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Drilling concrete
Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough
concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. Any advice would be great thanks Dave |
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"linkuk" wrote in message ... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. Any advice would be great thanks Dave I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. Thanks |
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"linkuk" wrote in message ... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? |
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from "linkuk" contains these words: Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. B&Q and all the other places do cheap SDS drills. They're magic and will sail through even well hardened old concrete. The walls here are concrete and I bust loads of drills and took nearly a day to drill five holes once (luckily the neighbour that side was utterly deaf). SDS drill just slides in - about twenty seconds for a 3" deep 10mm hole. Cost about £30. The all look like this... http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18678&id=58494 -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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The machine is more important than the drill bit. A mains powered SDS
drill is the way to go. |
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For £25 - £35 you should be able to pickup an SDS drill from the
sheds or internet. |
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"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... linkuk wrote: "linkuk" wrote in message ... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? Not just one but maybe a couple of dozen or so spread over a period of time while in going through decoration rooms and replacing poor fixtures etc put up by previous people but which are inadequte. Thanks |
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"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... linkuk wrote: "linkuk" wrote in message ... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? Sorry forgot the first question: Its a bosch mains drills with hammer action. |
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Netto had some half-decent[1] ones a fortnight ago, might still have a few
left? They came with a handful of SDS bits and chisels, spare brushes etc for about 20 squid Dave H. (The engineer formerly known as Homeless) [1] Looks rather identical to the Screwfix one, actually, and has the bits included, so I bought one just for wall chasing (my Bosch GBH doesn't have a rotation stop). Got to get the tool collection mania under control... The baby table saw wasn't bad, either (OK for small work, eg frame + panel doors, wouldn't want to run joists through it...) wrote in message ups.com... The machine is more important than the drill bit. A mains powered SDS drill is the way to go. |
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linkuk wrote:
"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... linkuk wrote: "linkuk" wrote in message ... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? Sorry forgot the first question: Its a bosch mains drills with hammer action. For occasional holes. Simply taking any masonry bit, and leaning on it with the drill on hammer action, with the chuck fastened, with more or less any drill, going round the right way will work. SDS is not needed - but will make the holes take well under a minute to drill, instead of well over a minute to drill. If the holes are vertical downwards, occasionally blowing out the holes can help. if they are horizontal, removing the drill from the hole several times during drilling helps. You need to lean on the drill enough so that the hammer action engages. |
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from Ian Stirling contains these words: SDS is not needed - You've not tried the walls round here. Using even very good quality masonry bits, in a hammer drill or hitting the end with a hammer, just didn't go in. I've drilled holes in masonry all over the country in various jobs, but for well aged concrete SDS is sometimes the only way to go. Other people in the row have had the same problem - nothing will go in in a reasonable [1] time. [1] Less than half an hour of sweating and swearing. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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linkuk wrote: What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? Sorry forgot the first question: Its a bosch mains drills with hammer action. If the concrete is hard it will laugh at a hammer drill and masonry bit. The only way to go is SDS. -- *Avoid clichés like the plague. (They're old hat.) * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Guy King wrote:
The all look like this... http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18678&id=58494 appart from the decent light weight ones that look more like:- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...54139&ts=29848 The OP might want to look at the Drills and Drilling FAQ as well: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/drillfaq.htm and the SDS one: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/sds.htm -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Dave H. wrote:
Netto had some half-decent[1] ones a fortnight ago, might still have a few left? They came with a handful of SDS bits and chisels, spare brushes etc for about 20 squid Dave H. (The engineer formerly known as Homeless) [1] Looks rather identical to the Screwfix one, actually, and has the bits included, so I bought one just for wall chasing (my Bosch GBH doesn't have a rotation stop). Got to get the tool collection mania under control... The baby table saw wasn't bad, either (OK for small work, eg frame + panel doors, wouldn't want to run joists through it...) wrote in message ups.com... The machine is more important than the drill bit. A mains powered SDS drill is the way to go. 6 years ago I moved into bungalow that needed a lot of TLC. I used countless drills on the bricks, which are Staffordshires. when I had almost finished I bought an SDS, now hot knife and butter comes to mind. If the trouble and strife is against the spend get her to try drilling the holes. ;-) -- Please do not reply to this Email address, as all Emails are deleted before opened. |
