Drill Master
Popular Mechanics South Africa|September/October 2022
For cordless versatility, the Slammer Hammer from WORX is a powerhouse drill for all occasions.
By Mark Samuel
Drill Master

The Worx slammer hammer drill is a tool you don’t think you need until you have one in your hand. It’s like the magic wand of cordless power drills, doing things you didn’t know were possible with this type of machine. And I say that unreservedly, because I’ve spent many hours with this tool tackling a variety of challenging drilling and screwing tasks, and it’s breezed through them all without so much as even one stammer … just lots of ‘slammer’.

While it might look like any other cordless drilling machine – and yes, it has the versatility of a conventional cordless hand drill – it goes beyond your expectations with several clever innovations. On the top, towards the back, is the gear-selection switch, and you use it to adjust the speed, and regulate the torque. First gear delivers an immense amount of torque, or twisting force, but slow rotation. Second gear is much faster, but torque is reduced. Drilling speed, of course, can be further controlled by the trigger mechanism… Depress the trigger a tiny bit, and the machine drills slowly; pull it in all the way and it will drill at the maximum speed for your gear selection. (The no-load speeds are 0–600 rpm and 0–2 600 rpm respectively.)

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