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Rotary hammer vs demolition hammer
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Answer
Rotary hammer or demolition hammer — which type of job suits each?
Explanation
The mechanical difference
A rotary hammer combines rotation with a hammering action, so the bit cuts as it strikes. A demolition hammer has no rotation at all — the point simply strikes, harder and more often.
Detail
Which trades hire which
Electricians, plumbers and installers mostly want a rotary hammer, because their work is holes and small openings. Demolition and civil teams want breakers, because their work is removal.
On a mixed job, a rotary hammer with a chisel handles light breaking well enough to avoid a second machine. On sustained slab removal it does not, and pushing it there shortens its life.
Detail
Accessories differ
Shank types differ between machine classes, so a chisel from one does not fit another. Tell us what you are breaking or drilling and suitable points, chisels or bits go with the machine.
Questions
Also asked
Can a rotary hammer break concrete?
Light breaking, yes. Sustained slab breaking, no — it is not what the machine is built for, and it will not last.
Which is easier to handle?
The rotary hammer, by a considerable margin. Breakers are heavy and tiring, which affects how much you get done in a day more than machine power does.
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