Bosch Professional Rotary Hammer GBH 2-26 F (230 V, SDS-Plus, 830 W, 2,7 J, Including Auxiliary Handle, Quick Change Chuck, Depth Stop, SDS Plus Quick-Change Chuck, Carrying Case )
Rotary hammer with SDS plus
GBH 2-26 F
The GBH 2-26 F Professional with a keyless chuck is the all-round performer in Bosch’s SDS plus corded rotary hammer category, and is the perfect tool for daily use. Its strong motor delivers 2.7 J of impact energy, providing fast drilling and high chisel removal performance.
SDS plus
Optimum power transmission for small hammers.
Rotation Control Clutch
Protection against overloading or blocking for user and machine. No abrupt blocking of the tool.
Autolock
Convenient accessory changes – keyless chuck is easy to open and close.
Vario Lock
Convenient adjustment of the cutting tool position for adaptation to the prevailing work situation.
All-round performance rotary hammer for daily use in the SDS plus category
Delivers 2.7 J of impact energy for fast drilling and high chisel removal performance
High-quality components ensure robustness, reliability, and long lifetime
Optional chisel mode and quick-change chuck enable use in wide range of applications.
The all-rounder
Reliable and robust, the rotary hammer’s high-quality components also ensure a long lifetime. Its optional chisel mode and quick-change chuck enable use in a wide range of applications.
This tool is intended for drilling and chiselling in concrete, masonry, wood, and metal. It is compatible with various dust attachments. Moreover, the GBH 2-26 F has functions such as clockwise/anticlockwise rotation, overload clutch, variable speed and Vario Lock.
| Weight: | 2.9 kg |
| Dimensions: | 40.7 x 8.3 x 21 cm; 2.9 Kilograms |
| Model: | 06112A4070 |
| Colour: | Navy Blue |
| Manufacture: | Bosch Professional |
| Colour: | Navy Blue |
First of all I am a rubbish DIY’er. Having moved into a house that was built around 1865 and was owned by an elderly couple there is sadly a lot of DIY needed. Putting up shelves, curtain rails and taking tiles off the walls to name a few.
My old power drill is about 25 years and is pretty rubbish, it has a hammer drill setting but that is as fancy as it gets. My wife persuaded me to invest in a new drill. I was reluctant to spend another handful of cash on something I already owned, I mean, how different can a new drill be?
Well…… It is as different as my old van to Lewis Hamilton’s racing car! They will both get you from A to B but the Lewis’s car will get you there a touch faster and make your life a whole lot more fun in the process.
This drill first of all has a trigger control to start it slowly, squeeze harder and it goes faster so it means an idiot like me can actually make a hole where it is meant to be and not have the drill bit slide off to somewhere it wants to make a hole.
Secondly, it has power, I mean real punch through this brick, stone or cement like it is soft cheeses. Changing the drill bits is easy, apparently it is because they are SDS ( I had no idea what that actually meant).
Overall, I could not be happier with this, well yes I could, it could be shiny! But quite seriously, this is one good drill, it makes light of any drilling jobs we have, I have taken tiles off a loo wall and then looked for more destruction to reap.
Only thing is, you REALLY need ear defenders, it is noisy otherwise it is bloody brilliant.
After burning out my dewalt SDS drilling sleepers for fixing (13mm rail pins) so a 6mm hole then a 13mm hole through old sleepers.
This was so much more able to drive the auger bits through, making everything faster and there was no drill overheating.
Used as a brick breaker, and this was less vibrations coming compared to the old SDS
This is a mighty rotary hammer, with a decent bit it just eats through anything, loads of power, no hassle with anything I’ve thrown at it including using the hammer only mode and a chisel for tidying up rough concrete.
This is an excellent drill, if you were thinking about buying it and you were undecided then go ahead and buy it!
AMAZING! You will not find a better sds/hammer drill in its price range. I have used this to break up some serious materials and it has done so with ease. Another great product from Bosch!
The Bosch professional line are second to none and this drill is no exception! It is ready to lock and load in mere seconds and will power through anything you throw at it. This also applies to the chisel function which will blast through any material like it isn’t even there! Even if you don’t need this drill, buy it, it’s awesome!
OK… this is not a baby “hip holster” sized “use it for casual DIY” kinda drill, it is a beast… BUT… is goes through reinforced concrete lintels like butter, I’ve never had such a cool effective drill. Good percussion force too for the money. Bought this and one of the bosch professional 12v drill/hammer drivers (swappable battery version) at the same time, the perfect companion set in my opinion. 12v for assembling furniture and blasting fixings in to modern walls, sds for showing the tougher stuff who is boss. Can’t believe I lived without an SDS of this size for all these years!
Value for the money, you have the extra chuk for the wood or metal drill bits very sturdy not heavy to use powerful grate case for it but sds bits but not worrie you can purchase these from anywhere love tool it’s
A powerful tool which is easy to use and change tools and chucks. It’s surprising how much better it is than my old hammer drill with the SDS system stopping drill slipping and it’s easy to change chucks from SDS to standard. The standard chuck is keyless and again easy to open, close and remove although I haven’t used it in hammer mode.
