Bosch CSB 550 RE Reviews

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3 Reviews For Bosch CSB 550 RE

  • Guest 11th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    My CSB550RE has finally passed on after 20+ years of a mix of DIY and trade use. I can not vault it on value for money after that period of time. It only lost it's fifth star due to the chuck occasionally 'sticking' and a chocolate (plastic) depth gauge which didn't last the first month. First class in every other respect considering its price point. I used for everything.

  • Frasier Rank: Corporal 1st Oct 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    A good advert for Bosch. I wish modern Bosch tools were just as good.I've had this drill for nearly 20 years. I've abused it. There is a review here that says theirs didn't last. I've used this for tasks way over its spec since it was the cheapest drill in the Bosch range that has all the top of the range features I needed (reverse, variable speed & hammer). It drills 15-20mm in steel and any kind of masonry. It only lets me down where I can't use muscle when I resort to a DeWalt SDS which makes ...

  • Richard Rank: Lieutenant 17th Oct 2003

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    I bought this Bosch CSB 550 RE power drill about three years ago thinking that buying a brand like Bosch would be worth it in the long run.

    It has a hammer action and variable speed (but no torque control).

    The depth gauge on the drill was handy but this eventually broke. The chuck tended to jam up periodically but would unfree eventually after an oiling and some (sometimes not so) gentle persuasion.

    but I haven't really ever given it much hard use until I recently used a carbide impre ...