There you are, now you can justify two toys!
Regards
Capitol

BillR wrote in message ...
Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
PM wrote:
Having 'found' a project (repointing) that lets me justify to SWMBO
why I should get an SDS drill, while perusing the Screwfix catalog
one thing struck me - the maximum depth quoted for masonry drilling,
even on fairly expensive drills, is often less than an inch. How is
this right? Surely SDS can go deeper than that! What have I missed?

The depth you can drill is only really limited by the length of the
drill. The diameter, now, is a different matter. ;-)

If you're repointing an old house with lime mortar, I'd be careful
not to rake out too much. On mine I found it easier to do by hand
using a plugging chisel.

Isn't there a special angle grinder bit for this? I believe screwfix stock
it.