I’ve been doing a lot of work on my house and had I had my previous drill it would’ve been difficult. The drill effortlessly drill into sandstone and then solid brick just as simply without jamming. I used the chisel and SDS setting to hammer out a channel for replacing a cable. I was able to install plantation shutters onto an extremely difficult wall. This drill just went through each job like, “Is that the best you’ve got? Pah!”
The changing of the chuck is simple, they simply pull off by holding one part of the drill to release the chuck with the other hand. It’s important to apply grease to the inside of the chuck that attaches to the drill but that’s all in the instructions.
There are more expensive drills out there which probably do more, but I’m a DIYer and home mechanic who’s also doing some welding jobs and this drill so far (although heavy) is perfect.
Found this hammer drill to be very good not too heavy and easy to use would recommend
This thing is a beast! Really well made and the chiselling function is fantastic. Made light work of the bricks I needed to chip out.
This drill is a monster…. I have not found a job yet that it didn’t blast through like butter!
A great drill for the money. All the drill a DIYer will ever need. The hammer function great for stripping plaster prior to damp proofing.
Have more than a few drills in my collection, but needed one that could demolish stuff. This drill is amazing for everything i have thrown at it. Well worth the money
Purchased the GBH2-26F and looked at reviews a lot so I mention the following as likely points of interest:
Chose 2-26F as it comes with 2 quick change chucks – one SDS Plus and one for all the straight shank drill bits you already have. You can change chucks whilst leaving the drill bit in place if you need or want to.
It is made in Germany.
It came in a (large) blue plastic case.
Mine arrived in good order with no damage and an intact seal on the case confirming it had not been opened.(Sold by Amazon).
It has a long, very flexible lead.
Used so far for chasing out for electrical back boxes and wiring in very hard brick.
Very impressed with the hammer function and this certainly speeded up the job.
Liked that the Chuck can be locked with the Chuck and bit rotated to suit (when hammering).
Only tried to use once (so far) to drive a masonry bit into brick – it didn’t impress so much here – seems to be a function of speed/rpm (or maybe a blunt bit). A much cheaper “green” Bosch drill drove the same bit without issue.
The drill is fairly heavy (equates with quality/strength in my mind) – it is a little unbalanced in that the weight is more noticeable at the the front.
I really like this tool overall and am pleased that it does what I need really well.
(Not sure why Amazon reviews want me to rate it for “thickness” but gave it 5 stars to reflect general happiness!).
Love bosch products my last drill is over 24 yrs old and still going strong. I needed a bigger drill for an outside job and this one fitted the bill. Came in hard-wearing case. Great value for money
Dad is extremely happy with this purchase, it’s the most powerful tool he’s ever owned. That’s just what you expect when you go with such a well-known brand!
Bought in preference to a cheaper, more powerful but much heavier alternative. Having used heavy ones before, I feel that this is much more likely to be used and easier to hall up ladders etc, but I wouldn’t attempt anything too heavy with it. So far it’s fine for 30mm hole in brick plus some 8mm into hard concrete
Fantastic SDS drill, drills very clean, precise holes in all substrates I needed to so far, excellent quality from Bosch, as always and amazing price on special offe
I was struggling to go through a wall with my old drill as the wall solid concrete? Anyhow had a task of doing these walls a few times and had a few different drills to no success. However, this made easy work of the job and left me wishing I’d have bought sooner.
Have only used once so far but seems a real quality tool, got on Black Friday for 99 so I think it’s absolute bargain and will expect to last for years
unfortunately the hand holder that allows the distancer to hold doesn’t do a good job. Other than that, smooth but very-very loud job.
This is a great drill. It’s beautifully made, smooth and quiet in operation (for a SDS drill) and drives through brick, concrete or breeze blocks like a knife through butter. The quick chuck change mechanism is simplicity itself. Cannot fault it.
Seems sturdy. Been opening up an old fireplace with it. Chisel mode is great for going through plaster and mortar around bricks.
As a hammer drill it’s way stronger and quicker than the old general purpose drill with a hammer function.
Fantastic bit of kit. I’ve had a 110 version for years I’ve used on site and for various jobs around the house and bought separately a SDS to standard keyed chuck for adapting to non SDS bits (used for a plaster mixing paddle) so the speed adaptor chuck included that performs this function is a great addition. Once cut 4 number 4″ cores through a 2ft concrete wall with no bother. Highly recommend. Some reviews mention the box doesn’t open fully which let’s it down which is true to a point, but the box is still well made and its not the box being used to drill or chisel your project so its a very, very minor thing for me. Buy it if you need a good, hard working reliable tool.
So far I have used this drill several times and it has not failed, great equipment.
This drill has saved me a fortune in getting tradesmen in, from pulling up tiles, to routing cables through solid masonry walls. Decent product, powerful enough for me, cannot believe it has taken me so long to buy one.
