I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told be I
need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want to drill a
big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the coax through. What
do I need exactly to drill through the drywall and down through the floor
behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell

1" auger bit with an extension, the longer the extension the shallower
the angle can be.

did this alot on my house with excelent results.

watch out for elecrical wires, plumbing and everything else.

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crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told be I
need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want to drill a
big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the coax through. What
do I need exactly to drill through the drywall and down through the floor
behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell

wrote:

1" auger bit with an extension, the longer the extension the shallower
the angle can be.

did this alot on my house with excelent results.

watch out for elecrical wires, plumbing and everything else.

Empress2454 #124457

A 1" bit for coax???

The standard "installer's bit" for coax is 3/8" diameter. The
installer's bits are typically about 18" overall length and have a cross
drilled hole just a bit back from the tip.

In use you drill the hole through the item in question with the
installer's bit and leave the bit fully through the item. You go to the
other side and take the coax that you have stripped down to the center
conductor for a few inches and loop the center conductor through the
hole in the installer's bit and then wrap it together past the tip of
the bit. You then go back inside and pull the drill bit back, taking the
coax with it.

Pete C.

crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told be I
need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want to drill a
big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the coax through. What
do I need exactly to drill through the drywall and down through the floor
behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell

I'm assuming that you are referring to construction where there is a
basement or crawl space underneath? If so the easiest way I've found is
to cut a standard outlet opening to fit an old-work plastic box and then
to use a flexible installer's bit inserted vertically into the hole and
then to drill straight down. Install the box after the hole and cable
are finished. Installer's bits are available in a wide range of lengths
but I've settled on a 4-foot bit as being able to do almost anything I
normally need. I guess the only exception would be to drill upward from
standard outlet height into an attic space (but I'm sure that somebody
makes a bit that will do it).

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

John McGaw wrote in
:

crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told
be I need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want
to drill a big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the
coax through. What do I need exactly to drill through the drywall
and down through the floor behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell

I'm assuming that you are referring to construction where there is a
basement or crawl space underneath? If so the easiest way I've found
is to cut a standard outlet opening to fit an old-work plastic box and
then to use a flexible installer's bit inserted vertically into the
hole and then to drill straight down. Install the box after the hole
and cable are finished. Installer's bits are available in a wide range
of lengths but I've settled on a 4-foot bit as being able to do almost
anything I normally need. I guess the only exception would be to drill
upward from standard outlet height into an attic space (but I'm sure
that somebody makes a bit that will do it).


You are correct, however I was hoping to cause less wall damage and just
drill a small hole vs. the standard outlet opening.

crabshell wrote:
John McGaw wrote in
:

crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told
be I need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want
to drill a big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the
coax through. What do I need exactly to drill through the drywall
and down through the floor behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell
I'm assuming that you are referring to construction where there is a
basement or crawl space underneath? If so the easiest way I've found
is to cut a standard outlet opening to fit an old-work plastic box and
then to use a flexible installer's bit inserted vertically into the
hole and then to drill straight down. Install the box after the hole
and cable are finished. Installer's bits are available in a wide range
of lengths but I've settled on a 4-foot bit as being able to do almost
anything I normally need. I guess the only exception would be to drill
upward from standard outlet height into an attic space (but I'm sure
that somebody makes a bit that will do it).


You are correct, however I was hoping to cause less wall damage and just
drill a small hole vs. the standard outlet opening.

If you were very good and very lucky then you _might_ be able to fish
wires that way. I did video and audio and alarm and network and
communications wiring for more years than I care to think about. Over
the decades I learned that things always went better when I allowed
myself at least an even chance of pulling off the install before I
started considering making a noose from the wires and ending it all.

But why is it that a neatly-installed standard box with a faceplate
(which could even be camouflaged in whatever color or finish you prefer)
is so undesirable? Surely you must have power outlets and switches in
the rooms too.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:29:14 -0500, crabshell
wrote:

John McGaw wrote in
:

crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told
be I need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't want
to drill a big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run the
coax through. What do I need exactly to drill through the drywall
and down through the floor behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell

I'm assuming that you are referring to construction where there is a
basement or crawl space underneath? If so the easiest way I've found
is to cut a standard outlet opening to fit an old-work plastic box and
then to use a flexible installer's bit inserted vertically into the
hole and then to drill straight down. Install the box after the hole
and cable are finished. Installer's bits are available in a wide range
of lengths but I've settled on a 4-foot bit as being able to do almost
anything I normally need. I guess the only exception would be to drill
upward from standard outlet height into an attic space (but I'm sure
that somebody makes a bit that will do it).

I have a 6 foot bit (which is going dull, and I'm not good at
sharpening bits), but from the attic what works in my house is to
start in the unfinished attic where the walls below are visible
between the sections of sheetrock and drill just through the top
plate. More helpful than normal to have someone else downstairs to
grab the wire. In one case I had to recruit my mother's husband.


You are correct, however I was hoping to cause less wall damage and just
drill a small hole vs. the standard outlet opening.

Unless you make a cute round hole**, you're going to need to do
something to finish it.

**Maybe you could buy or borrow some of that arthroscopic surgical
equipment they have. Hmmm. I think arthroscopic is just for joints
but they also do gall bladders etc with that stuff. Hmmm, even then,
I'm not sure you can get the plaster to grow back like skin etc. does.

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crabshell wrote:
John McGaw wrote in
:

crabshell wrote:
I need to install some coax in a peer and beam house. Someone told
be I need some sort of expensive right angle drill bit. I don't
want to drill a big hole in the wall, just one large enough to run
the coax through. What do I need exactly to drill through the
drywall and down through the floor behind the drywall?

Thanks,
crabshell
I'm assuming that you are referring to construction where there is a
basement or crawl space underneath? If so the easiest way I've found
is to cut a standard outlet opening to fit an old-work plastic box
and then to use a flexible installer's bit inserted vertically into
the hole and then to drill straight down. Install the box after the
hole and cable are finished. Installer's bits are available in a
wide range of lengths but I've settled on a 4-foot bit as being able
to do almost anything I normally need. I guess the only exception
would be to drill upward from standard outlet height into an attic
space (but I'm sure that somebody makes a bit that will do it).


You are correct, however I was hoping to cause less wall damage and
just drill a small hole vs. the standard outlet opening.

If you were very good and very lucky then you _might_ be able to fish
wires that way. I did video and audio and alarm and network and
communications wiring for more years than I care to think about. Over
the decades I learned that things always went better when I allowed
myself at least an even chance of pulling off the install before I
started considering making a noose from the wires and ending it all.

But why is it that a neatly-installed standard box with a faceplate
(which could even be camouflaged in whatever color or finish you
prefer) is so undesirable? Surely you must have power outlets and
switches in the rooms too.



Like everything else, I know coax in every room will become obsolite so I
guiess I just wanted to minimize the damage. My sheetrock's texture is
difficult to match too...