Black & Decker DR601 6 Amp 1/2-Inch Hammer Drill Review

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(More customer reviews)Buyer beware!I purchased this for myself on the 28th of December.Used it on the 29th.Returned it on the 29th.I would have given this item a zero rating, but Amazon does not offer that rating.
Although it looks like a good deal (especially since B&D's parent/associate company is DeWalt), but this children's toy is made of pure junk.After I tried the hammer setting, I spent the next fifteen minutes trying to figure out why it sounded as if the gears inside were self-destructing.Apparently that sound is 'normal'.I've used a couple contractor grade hammer drills & none I've used before ever sounded this bad.
When put to hard use, the gears that drive the chuck & bit randomly disengage, leaving the motor spinning at full speed, but not drilling.Just as randomly as the chuck stops spinning, it starts spinning again with the cacophony of gears being turned into bits of metal dust.
I have not yet purchased a new hammerdrill to replace this yet, but I plan on puchasing the Bosch or Milwaukee H/D's that are similar in features.
When I returned this to the big box hardware store (H.D.), the customer service rep said that she has had more of these B&D hammerdrills returned than any other power tool in the store...

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