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On 16 Nov,
Tim S wrote:

I remember the old days when my father would curse, and get the hammer and
chisel out and spend 2 days doing something like this that I can sort in
less than an hour with the right equipment How did people survive?

I've still got my father's rawlplug jumpimg tool for No. 8 screws. Took some
considerable time (½hour?) per hole in the brick the house was constructed
with. More like 2 seconds with my SDS.

I've got my father's rawlplug cold chisels he used to put 1/2"
and 3/4" pipework through the brick walls when he installed
heating in 1959(?). I last used them probably about 8 years
ago -- I had an SDS drill, but not a big enough bit. Gave up
and bought a bigger bit.

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Andrew Gabriel
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