I thought I'd grab partners drill and have a go at putting my pan rack
thingy up. OK its a normal drill, and I put in a masonary bit, drilled
in and it went ok for about 1.5 inches then it was like mutant rock!!!
It would not budge!! .. SO I put it on hammer action and it chipped away
a little more but not no where near enough to put a raw plug in as per
instructions saying.
Any ideas what I''m doing wrong ?

Are you using a masonry bit ?

The shape at the end of the drill bit itself is different - drills for
steel are sort of spiralled and ground to have a sharp edge at the
end, whereas a masonry bit has a spiral with a blob of metal at the
end that takes the strain of the hammering.

Not the best of pictures, but...

www.lsdinc.com/images/products/masonry_bit.jpg

and for steel (and often used for wood)...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg

(this is hubbys computer so my names Laura)

We believe you ;-)

Colin Wilson wrote :
The shape at the end of the drill bit itself is different - drills for
steel are sort of spiralled and ground to have a sharp edge at the
end, whereas a masonry bit has a spiral with a blob of metal at the
end that takes the strain of the hammering.

Not the best of pictures, but...

www.lsdinc.com/images/products/masonry_bit.jpg

The masonry types have a separate tip brazed in, the tip looks a little
like a spear.

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"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
Colin Wilson wrote :
The shape at the end of the drill bit itself is different - drills for
steel are sort of spiralled and ground to have a sharp edge at the
end, whereas a masonry bit has a spiral with a blob of metal at the
end that takes the strain of the hammering.

Not the best of pictures, but...

www.lsdinc.com/images/products/masonry_bit.jpg

The masonry types have a separate tip brazed in, the tip looks a little
like a spear.

Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)


That's what's wrong !!!! She's using it in the drill pistol, when she
should be throwing it at the wall. :-)

(sorry, but the urge just crept up and grab me from behind. must fight
harder against them. although the screaming has stopped now.) lol

BigWallop wrote:
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
k...
Colin Wilson wrote :
The shape at the end of the drill bit itself is different - drills for
steel are sort of spiralled and ground to have a sharp edge at the
end, whereas a masonry bit has a spiral with a blob of metal at the
end that takes the strain of the hammering.

Not the best of pictures, but...

www.lsdinc.com/images/products/masonry_bit.jpg
The masonry types have a separate tip brazed in, the tip looks a little
like a spear.

Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)


That's what's wrong !!!! She's using it in the drill pistol, when she
should be throwing it at the wall. :-)

(sorry, but the urge just crept up and grab me from behind. must fight
harder against them. although the screaming has stopped now.) lol




Not you an all

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:31:38 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:

Colin Wilson wrote :
The shape at the end of the drill bit itself is different - drills for
steel are sort of spiralled and ground to have a sharp edge at the
end, whereas a masonry bit has a spiral with a blob of metal at the
end that takes the strain of the hammering.

Not the best of pictures, but...

www.lsdinc.com/images/products/masonry_bit.jpg

The masonry types have a separate tip brazed in, the tip looks a little
like a spear.

zulus, thousands of em.


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