"spamlet" wrote in message
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"Rod" wrote in message
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On 15/05/2010 01:50, mo wrote:
Thanks

I could be tempted into buying an SDS drill I spose if I could justify
further use.

Something like so:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/58494/.../Direct-Power-
BS26S3-5kg-SDS-Plus-Drill


No - not like that. Like this:

http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_10533.htm

(Current special, as of yesterday. If you want one, go today. If the link
doesn't work, go to their current specials - changing postcode to
somewhere in the South of England if it still doesn't appear.))

The Screwfix one is a heavy, awkward brute. The Lidl one is cheaper, more
manageable and is up to the job. And far more likely to be usable for
other purposes, if needed. I have the equivalent they were selling last
year and actually rather like it. Well aware that it isn't up to the
standard of a Makita or Bosch blue, but perfectly adequate for my needs.

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Rod

What does 'SDS' mean anyway? 'Define: SDS' in google comes up with
nothing about drills.
What is it that makes 'SDS' able to do a job that a 'hammer' drill won't?

S


Thanks for clearing that up chums. It did seem at first like just another
gimmick to make us buy more drill bits - especially after the click stop
keyless chucks came in: they should have made more of the hammer. Mind you,
now, from our earlier thread we have the additional confusion of the 'impact
driver' now being a power tool too!

Things used to be so much simpler...
;-)

Another question arises though (in my thinking about those very hard but
rather thin panels in my garage): is an SDS going to run the risk of
cracking concrete rather than drilling it?
Why do there seem to be no thin diamond drill bits for these hard but
delicate jobs?

Cheers,
S

on 15/05/2010, spamlet supposed :
Another question arises though (in my thinking about those very hard but
rather thin panels in my garage): is an SDS going to run the risk of cracking
concrete rather than drilling it?
Why do there seem to be no thin diamond drill bits for these hard but
delicate jobs?

You would need to be very gentle with an SDS on a panel garage.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
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on 15/05/2010, spamlet supposed :
Another question arises though (in my thinking about those very hard but
rather thin panels in my garage): is an SDS going to run the risk of
cracking concrete rather than drilling it?
Why do there seem to be no thin diamond drill bits for these hard but
delicate jobs?

You would need to be very gentle with an SDS on a panel garage.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk


Thought so: back to hanging things from bamboo threaded through the spare
bolt holes then!

S

On May 15, 11:08*pm, "spamlet" wrote:
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message

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on 15/05/2010, spamlet supposed :
Another question arises though (in my thinking about those very hard but
rather thin panels in my garage): is an SDS going to run the risk of
cracking concrete rather than drilling it?
Why do there seem to be no thin diamond drill bits for these hard but
delicate jobs?

You would need to be very gentle with an SDS on a panel garage.

Thought so: *back to hanging things from bamboo threaded through the spare
bolt holes then!

S

You can get mortar raking bits for angle grinders that can be used
like a short drill bit. Theyre abrasive coated, TC IIRC, so one ought
to do the job if you take care not to let it wander sideways.

I've drilled asbestos panels using a no-hammer drill years ago, it was
slow but did work. I've a feeling it was done with a twist drill, not
a masonry bit.


NT

"NT" wrote in message
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On May 15, 11:08 pm, "spamlet" wrote:
"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message

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on 15/05/2010, spamlet supposed :
Another question arises though (in my thinking about those very hard
but
rather thin panels in my garage): is an SDS going to run the risk of
cracking concrete rather than drilling it?
Why do there seem to be no thin diamond drill bits for these hard but
delicate jobs?

You would need to be very gentle with an SDS on a panel garage.

Thought so: back to hanging things from bamboo threaded through the spare
bolt holes then!

S

You can get mortar raking bits for angle grinders that can be used
like a short drill bit. Theyre abrasive coated, TC IIRC, so one ought
to do the job if you take care not to let it wander sideways.

I've drilled asbestos panels using a no-hammer drill years ago, it was
slow but did work. I've a feeling it was done with a twist drill, not
a masonry bit.

NT

Good idea. I'll keep an eye out for some.
Won't be drilling any asbestos though!
(Mind you it's amazing when I recall how as kids we used to 'help' dad by
rolling up 'sausages' from his tin of lovely fluffy Rawlplug asbestos!)

Cheers,
S