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To avoid drilling holes through electric cables in the wall I have a
good idea. Don't drill holes. Bob. |
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Or even better switch off the electric at the mains, then if you do it
won't go bang. The only draw back using this method would be your drill will only drill a few holes as you wont have any electric to charge the battery up. |
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bob wrote:
To avoid drilling holes through electric cables in the wall I have a good idea. Don't drill holes. Bob. I have an even better idea...source the information how to do it first. -- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite |
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Well how else are we to make round holes then?
A much more sensible tip would be to purchase a house without electricity. dg |
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But where would you plug in your drill or recharge it without
electricity? Bob |
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Put the cables above the plaster? I't a thought, use the nails / clips
to hold up your wallpaper [see wallpaper thread] -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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I can see the logic in that. Bob
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"dg" wrote in message oups.com... Well how else are we to make round holes then? I have a drill that will make square holes. Colin Bignell |
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Would the ready made holes be in different depths and sizes? Bob
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"bob" wrote in message oups.com... Would the ready made holes be in different depths and sizes? Bob You just squeeze out as much of a hole as you need from the bag. Colin Bignell |
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In article .com,
dg wrote: Well how else are we to make round holes then? A much more sensible tip would be to purchase a house without electricity. Drilling holes in a gas pipe can be equally as dangerous. -- *Windows will never cease * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes In article .com, dg wrote: Well how else are we to make round holes then? A much more sensible tip would be to purchase a house without electricity. Drilling holes in a gas pipe can be equally as dangerous. Girly stuff - JCBs make for much more excitement especially when it's a manly 12" main ... and the bloke repairing it is smoking a rollup while he was plugging the leak don't forget boys and girls, it really is quite difficult to get the right conditions to create an explosion (between 5 and 15% IIRC) -- geoff |
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dg wrote:
Well how else are we to make round holes then? A much more sensible tip would be to purchase a house without electricity. dg ....or a house with all possible holes pre-drilled, for safety |
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"Mike Dodd" wrote in message ... dg wrote: Well how else are we to make round holes then? A much more sensible tip would be to purchase a house without electricity. dg ...or a house with all possible holes pre-drilled, for safety Oh No! lets hope some bright spark in the ODPM isn't reading this .... Part T - Through-Wall Apertures Requirement? -- Brian |
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"bob" wrote in message ups.com... To avoid drilling holes through electric cables in the wall I have a good idea. Don't drill holes. I can sell you bags of ready-made holes. Just send me the details of your bank account, passwords etc. You sound like the kind of person who would. Colin Bignell |
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