Customer Reviews

Black & Decker DR601K 6 Amp 1/2-Inch Hammer Drill

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1 star:		(6)

 

 

After burning up my old hammer drill in the middle of a job I ran out and picked this one up, just to finish up. It barely scarred the outside of the cinder block I was going though when it began to smell, burning up already! I let it rest. When I used it again it just crapped out, the mechanism that sets it into hammer mode broke. I wasn't able to get though a single hole with this piece of junk. I took the masonry bit out, put it in my Dewalt drill (non-hammer) and finished up. I am a pro and do not abuse my tools, it would be too costly. I used this drill as it was supposedly designed to be used, and it failed terribly. I only gave it a star because it isn't terribly ugly.

Dont waste your time with this drill. I used it for 2 days and realized that 1.) it wasn't capable of drilling into concrete, or hard surfaces with even the best bits and 2.) the drill has a very weak motor, and began smoking after minimal usage.

Stay Away...

I used my drill just 2 times (10 minutes) as a hammer drill,
and is not working anymore...

The drill failed on the first use, puts Black and Decker at the bottom of my list as a tool supplier

I purchased this drill a good while ago and have used it for many drilling operations, mainly in metal and wood. but the first time I tried to use it as a hammer drill the forward selector switch burnt out. I can use it in reverse though.

What a peice of junk.

Stay away from this product unless you want to get halfway through a project and throw it in the trash.

I drilled 1 hole(3/8" about 2" deep) using a carbide bit with this drill and reverse quit working. I gave it 1 star because i cant give it zero.