"Graeme" wrote in message
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Having at last purchased an SDS drill, thanks to the advice from the Two
Daves, I'm ready to do something about various telephone and aerial cables
that adorn the outside walls of the house. The external walls are granite
and, over time, various people have tried to attach cables with ordinary
cable clips. The nails never penetrate properly, unsurprisingly, and
cables tend to just flap around in the wind.

Plan A is to drill holes, then insert lengths of dowel, held with No More
Nails, then use ordinary cable clips, with the nails going into the ends
of the dowels.

A suitable plan, or is there an alternative?

Thanks!
--
Graeme



There are things designed for the job...
I used these:

http://www.cablecraft.co.uk/ProductGrp/0004000c

Drill a 6mm hole with an SDS, ( Granite here too, Aberdeen ) hammer one of
these in, and tie the cables to it. Job done.

--
Ron