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Drilling masonry in a confined space
How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an
angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Rob |
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Rob wrote:
How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Could you give us a bit more info on the circumstances? -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Drilling masonry in a confined space
Are you just trying to fit rawlplugs or anchors?
If just fitting rawlplugs... - Go to Ebay and search for "8mm diamond core drill" - About £8 from Hong Kong (Blue or Orange) - The thick tab/annular end is sintered diamond Do not use tile-bits, they are usually thinwall with a diamond coating not a thick wall of sintered diamonds (100s of holes). I use them often in 8-20mm for various tasks, domestic & industrial machining. The diamond does the work so you can use a small 9.6V right angle cordless drill in a confined space. |
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Rob wrote:
How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. The Bosch multi purpose bits will drill masonry pretty well without hammer action. Brilliant things. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/26900/...-Bit-6-x-100mm -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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John Rumm wrote:
Rob wrote: How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Could you give us a bit more info on the circumstances? It's to fix some battens to the sides of this opening: http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/airbrick Brick and stone - an old mains hammer drill goes through it with ease. I had intended to fill with a metal airbrick, but after a fruitless search I fixed some wire mesh secured (for now) by battens at each side. This was after trying 4 clay traditional air bricks - nice fit but no light and seemingly poor air flow, coupled with my laughable cementing skills in a confined space. I've since bought an impact driver - that seems to have masonry pretensions, packed as it was with several masonry bits. I'll give it a go later. Rob |
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Rob wrote: How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. The Bosch multi purpose bits will drill masonry pretty well without hammer action. Brilliant things. http://www.screwfix.com/prods/26900/...-Bit-6-x-100mm Many thanks (and js.b1) - good plan. Rob |
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writes John Rumm wrote: Rob wrote: How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Could you give us a bit more info on the circumstances? It's to fix some battens to the sides of this opening: http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/airbrick Brick and stone - an old mains hammer drill goes through it with ease. If you don't mind a lateral slant, how about these two options: 1. Don't use any fixings at all but use interference fitted vertical battens at the ends to wedge top and bottom horizontal battens, add further wedged intermediate battens if you like. 2. Make a rectangular frame for the opening and fix it into the sides using slant drilling, with the drill body outside the opening, the longer the drill bit, the shallower the angle. No real need to fix the frame top and bottom. -- fred BBC3, ITV2/3/4, channels going to the DOGs |
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John Rumm wrote: Rob wrote: How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Could you give us a bit more info on the circumstances? It's to fix some battens to the sides of this opening: http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/airbrick Brick and stone - an old mains hammer drill goes through it with ease. I had intended to fill with a metal airbrick, but after a fruitless search I fixed some wire mesh secured (for now) by battens at each side. This was after trying 4 clay traditional air bricks - nice fit but no light and seemingly poor air flow, coupled with my laughable cementing skills in a confined space. Ah, ok. BTW the screwfix plastic ones let through a decent amount of air. I've since bought an impact driver - that seems to have masonry pretensions, packed as it was with several masonry bits. I'll give it a go later. Unless its one of the posh four function[1] cordless drills, then it won't have a hammer action - and will do not much better than an angle drill. My approach would probably be a long (i.e. 400mm or more) masonry bit used at a slight angle. Failing that, simply fix the airbrick with a bit of expanding foam, and then point up the facia. [1] There are some drill/driver/hammer/impact machines about now. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Rob wrote: John Rumm wrote: Rob wrote: How's this done, when a corded or cordless drill won't fit? I tried an angle drill, but the lack of hammer action made it pretty useless. Could you give us a bit more info on the circumstances? It's to fix some battens to the sides of this opening: http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/airbrick Why not just glue the battens in place with Gripfill? [You'd have to wedge something between them to hold them in place until the Gripfill goes off - but, once set, it will be as solid as a rock!] -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |
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