Bosch PSB 500 RE Compact Impact Drill

This is a brilliant drill!!! Really straight forward without that the manual reads like rocket science. In fact you can easily get by without reading the manual at all. The drive is reverseable and there is a simple switch for drilling or hammering. Torque you may vary with flexible pressure on the main trigger similar to putting a foot on the accelerator of a car, which is pretty nifty. The universal chuck fits to what-ever drill is required. Handle bar is adjustable for 360 degrees, therefore will please all kinds of handedness (left, right or ambi-dextrous). The little green case (13 x 11 inches) is great for safe-keeping, so none of the cheap stuff that would disappoint you. It gives quite a warm humming sound when air drilling, not too loud and does not weigh too heavy in one hand, but feels perfect in both. In my opinion this drill makes a great tool for a beginner or regular DIY enthusiast. It's a bargain if you can get yours for just under 40 quid!!!P.S. It also can be an electronic screwdriver. This would require a universal adapter bit to which you attach the smaller bits. No bits are included with this drill.

Brilliant product at a brilliant price.Would definately recommend all friends to buy this product from this website if reamins at same price. Everywhere else I looked was £50.00 upwards for something like this. Very easy to use and has helped make my front room look amazing, having built shelves and needed to drill through concrete!!!!

For the cogniscenti, it might seem obvious that this item -- though a hammer drill -- is not suitable for drilling into concrete. I am a relative novice so I did not know. Even with masonry bits and in hammer mode this could barely make a dent in a concrete lintel above a window (even 10-15cm above). I borrowed a friend's SDS hammer drill and it was soooo easy. Yes, it will handle ordinary brick and plaster, but if you anticipate a tougher job, look elsewhere.This annoyance aside, the drill is light and easy to use (I like that the speed varies with how much you depress the trigger). Another little point, be careful not to push the supporting front handle forward without securing it properly -- the cuff can be pushed onto the spinning chuck and damage it. User error, admittedly, but a design flaw too. The wire isn't very long, so you will probably need an extension cord. Not a deal breaker.Ok for light household jobs and the fact that it is wired means that you will have no issues about failing rechargeables.

Just moved into my first house, and the previous owners decided it'd be totally super awesome to remove everything that was nailed down. Curtain rods, bathroom cupboards, shelves, you name it, Gone.Quickly (2 hours of drilling) discovered my battery bosch, whilst ace at screwing things, was awful against mortar. In steps the Bosch PSB 500, and what a revelation, quick work was made of half a dozen holes in brick that would have taken 2 days with my previous drill.I wouldn't expect to use this for lots of work, its a budget hammer drill afterall, but what it does for quick small jobs is fantastic. The adjustable foregrip made it super easy drilling in tight corners, and it really motors along at full tilt.The downsides are that its quite hard to keep at a slow pace for drilling, but the hammer function worked like wild stallions at even half pace so that wasn't really a problem in the end. It also, because of the speed, threw dust everywhere, but thats my own fault for being overzealous.Overall; Brilliant for quick drilling jobs around the place, plenty of grunt and no batteries required.

Nice drill with very good speed and torque control.Key-less chuck is good and firm to use and it easily fits back into the plastic case when finished with. Unlike many where you eventually give up trying to get it all back to shut the case.Go & get one they are great value...That was my first impression however,.........During a drilling job, (a 10m hole into aluminum), the drill snagged. As a result, a gear has broken in the drill making a vibration as if it is in the hammer position.It was just after the 12 month window but the drill had only seen a few hours work at most.I thought about salvaging the keyless chuck, only to find that too was broken, only two of the three fingers of the chuck worked.So the cheap Bosch drill (probably made in China to Chinese quality) has gone to the great toolshop in the sky.I have a lot of other Bosch products like a washing machine, dish washer etc. and they are fine so is Bosch getting too cocksure and trading rubbish low-end goods on its name ? I think so.......

Very good product at a good price. Needed this to put a mirror up and just to have some tools around for household problems. Seems reliable but have only used twice so far. On that I can recommend that this drill is good value and with the extra hand hold easy even for a female.

Now on my third of these drills. The first lasted about 3 years until the chuck seized up. The second lasted just a few weeks from first use. Awaiting the replacement for that to be sent out but pretty disappointed with the quality as I would expect these drills to last a really long time. Perhaps I was unlucky with the second one. Until the problems, I was happy with it as it is lightweight, easy to use and pretty powerful.

I cut my DIY teeth on an older version of this drill and after many years of faithful family service it retired.This updated version is better, lightweight, easy to use for a left hander and has no chuck key to loose.I chose the electric over the battery because I use it infrequently and it was much less money.Recently I have put it through its paces drilling hanging basket brackets in various stone and brick. It performed perfectly and is great for me.