be either all three functions, or some. Therefore, perforators come with one, and with two, and with all three modes.
I can say with full confidence that for home, a professional model of a puncher is not needed - you do not need all those functions and the opportunity to work several hours a day in a row. So is it worth overpaying a significant amount for a professional tool? Amateur punchers are divided into large and small.
The perforator cartridge is designed for drill shank. However, in the kit there is a special nozzle that allows you to work with ordinary drills with a round shank. When buying a puncher, you need to ask what the maximum diameters can be drilled with this model. An interesting function is the regulation of the rotation speed of the cartridge, but it is not available in all models. This is important if through drilling is performed.
An important indicator of the performance of a perforator is the impact energy. You need to decide which jobs you have to do more often, which material to "handle", what diameters to "go through."For home you need to take a multifunctional model, since the perforators with one function are designed for professionals and they perform just one job.
If you have to produce a lot of drilling work on wood, metal, etc., then it is better to buy an electric drill. It is cheaper, and it will do a great job. But to drill a brick, concrete, of course, better with a perforator. For example, a hole with a depth of 10 centimeters can be drilled with a good perforator in literally 3-5 seconds. It is clear that with a drill you will only scratch a high-quality concrete wall, and you will also break a drill bit. By the way, it is not superfluous to pay attention to the possibility of disabling the percussion function of a drummer, in order to use it as a conventional drill.
I recommend - video about the choice of a perforator:
