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?

Thanks

Pete

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?

Thanks

Pete


If you are reading 22mm that is the diameter of the hole nots it's depth


Cheers
Jonathan

"PM" wrote in message
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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?

for depth read diameter

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.

--
*How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

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.

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.