ToolBox Blog

Tool: Metabo 751 – 1/2″ Hammer Drill
Date of Service: Summer 1995

With production and distribution companies in over 21 countries Metabowerke GmbH builds the kind of quality tools a contractor wants on his job. I love those German machines but in this day it’s hard to know exactly where a tool was really put together. Am I talking about cars again? No, it’s the Metabo 751 hammer drill and it’s served me well for 14 years.

Rating:

Features:

The Metabo 751 weighs in at 5.1 bls with a 6.2 Amp variable speed motor.

• Comfortable weight and balance
• Side handle with internal storage and an offset depth guide.
• The large control dials with user-friendly icons. (rabbit and a turtle)
• Ambidextrous forward/reverse switch and trigger lock-on switch
• 8′ power cord and steel carrying case.

Experience:
Replacing a huge Bosch hammer drill that I wore out drilling foundations for countless hold-downs as part of seismic upgrading I needed a new 1/2″ drill and found the Metabo brand at a local hardware store. I could see and feel the quality of this tool on first inspection and I wasn’t wrong. Here we are 14 years later and this pup is still doing my big drilling. I guess I should define ‘big’ drilling because I’m no longer spending my days underneath houses drilling into concrete but I do deal with steel beams, occasional concrete or block walls and lots of drilling into wood.

Modern cordless drills like my 24v Ridgid can repeatedly handle a 2 1/8″ hole-saw through solid-core doors but I’m likely to set up the Metabo if I’m doing more than one. It’s nice to keep the screw tips in a cordless and use the corded for drilling holes.

Comments:
My Metabo 751 has taken a beating and I mean that sincerely. Not long after I bought it, a coworker dropped it off our scaffolding. It landed on concrete, breaking the side-handle. It didn’t show any other signs of damage and ordering a new handle wasn’t too hard. I am just going to keep my comment to: It’s another one of my tools that’s been used frequently for nearly 15 years. What more could you want from your contractor tools? This drill squeels with a high pitched sound. It’s strong enough to hurt your wrist when it binds. With the side handle and good ergonomics I’m certain I chose the right drill. I doubt I’ll need to replace this Metabo for a long time to come.

Links:
Metabo SBE750 at Amazon.com

SBE 750 Hammer Drill at Metabo.com (Similar Product Data)
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