Great product, fairly lightweight, drilled into masonary like a hot knife through butter! You cant go wrong with Bosch!
Update: brilliant drill but don’t bother going for this one with the interchangeable chuck because you if you go SDS you will never go back!!
What a beast, its worth every penny. Drilled through very hard stone like a knife in butter.
Brilliant equipment, I got one of their previous models from my grandfather which should be now 25years old still no issue with it so for mr Bosch all the way.
an absolute beast brilliant. Not too heavy. I have the worlds hardest brickwork I’m sure. Normal handheld drill and botch hammer drill couldn’t cut it at all. This however simple to change sds bits n doesn’t mince about on anything. Even used it to break through old concrete perfect bit of ki
This baby can go through a lot of stuff. It’s not just a great drill but also takes plaster of a wall with ease. I’ve even had it cracking out concrete floors, even though it’s not really designed for that… it still did the job. Impressive. Great machine. Usual Bosch Pro quality. Happy to recommend.
here are thousands of drills out there made by household names thru to companies you never heard of, All promise the same stuff but most do not deliver. Dont pre judge get on youtube and review sites to get the full SP.
This unit Is powerfull well made and a dream to use.
If your going to buy Bosche buy the Pro Range the green standard products are not up to much at all
I rarely write reviews on products but in this case I felt I had to. I borrowed a Makita hammer drill as the walls in my house are like granite, the drill wouldn’t touch it even with new good quality bits. I bit the bullet and purchased my own..the Bosch GBH 2-26F and I was blown away, I also purchased some SDS bits and it went though the wall like butter with minimal effort. I was actually amazed how easy it did the job.. also for the little extra money buy the F model as you get a standard chuck also for the “normal” straight shank bits.
Love this new drill, I use it for mounting the wrought iron gates I make with the right masonry drills it’s a pleasure to use, would recomend its use anywere
Very happy with the drill. Been using it for all kind of jobs drilling hammer as well as mixing for plastering. It’s worked a treat.
This product (I got the 2-26F) is relatively light weight, is easy to handle and for the size it packs a great punch. Came a little early and was immediately tested and put to work. I have had it for about 6 months now and have no complains. You can’t go wrong with the german made Bosch.
Only personal knit pick is that the keyless check makes a rachetting sound like many others but i can’t stand it. Apart from that, I would highly recommend.
The drill and bits went into my concrete ceiling and brickwork like butter with minimal effort and minimal noise. I didn’t even have to lean into the drill so using it was a pure joy.
The power lead is a decent length so haven’t needed an extension so far.
There have been a few negative reviews about the case. Yes it only opens to 90 degrees. It really isn’t an issue at all. There’s compartments for a couple of accessories and clips inside the lid for a drill bit case. It’s solid. Does the job.
Highly recommended.
The drill is great, however you do not get the extra chuck as shown in other reviews.
You now only get the drill, a depth stop and a cloth.
From the start it was intermittent working, thought it was a switch fault ; rang Bosch but due to COVID was closed. It kept on doing it so stripped it down long story short there was a fault in the cable wires inside the black cable cover were bare ..Cut it out now all is fine
I used this drill to put 150 holes in brick on the same day putting up air gap membrane in my garage. This is the best drill I have ever used. Not that heavy, total control and goes through brick real easy. The interchangable chuck saves so much time. I would highly rate this drill for serious DIY or professional use.
This is a well made powerful drill capable of any DIY jobs you might have. Cable is fairly long which is nice and it comes in a neat case to keep it all tidy. My last Bosch drill was stolen and I had run it for 18 years without fault, looks like this one will do the same.
Make sure you buy SDS drill bits and an extension cord. The cable is reasonable but you are bound to need longer at some point.
The product is really good only the accessory inside came used
As an avid Bosch fan and buyer of other power tools, I had high expectations for the drill to perform well. It didn’t let me down and without it, I’d have been lost, as you really need an SDS with safety clutch, when using core bits of the above size. Overall, delighted with the purchase, price paid and after registering with Bosch on-line, I now have a 3 year guarantee. I can highly recommend this drill to any DIY’er or tradesman.
Bought to replace my previous Bosch SDS drill after the motor burnt out from overuse. Looks to be the expected Bosch quality, being the pro model hopefully it will last as long as my previous model.
Excellent SDS hammer drill for the money…plenty of power without weighing a ton. Just used it for breaking up some floor screed to reroute some pipework. Flew through it. Much better power/weight than the DeWalt one it replaces
There is a lot of drills on the market that say they can do a job . So when you purchase this drill you have high expectations and believe me you will not be disappointed.
Top quality sds drill. Used it today and it went through granite blocks like butter that my top of the range dewalt cordless drill couldnt touch.
Feels great to use. The supplied chucks are easy to swap. The case as plenty of room for winding the cable back.
Very happy with the purchase.
Brilliant drill wish I had bought years ago. Makes light work of drilling concrete
So far verry good product verry helpful and good working piece