Dewalt Rotary Hammer FACE-OFF: corded vs cordless

[@MasterQuack14]

You can get 2x 9ah batteries for the cost of 1x 12ah battery.... Plus, you can charge a 9ah while you use the other. The other thing to consider is how many tools you have and where you work. If you always work in your garage then corded is great, but if you have to go out into a field or the middle of nowhere the battery powered tools are far better for light to medium duty work. I'm not even a professional and I have 10x 9ah batteries, 6x 6ah batteries, and a random amount of the other lower capacities. If you buy your tools in the kits, you get massive discounts and basically free batteries!

[@Gamezinfer]

Give me just 1 please 😢😂

[@l.g.867]

Any problems with the flexvolt batteries?

[@MasterQuack14]

@@l.g.867 Nope! I constantly run them dry doing woodworking and haven't had a failure only any of the batteries I have had for years. The "Powerstack" batteries made with the cheap pouch cells I don't trust and will likely never buy. I work professionally as an IT tech and those pouch cells are why your cellphone swells and catches fire when they get too hot or are dropped too many times.

[@g8beast679]

Well made video, explaining most of the PROs and Cons of both. Eventually, as you said, depends on what you do. I am a weekend DIYer and 12v cordless tools work for me. I have done the whole house renovation (excluding the basement) using only cordless tools. However, for cutting wood or drilling in cement, i have the corded ones. Besides, investing in batteries and lots of them increases the cost of the tool for me.

[@veoquenoesunproblema]

Thank you, there is a lot of people evangelizing the cordless thing and it is: if you need it because of your job, do it, if you have the money?, do it, if you are on your workshop, it will last forever, even 7 years, batteries and models won't.

[@Calmdowndude]

Corded is used for constantly drilling holes for rebar replacement or demolition, repair where it's needed. For the Cordless I use it alot when I'm up high on a scaffold when you can't run multiple extension cord w/o GFCI's. drilling out a rebar hole or demo-ing mistakes. Usually for pocket holes for rafters or broken blocks that need to be re-soaped due a bad block... Well those are my reasons to have both on a commercial job site.

[@hammerandhome]

that's How I feel as well. if you can go corded with these tools it's just better.

[@jeramiesavage2855]

You an get the Corded adapter for the 60v flex

[@freddie966woo]

i m wondering how long can a 9ah battery run

[@chrisvaiuso6010]

It's surprising that the corded model is heavier. With the weight of the battery I would have guessed that the cordless one would be the heaviest.

[@Tatoebot]

Most cases it’s like that

[@GarvinLinks]

The Weight excludes the battery

[@ariagferreira8960]

Does it reverse?

[@zaappp1588]

The Dewalt DCB612 12ah batteries are around $249 but you can find them fairly regularly for $199. The DCB609 9ah batteries are around $179.

[@OrcForge]

Can't find 12s regularly at all..and 15s are to come out next year

[@cgeorge6786]

Are you plugged in to a 15 AMP circuit? Any problem with tripping breakers?

[@hammerandhome]

I am and no issues at all

[@jeremycontreras8270]

Do either of these have a drill only mode?

[@andrewnichols1240]

Are there shorter bits for cramped spaces

[@hammerandhome]

Definitely, there are many different sizes you can buy

[@marktaylor3630]

The only thing that would stop me from buying a battery powered rotary hammer is the fact that they instantly start losing power I'm sure there's a lot of good reasons to buy one if you need one but for what I do I always have a place to plug in at

[@hammerandhome]

agreed, thanks for watching

[@marktaylor3630]

@@hammerandhome not a problem thanks for the video

[@veoquenoesunproblema]

Totally agree, cordless is the new trend, if you need it because of your work, go ahead, sometimes is difficult to have cord surrounding you.

[@MalindoWe]

I noticed the cordless was faster on the demo as well. I never go corded. No reason to walk around with a cord dangling then go looking for a receptacle only to become an instant joke

[@jackmen4]

If I wanted to make a 6 inch wide by 6 inch deep core into reinforced concrete…… should I use a hammer drill or rotary drill.

[@hammerandhome]

you definitely need a large SDS rotary drill, you can't buy bits that big for hammer drills

[@arthurmow262]

As usual, really good video(!) with lots of useful information. Just to note that listening on headphones the mic issue is quite painful - any chance you could kill all the sound rather than play the interrupted sound in future?

[@hammerandhome]

Great suggestion, we'll do that next time! We always turn the volume down by 50% during tool action but the rotary hammers were extra-challenging for our mic. Shoulda done it this time. Hope your ears are ok! Thanks for watching 😀

[@jbitile8241]

Corded tools are little more powerful just a little. But I can notice it on my dewalts

[@henrytwigger2245]

Is there an adapter to use a mains lead with the cordless version ?

[@hammerandhome]

I wish ! But sadly no

[@GarvinLinks]

My biggest con is that cordless is not as powerful but your conclusion really helped me understand and decide. I'll be getting both 😂Thanks.

[@hammerandhome]

😂 sweet. That sounds like something I would do. Enjoy!

[@jorisperetti9339]

Hello . how long does a battery last?

[@hammerandhome]

all depends on how hard you are using the tool, temperature effects it,the size of hole you are drilling might effect the run time, if you have a lot of work to do i would go with corded for sure.

[@darkJohnSmith]

"...you'll need 2 or3 of these batteries, but if you're corded, your gonna get the job done." I disagree. I've been on many a jobsite where something unforeseen arises, and they have to cut the power. Having cordless tools has been well worth the investment, and if there is a cordless option that compares, then I'm willing to spend a bit more for that technology. Full discloser: I've also got like 10 of those batteries tho, so I'm not worried.

[@hammerandhome]

Nice! I don’t have to many of the larger batteries. I think 6amphr is the largest. 99% of my sites have power so it really comes down to what type of work ya do. Regardless , it’s an amazing tool. Thanks for watching

[@maxpulido]

Dead battery is almost as bad as a power outtage, but much more common.

[@g8beast679]

They cut the power and batteries are dead. What do you do? unforeseen circumstances.

[@thegreatoutdoors2000]

Very helpful thanks

[@prestonjames1508]

i remember my first time using a jackhammer

[@israelvibration4767]

Can I have one of those please

[@ingoodcompanyllc9554]

Nicely done.

[@hammerandhome]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TexasPatch1911]

For things like this especially heavy duty shit just go corded

[@andrewnichols1240]

Don't see rock in this demo?

[@hammerandhome]

Nope just Concrete, those bits can handle stone no prob

[@prabjotghumman27]

Hello

[@Carpenterforlife]

Money for pizza? or money for batteries?

[@MHP423]

Who runs cords these days..?? Every DeWalt tool I run is cordless including the table saw and a couple of drop saws