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jerrybuilt wrote:
dmc wrote:
Question one: How likely am I to be able to drill a hole in a
rock. Something like 15mm I guess. I have a decent SDS drill
is this likely to just smash the thing up? Should I be looking
for a non-hammer solution (diamond?).

Hi Darren, what sort of stone is this? How big is it? How
long is the hole you want to drill?

I don't know yet - we don't have it :-)

Personally I quite like the look of slate but my parents taste may well
differ!

Go to a quarry and pick up a few boulders. They'll probably charge you
a nominal amount. Then decide what sort of plumbing you will need.
Then drill to suit. If one breaks or isn't quite right you have a few
left to try again on.

You can get splitters to take smaller bores from a large bore to let
you use a set of different holes and angles. I don't know what they
are called but they are used in central heating.

But wouldn't a £45 prezzie save you all that trouble and be a nice
gift to the people who changed you dirty nappies and clothed and fed
you free all those years ago?

Then you can have a look at it in detail to copy for your own.