On Sun, 27 May 2018 12:26:16 +0100, ARW
wrote:

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She is still complaining about having to do a spot of cleaning a week later.

When doing that sort of job I have the Henry running just under where
I'm drilling and most of the 'mess' cleans itself up. ;-)


Core holes are 360 degrees

I know, I have a set and have used them quite a bit.

the mess goes in all directions

It can, yes, but much of it would go less distance away if it was
being removed at source.

and it needs
two arms to hold the core drill.

Yup, but there are ways of making a Henry nozzle stay in place under
the work, not just by using an assistant ('she' wanted the work doing,
what would stop 'her' helping)?

So, when I have used the likes of a Henry to do such jobs, one of the
'problems' is having to stop every so often to empty the Henry ...
stuff that would otherwise gone elsewhere?

Even if I'm only drilling a few holes in an internal wall, if I don't
use an envelope taped to the wall under where I'm drilling I'll get
the Mrs to hold the Henry nozzle up under it and rarely does any stuff
escape. We do that not because it's the only way of working but we
have found it the easiest way of working (not having to pull
everything out to lean up afterwards).

I used to help my mate do those sorts of jobs in his shop but one day
'someone else' help him and he was finding brick-dust in and on stuff
months later. ;-(

Cheers, T i m