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| Overall rating | 7.5/10  |
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Full review by
Frasier
on 1st Oct 2005
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
Bad Points: The rubber holder that holds the key chuck key split after about 10 years. Poor show.
General comments: 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 light work of anything but costs £350. Every year I expect this baby to burn out but it's still going. Its a very fair tool. It cost be £30 20 years ago.
Frasier's review and ratings | 141 words
Review by
Richard
on 17th Oct 2003
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+2
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 ...
Richard's full review | 209 words | 2 comments added.
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