On Sunday, 4 March 2018 09:18:38 UTC, charles wrote:
In article ,
tabbypurr wrote:
On Saturday, 3 March 2018 19:21:00 UTC, wrote:
On Saturday, 3 March 2018 18:33:28 UTC, tabby wrote:

why do people use those? It makes a 1cm hole into an 8cm hole

So you can fit the moulded 13A plug through without cutting it off,
throwing it away (responsibly), finding a spare plug and stripping the
flex to fit it.

Owain

Far quicker to replace the plug, and a far less ugly result. Even better
put some sockets where you won't have to drill holes in the worktop.

Tha's fine if you are starting from scratch. If you are retro-fitting
appliances, then the OP suggestion is the easiest way to go.

from where I'm sat it's obvious that it's not. But each to their own.