Is there such a thing as a right angle hammer drill?  While there isn’t a right angle hammer drill per say, there is a solution.  The Bosch RHA-50 SDS Hammer attachment will fit a select range of Bosch SDS hammers allowing you to hammer drill at a ninety degree angle.  Bosch lists the part as compatible with newer Bosch corded SDS-plus® hammers featuring the 50 mm collar, including the 11253VSR, 11255VSR, RH228VC, and RH328VC, as well as the cordless RHH181-1, 11536-C and 11536 VSR.

You will lose hammer force with the Bosch RHA-50 right angle hammer attachment, about 40 percent.  So yes it will drill slower than a straight on hammer but it will get you in tight spots that a standard hammer drill can’t.

One of our old Bosch reps who had so much experience and stories shared an interesting story about using a right angle hammer attachment.  I think it was during the late 80’s there was a good sized earthquake in Japan.  The Bosch right angle SDS hammer attachment was used quite a bit to anchor wall plates down in damaged buildings.  They were so much in demand it created a real backorder problem!

Installation of the RHA-50 right angle adapter is fairly straight forward.  There is a video on you tube that runs through it.  Just keep in mind that the tools is designed to fit select Bosch models only.  So there you have it.  All though there isn’t a right angle hammer drill, there is a simple solution, the Bosch RHA-50.