Festool cordless rotary hammer BHC 18-Basic
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Festool cordless rotary hammer BHC 18-Basic
The vibration-damped cordless rotary hammer BHC 18, featuring an ergonomic C-shaped design and weighing only 2.5 kg (including the 4.0 Ah Li-HighPower Compact battery), is extremely powerful and incredibly lightweight—making it ideal for powerful, effortless drilling even in the toughest materials. The brushless, maintenance-free EC-TEC motor ensures outstanding durability and performance: with its exceptionally high impact force, the BHC 18 delivers top-class drilling power in concrete, stone, and brickwork. The tool’s vibration damping prevents impact energy from being transferred to your hands. The Bluetooth® battery automatically starts the CLEANTEC dust extractor connected to the dust extraction nozzle when you switch the tool on, ensuring low-dust and comfortable working conditions.
Compact powerhouse. Drill with maximum efficiency.
Strengths and benefits
- Lightweight and extremely powerful: thanks to the high-performance EC-TEC motor and compact C-shaped design
- For effortless working: vibration damping absorbs the impact energy before it reaches your hands
- Incredibly durable: the brushless, maintenance-free EC-TEC motor ensures a long service life
- Battery power tailored to your needs: the ultra-light 3.0 Ah Compact battery for short, light-duty jobs. The powerful 4.0 Ah Li-HighPower Compact battery for long-lasting, heavy-duty work
- Also without hammer action: the hammer function can be switched off for applications such as drilling tiles
- Convenient dust extraction: the battery connects wirelessly via Bluetooth® to the Bluetooth® module of the CLEANTEC dust extractor (available as a retrofit accessory for CT 26/36/48 models, standard on CT MINI I and MIDI I models) and automatically starts the extractor when the cordless tool is switched on
- Excellent durability: thanks to high-quality battery cells, our batteries are exceptionally long-lasting, so you can choose any battery option for your Basic version. In addition, Festool Service provides comprehensive warranty coverage. The warranty also includes free all-inclusive service. This fast, thorough, and unique warranty service also applies to batteries and chargers: it is completely free for the first three years. (For warranty terms, see www.festool.fi/huolto)
Main applications
- Drilling anchor holes up to max. 18 mm with pneumatic hammer action in concrete, stone, and brickwork
- With its low weight of just 2.3 kg or 2.5 kg (including the 3.0 Ah Compact battery or 4.0 Ah Li-HighPower Compact battery) and excellent balance, it is ideally suited for extended interior construction work, mobile jobs, and fastening tasks in external thermal insulation composite systems
- Drilling and screwdriving without hammer action, e.g. drilling tiles
- Max. Ø 68 mm box sinkings in calcium silicate brick and brickwork
- Working with dust extraction – the Bluetooth® battery automatically starts a Bluetooth®-enabled dust extractor in AUTO mode
Standard equipment
additional handle, depth stop, Systainer SYS3 M 187
| Product weight 1.90 kg |
| Power source Battery |
| Battery voltage 18.00 V |
| Gears 1 |
| No-load speed 0 - 1100 min⁻¹ |
| Max. impact rate 4895 min⁻¹ |
| Max. drilling diameter in concrete 18.00 mm |
| Core bit drilling diameter max. 68.00 mm |
| Max. torque wood/steel 10.00/25.00 Nm |
| Tool holder SDS-Plus |
| Single impact energy 1.80 J |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) 280 x 88.00 x 237.00 mm |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: Uncertainty (noise) K 3.00 dB |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: Average total vibration ah 14.00 m/s² |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: Uncertainty (vibration) K 3.00 m/s² |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: A-weighted sound power level Lw 99.00 dB(A) |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: Standard series EN 60745-2-6 |
| Hammer drilling in concrete: A-weighted sound pressure level Lp 88.00 dB(A) |