The hole hawg is the only tool I own that I’m a bit scared to use and won’t lend out unless I go along with it.
That thing will fling you into the next room and break both arms while doing it without even breaking a sweat.
That thing will fling you into the next room and break both arms while doing it without even breaking a sweat.
> The danger lies not in the machine itself but in the user's failure to envision the full consequences of the instructions he gives to it.
Another brand I still like after many years is Makita, I've yet to have something made by them break from normal use. DeWalt has lost the plot, they are no longer worth the premium price. And with Bosch it's hit-and-miss you have to do a lot of online reading before making the call on one of their tools. They are very efficient in their use of materials and sometimes they can be too efficient and deliver a tool that isn't up to snuff. But they are always price competitive.
That being said, even the cordless ones have an absurd amount of power. At my work we use them to send a 3-flute, 1 1/4" auger bit about 5 feet straight through Douglas Fir (drilling concealed electrical wiring chutes in columns). I've seen them roll a 10' 8x8 (~150 lbs) across the sawhorses when someone forgot to clamp it before drilling.