If you need to drill a few holes in the wall to hang a shelf or cabinet, or make a hole in a steel angle or piece of wood, you will need a drilling tool. For drilling steel or wood, an electric drill will be enough, but for walls it is better to use a tool specially designed for this - a puncher.
The fact is that in a hammer drill, due to the internal design during impact drilling, the wear of mechanisms is much lower - it is simply made for this. The function of conventional drilling is left for convenience - so as not to buy an ordinary electric drill.
That is, if you need a universal tool for home repairs, a small hammer drill will come in handy. The perforator KRATON RHE-550-22 is a similar tool.
This tool is sold in a hardware store in a case, which is very convenient for storing and carrying a puncher. The case also includes an additional hammer drill handle, which is useful when drilling through hard walls. It allows you to apply more force to the tool and improve the drilling speed.
Also included is a drilling depth gauge that you will need to drill blind holes of the same depth, for example in a wall for fasteners.
For initial work, three drills with SDS + shanks (6X160.8x160.10x160mm) will be available to you. So to say the most popular sizes. True, you should not count on the good quality of these drills.
In order to release the drill jammed in the hole, the design of the perforator has a reverse function.
The described model of the hammer drill has an average impact power during drilling of 1.8 J. It is worth noting the small weight of the tool: only 2.3 kg.
When drilling, the tool's motor produces only 850 rpm, which is quite low compared to most other models. Although, in our opinion, too high revolutions when drilling stone materials are not needed. Unless you're drilling wood or plastic. Even steel must be drilled at low speeds so that the edges of the drill are not spoiled.
In general, in our opinion, this is a fairly normal home assistant, and at a low price.
The appearance of this perforator is not original and is made in the classic color scheme for the KRATON company: black and green. All controls for the operation of the perforator are carried out using various elements that are made of red plastic. Even the screw for the depth gauge is red.
In addition to the start button, which allows you to adjust the rotation speed of the drill and is located on the main handle, there is also a button for fixing the engine speed. This button is located in such a way that you can simultaneously press the start button with one hand and immediately press the lock button with the thumb of the same hand. After that, you can safely drill without keeping your finger constantly on the start button.
This is primarily an operating mode switch, which is located on the left side of the case in the center
Specifications perforator KRATON RHE-550-22
Perforator power: 550 W
Number of speeds: 1
Number of modes: 2
Impact force: 1.8 J
Number of blows per minute: 3900
Cartridge type: SDS+
Perforator weight: 2.3 kg
Case: yes
Warranty: 12 months