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from John Rumm contains these words: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18678&id=58494 appart from the decent light weight ones that look more like:- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...54139&ts=29848 As far as I know, none of the cheapies look like that, which was the point I was making. Oh, and for some reason B&Q don't put the SDS cheapie with the other drills - it's off somewhere else. Talking of cheapies. I bought a pull-mitre saw today from Argos. And it's going back first thing in the morning. The pull slide is supposed (I hope) to be supported on bearings, but this one has a nasty groove up the slide and makes a horrid grating noise. And it's not really very well made, either. So I'll go get the B&Q one instead. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Ian Stirling wrote:
Simply taking any masonry bit, and leaning on it with the drill on hammer action, with the chuck fastened, with more or less any drill, going round the right way will work. before I got the SDS I was getting through 6mm bits pretty quickly - bought a B+D "pyranha" (IIRC) bit which was quicker and lasted much better - still got it but it's getting a bit blunt now. -- Spamtrap in use To email replace 127.0.0.1 with blueyonder dot co dot uk |
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linkuk wrote:
"linkuk" wrote... Any advice for what sort of drills to use for drilling old very tough concrete. No holes will be less that 6 mm diameter. I bought some from B&Q that were supposed to be for concrete but they were a miserable failurs so were probably cheap and nasty ones. Do you mean drill bits for your existing "conventional hammer" drill? If so, then drill smaller diameter pilot holes (e.g. 5mm) and then use the larger size. Don't push hard when using the larger diameter. Any advice would be great I meant no hole will be GREATER than 10mm. If you want to buy a drill just for drilling holes in masonry, that you're going to use for more than the odd hole, but a cheap "SDS" drill, and use virtually any brand/cost bit. |
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before I got the SDS I was getting through 6mm bits pretty quickly - bought a B+D "pyranha" (IIRC) bit which was quicker and lasted much better - still got it but it's getting a bit blunt now. Is that the thing with a tit on the end, like a "bullet" drill bit? Just sharpen it. Blunt masonry bits are a real PITA. |
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Guy King wrote:
The message from John Rumm contains these words: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...18678&id=58494 appart from the decent light weight ones that look more like:- http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...54139&ts=29848 As far as I know, none of the cheapies look like that, which was the point I was making. Appart from: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Powe...ols/d40/sd2670 (second one down) ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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for 10mm, i think SDS is advisable. I got a bosch sds, its very
effective and drills really fast. hammer drills are better for drilling through tiles than a rotary hammer though |
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I agree but when it goes beyond the tile and into the wall, the sds
seems to chip the tile more than a hammer drill. So i would normally go for a hammer drill for tiled walls and sds for normal. just remember to off the hammer until the file is through. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , linkuk wrote: What sort of power drill are you using? Do you need one hole, or ten thousand? Sorry forgot the first question: Its a bosch mains drills with hammer action. If the concrete is hard it will laugh at a hammer drill and masonry bit. The only way to go is SDS. Why? SDS is only how the bit is held in, it says nothing about the power of the drill, its hammer action, or the quality of the bit being used, all of which seem rather more relevant than three letter painted on the side of the drill casing... I have found the BIT quality to be the key thing, followed by a good hammer action. You need to smash through embedded flints. This takes more than a run of the mill masonry bit. |
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from John Rumm contains these words: As far as I know, none of the cheapies look like that, which was the point I was making. Appart from: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Powe...ols/d40/sd2670 (second one down) ;-) That's not a cheapie - that's 50 quid! -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Chris Bacon wrote:
Chris Hodges wrote: before I got the SDS I was getting through 6mm bits pretty quickly - bought a B+D "pyranha" (IIRC) bit which was quicker and lasted much better - still got it but it's getting a bit blunt now. Is that the thing with a tit on the end, like a "bullet" drill bit? Just sharpen it. Blunt masonry bits are a real PITA. That sounds like the one. Havn't used it in anything harder than aerated block in a while, since I got the SDS, otherwise I probably would have done (or as likely replaced it). -- Spamtrap in use To email replace 127.0.0.1 with blueyonder dot co dot uk |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Why? SDS is only how the bit is held in, it says nothing about the power of the drill, its hammer action, or the quality of the bit being used, all of which seem rather more relevant than three letter painted on the side of the drill casing... I suppose technically you could build a non SDS with an SDS-style hammer action, but I've never seen one. -- Spamtrap in use To email replace 127.0.0.1 with blueyonder dot co dot uk |
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Guy King wrote:
