BOSCH ITBH201 1-Piece 2 In. Impact Tough Magnetic Bit Holder

What a let down. Even using Bosch impact bits, this bit holder makes for bad engineering. Save your money.

Excelente qualidade

Muy resistente y el iman muy bueno no se, safa la punta

I write reviews very rarely but in this case I am writing this review for the Bosch ITBHQC201 2 In. Impact Tough™ Quick Change Bit Holder. I have over ten bit holders, including other Top brand names but not one of them is as good as this one by Bosch. Here is why I like it so much: It has the same magnetic feature as other top brands have but none of them is as easy as this one in ejecting the bit out. There is one of them (I don't want to mention the name) that requires two pliers to pull the bit out and another top brand requires you to Pull the spring loaded locking mechanism to eject the bit out which does not make any sense to me. Yet, in another top brand (Milwaukee) which is quite similar to this one the spring is very hard and when you have to change bits frequently it becomes painful. One more bad thing about the Milwaukee is the hard plastic Tag that is attached to the bit holder. It is almost impossible to remove without any injury. I was very much tempted to use my DeWalt cutting tool to remove it. I used a DeWalt heavy duty box cutter to cut it but bit took several times to even get a slight cut into the tag. I used two pliers to twist back and forth several times and I was able to remove half of it. By this time the bit holder was badly scratched. > MILWAUKEE ARE YOU LISTENING? < I bought two more of Bosch because it is hard to find it when I need it in a hurry. A good Tip: I painted the Knurled sleeve red color using an Acrylic paint marker which is waterproof and permanent. Now it is very easy to locate it. PLEASE JUST BUY THIS BIT HOLDER BY BOSCH. You will love it also.

I have the Bosch 34-piece drill/driver set (look it up on Amazon, it's a great kit at an even greater price) which is generally good except for its bit holder: it has quite a bit of play, i.e. the attached bit doesn't remain dead-center as the drill/driver rotates. I bought this as a replacement and unfortunately it still has a tiny bit of play. I'll keep it because (a) it's not nearly as pronounced as with the bit holder I already have and (b) at this point I've lost faith and perhaps all bit holders are susceptible to this? But I'm subtracting one star for this reason. And then I'm subtracting another star for the packaging: the clear plastic that attaches the tool to its cardboard sleeve and keeps it visible was actually fused/glued to the tool itself… who even thought this was a good idea?