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ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet
which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? |
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On Sep 16, 2:23*pm, z wrote:
naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. Are the other 3 screws holding the cover plate OK, is the issue just cosmetic? If that's the case, I'd just cut the head off the 4th screw and epoxy it to the cover plate. Otherwise...I got nothin'. Jerry |
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On Sep 16, 7:23*pm, z wrote:
ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the *brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and *make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? Could be a metal clip used in the wall construction. Could be a steel header. I'd get a metal bit and try that. If not i'd apply a good adhesive to that corner and screw in a short screw for appearance. |
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"jim" wrote in message ... On Sep 16, 7:23 pm, z wrote: ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? Could be a metal clip used in the wall construction. Could be a steel header. I'd get a metal bit and try that. If not i'd apply a good adhesive to that corner and screw in a short screw for appearance. I like this solution but I had the same problem once when trying to drill into a brick fireplace to mount a mantel. Problem was stones in the brick mix. Solution was to get a hammer drill and bit which busted through the stones just fine. Tom G. |
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Great advice. I be likkin these trikken for pikken a way to make a hole in
the frikkin brikkin. Stikken the cut off screwwin the frikkin brikkin and be done with the messen. -- Christopher Frikken Young Learn more about Trikken and pikken www.lds.org .. "Tom G" wrote in message ... Could be a metal clip used in the wall construction. Could be a steel header. I'd get a metal bit and try that. If not i'd apply a good adhesive to that corner and screw in a short screw for appearance. I like this solution but I had the same problem once when trying to drill into a brick fireplace to mount a mantel. Problem was stones in the brick mix. Solution was to get a hammer drill and bit which busted through the stones just fine. Tom G. |
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Best Buggs Bunny voice
But do you have a frickin bricken license? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "z" wrote in message ... ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? |
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z wrote:
ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? If all else fails unscrew the plate and rotate 45 deg and try agin :-) Rheilly P |
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On Sep 17, 3:30*am, Rheilly Phoull wrote:
z wrote: ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the *brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and *make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? If all else fails unscrew the plate and rotate 45 deg and try agin :-) Rheilly P- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If it were me, I'd have used a few dabs of construction adhesive or similar to hold the cover plate on to begin with. |
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z wrote:
ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? You may have hit a rock inside the brick. Try cracking the rock with a punch and a hammer. |
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On Sep 17, 10:20*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
z wrote: ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the *brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and *make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? You may have hit a rock inside the brick. Try cracking the rock with a punch and a hammer. But be careful as too hard of a whack might crack the brick which would be worse than a missing screw on a decorative cover plate. R |
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On Sep 17, 12:14*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On Sep 17, 10:20*am, "HeyBub" wrote: z wrote: ok, so.... installing a replacement for a freezeproof outdoor faucet which apparently froze... anyway, there's a decorative brick wall covering the real structural wall, and a hole about the size of an electrical outlet box through which the faucet goes, which was covered with a hideous aluminum plate about 8 inches square screwed randomly to the bricks. so, i goes to the nearest hemedepoo and gets a nice 4 inch diameter round plastic coverplate of some kind designed for this kind of thing, even has a circle of the right diameter embossed on the backside to punch out. gonna install it onto the *brick with those little blue screws that you screw into bricks, concrete, masonry, etc. after using the special tungsten carbide drill that comes packaged with them for a pilot hole. naturally; three of the holes and screws work fine, the fourth hole..... drill comes to a dead stop maybe 3/16 inch in and just sits there getting hot. is it dull? i try it out on a spare brick, drills right into it fine, so no, it's not dull. i assume there's a diamond or something embedded in the brick just where i want to drill. is there anything to do to get past this oddity, or do i either have to move that screw and *make it look funny (assuming i find a softer spot after all), or rotate the whole plate and try my luck again? You may have hit a rock inside the brick. Try cracking the rock with a punch and a hammer. But be careful as too hard of a whack might crack the brick which would be worse than a missing screw on a decorative cover plate. R- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - and in fact, that led to the somewhat unexpected solution. first, i gave it a few whacks with a masonry nail. then i tried to drill it again, with no improvement. so i leaned on the drill a little harder, and sure enough after a while the whole bottom back piece of the briick spalled off, leaving the front intact. boy, didn't expect that to happen. so down to heme doopo for one of those $6 bags of mortar mix which i filled in the cavity with like a bad dentist, and when it dried it drilled quite easily. i'm sure the screw won't hold against much, but altogether with the other three it gets the job done and doesn't look anywhere near as hamhanded as it was. |
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