The message from John Rumm contains these words: As far as I know, none of the cheapies look like that, which was the point I was making. Appart from: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Powe...ols/d40/sd2670 (second one down) ;-) That's not a cheapie - that's 50 quid! It's also a Silverline thing. There's a belt sander there, too, at £34 1 1/2 times more expensive than the one I looked at in Aldi yesterday, which also had the benefit of being variable-speed. |
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from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: I have found the BIT quality to be the key thing, followed by a good hammer action. I've found that pneumatic SDS drills (are there any other sort?) will sail through concrete no matter how cheap the bits. "Impact" drills struggle no matter what bits you put in 'em. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Guy King wrote:
Appart from: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Powe...ols/d40/sd2670 (second one down) ;-) That's not a cheapie - that's 50 quid! Aright, try part number 88952 (about half way down the above page) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: If the concrete is hard it will laugh at a hammer drill and masonry bit. The only way to go is SDS. Why? SDS is only how the bit is held in, it says nothing about the power of the drill, its hammer action, or the quality of the bit being used, all of which seem rather more relevant than three letter painted on the side of the drill casing... If you say so. I take it you've never used either on something hard? -- *Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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from John Rumm contains these words: That's not a cheapie - that's 50 quid! Aright, try part number 88952 (about half way down the above page) Trouble with the lighter drills is they offer a much lower impact energy. The 5kg model that everyone sells gets the job done very nicely. Also, small boys enjoy using it to break up concrete that's set in a lump in the barrow. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Guy King wrote:
The message from John Rumm contains these words: That's not a cheapie - that's 50 quid! Aright, try part number 88952 (about half way down the above page) Trouble with the lighter drills is they offer a much lower impact energy. The 5kg model that everyone sells gets the job done very nicely. Cheaper lighter ones all suffer from this. More expensive lighter ones do OK. |
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Guy King wrote:
Trouble with the lighter drills is they offer a much lower impact energy. The 5kg model that everyone sells gets the job done very nicely. Depends on the job... for breaking up a patio you may be right. But for neatly chasing a wall for a cable run and then chopping out a socket back box hole, the control and finesse you get with the decent drills makes the job easy rather than almost impossible. (being able to lock off the chisel at an angle of rotation you choose, and then use very light and controllable hammer action to get a cut started is a massive step forward from the all or nothing jump all over the place action you get from some of the cruder beasties) Also, small boys enjoy using it to break up concrete that's set in a lump in the barrow. Same applies to big boys I am sure ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Why? SDS is only how the bit is held in, it says nothing about the power of the drill, its hammer action, or the quality of the bit being used, Have you ever seen a SDS drill that does not also have the enhanced pnumatic hammer action that the world has come to associate with "SDS"? all of which seem rather more relevant than three letter painted on the side of the drill casing... I have found the BIT quality to be the key thing, followed by a good hammer action. You need to smash through embedded flints. This takes more than a run of the mill masonry bit. With a conventional hammer drill, you are right - a good bit can make the difference between a hole in a wall and a small dent plus lots of swearing. With SDS drills however I have found you are going to get a hole almost regardless of what you stick in the end! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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a rotary hammer works differently from a hammer drill. thats why the
chuck is different to necessitate the drilling. if you were an expensive sds bit, cut the shank and place the bit into a hammer drill, its performance would be no where near that of a rotary hammer using a cheap $2 bit its in the design of the drill, sds is just the tip of an iceberg. |
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from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: Its in the hammer action, not in the fact it says 'SDS' on it. However, SDS has become a convenient shorthand for "pneumatic impact" -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Guy King wrote:
The message from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: Its in the hammer action, not in the fact it says 'SDS' on it. However, SDS has become a convenient shorthand for "pneumatic impact" Has it? |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: Its in the hammer action, not in the fact it says 'SDS' on it. However, SDS has become a convenient shorthand for "pneumatic impact" Has it? Pneumatic 'conventional' hammer drills *were* once available at a vast price, but are any now? Can't see the point since SDS works so well. -- *Xerox and Wurlitzer will merge to market reproductive organs. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , The Natural Philosopher wrote: Its in the hammer action, not in the fact it says 'SDS' on it. However, SDS has become a convenient shorthand for "pneumatic impact" Has it? Pneumatic 'conventional' hammer drills *were* once available at a vast price, but are any now? Can't see the point since SDS works so well. My real point is that 'SDS' is simply a name, and has no actual relationship to drill *quality* other than it specifies a certain form of chuck/drill interface. Which is why I am unhappy that everyone says 'get an SDS' rather than 'get a Makita XYZ 5000' |
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