No workshop is complete without a drill – but what sort of drill should it be? Andy Collings takes a look at SDS-drills to see what they can do and how they do it Before the mid-70s, a powered drill ...

The 11258VSR 5/8-in. SDS-Plus two-speed concrete drill generates 1.4 ft.-lbs. of impact force and has a 4.8-amp motor, enabling it to power through concrete with almost no force from the user.

Hammer drills and rotary hammers are both excellent for drilling masonry. Rotary hammers are more powerful, though, and have a “hammer-only” mode with no rotation. They usually have an SDS chuck, ...