One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

On 11/05/2020 16:44, George Miles wrote:
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Switch the drill to reverse.

Mike

On 11/05/2020 16:44, George Miles wrote:
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]


Try it on just hammer with no rotation to see if it frees anything up.

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On 11/05/20 16:44, George Miles wrote:
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

If the other suggestions don't work, can you get another SDS drill to
fit the bit to? If not, try "unscrewing" the bit with a universal socket
adaptor and ratchet, such as the one shown at
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gator-Grip-ETC-200MO-Universal-Socket/dp/B000065CJ8

Failing that, can you unscrew it with a mole wrench clamped onto the end?

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Pair of Mole grips to see if it twists backwards.
Brian

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On 11/05/2020 16:44, George Miles wrote:
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise
but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Switch the drill to reverse.

Mike

George Miles submitted this idea :
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but
doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

On Monday, May 11, 2020 at 7:00:11 PM UTC+1, wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but
doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

Mole grips plus hit it with a hammer?

On 11/05/2020 19:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

I have done that in the past (actually it was into a floor).

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

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On 11/05/2020 17:00, ARW wrote:
On 11/05/2020 16:44, George Miles wrote:
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]


Try it on just hammer with no rotation to see if it frees anything up.

Failing that, remove the drill and use a proper club hammer.
Will probably wreck the bit, but it might jar whatver has jammed
it out of the way.

On Mon, 11 May 2020 19:22:05 +0100, ARW wrote:

On 11/05/2020 19:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :
One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

I have done that in the past (actually it was into a floor).

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

I remember reading a short story where a student was working on motorway
construction as a summer job with others, and after a series of
incidents, two or more of them killed the bullying foreman. They decided
to drop him into the concrete shuttering on a bridge support, to stay
there for 'posterity'. Unfortubately, when they removed the shuttering,
his boot was sticking out. So they used an angle grinder and then patched
the area.

This was all told in retrospect, with reference to major redevelopment of
the motorway. One politician opposed it, he being the former student and
not wanting inquiries to be made.

If anyone knows where I can find this...



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On Mon, 11 May 2020 08:44:23 -0700 (PDT), George Miles
wrote:

One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]
I did that - drilling through an 11" cavity wall the cavity wall
filling melted around the drill bit, stuck solid. Cut it off with an
angle grinder and left the rest in place.

On Monday, 11 May 2020 19:22:08 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
On 11/05/2020 19:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :

One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

I have done that in the past (actually it was into a floor).

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

Yup. Of course you might end up with a cluster of jammed bits

Always give the bit enough time to clear debris, ie retract it every so often. Pushing ahead without pause invites jams - of course there are other causes too, such as loose infill stones in thick walls. If that's the issue it's going to be hell getting through it.


NT

On 12/05/20 19:37, wrote:
On Monday, 11 May 2020 19:22:08 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
On 11/05/2020 19:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :

One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

I have done that in the past (actually it was into a floor).

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

Yup. Of course you might end up with a cluster of jammed bits

Always give the bit enough time to clear debris, ie retract it every so often. Pushing ahead without pause invites jams - of course there are other causes too, such as loose infill stones in thick walls. If that's the issue it's going to be hell getting through it.

In old buildings with thick, but hollow, walls with a rubble infill you
can't stop now and again to retract the drill. All that does is cause
the rubble to fall down and block the hole you've just drilled. A friend
of mine had just that problem trying to put a pipe through the 30 inch
thick walls of a 17th C house. I think that in the end, after drilling
through the wall he left the bit in place, put the pipe up against the
end of it, and used a mallet to drive the pipe and bit through and out
the other side. The rubble had no opportunity to fall down using that
method.

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On Wed, 13 May 2020 07:57:34 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 12/05/20 19:37, wrote:
On Monday, 11 May 2020 19:22:08 UTC+1, ARW wrote:
On 11/05/2020 19:00, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
George Miles submitted this idea :

One of my 1.5 meter SDS drill bits is stuck in the wall.

The drill, a Titan, appears to have a clutch which means it makes a
noise but doesnt turn.

The wall is an mix of stone and lime cement.

Any tips on how to get it out please?

[george]

Angle grinder :-)

Cut it off at the wall face and leave it.

I have done that in the past (actually it was into a floor).

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

Yup. Of course you might end up with a cluster of jammed bits

Always give the bit enough time to clear debris, ie retract it every so
often. Pushing ahead without pause invites jams - of course there are
other causes too, such as loose infill stones in thick walls. If that's
the issue it's going to be hell getting through it.

In old buildings with thick, but hollow, walls with a rubble infill you
can't stop now and again to retract the drill. All that does is cause
the rubble to fall down and block the hole you've just drilled. A friend
of mine had just that problem trying to put a pipe through the 30 inch
thick walls of a 17th C house. I think that in the end, after drilling
through the wall he left the bit in place, put the pipe up against the
end of it, and used a mallet to drive the pipe and bit through and out
the other side. The rubble had no opportunity to fall down using that
method.

You need that with bungaroosh!

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On Wednesday, 13 May 2020 09:06:58 UTC+1, Bob Eager wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2020 07:57:34 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 12/05/20 19:37, tabbypurr wrote:
On Monday, 11 May 2020 19:22:08 UTC+1, ARW wrote:

Sometimes running another drill bit alongside the stuck drill bit can
free it off.

Yup. Of course you might end up with a cluster of jammed bits

Always give the bit enough time to clear debris, ie retract it every so
often. Pushing ahead without pause invites jams - of course there are
other causes too, such as loose infill stones in thick walls. If that's
the issue it's going to be hell getting through it.

In old buildings with thick, but hollow, walls with a rubble infill you
can't stop now and again to retract the drill. All that does is cause
the rubble to fall down and block the hole you've just drilled. A friend
of mine had just that problem trying to put a pipe through the 30 inch
thick walls of a 17th C house. I think that in the end, after drilling
through the wall he left the bit in place, put the pipe up against the
end of it, and used a mallet to drive the pipe and bit through and out
the other side. The rubble had no opportunity to fall down using that
method.

You need that with bungaroosh!

though to be fair if I had a house built in bungaroosh I'd probably have bigger concerns.

Spot on !! your tip about drilling another hole alongside to free up the main bit just saved my bacon , not to mention my drill and living room wall.
Have a pint on me..and thank god for the internet.All the years on the tools Ive never jammed a drill bit so never had to address the problem until today.

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On 06/06/2021 14:01, Andy7 wrote:
Spot on !! your tip about drilling another hole alongside to free up the
main bit just saved my bacon , not to mention my drill and living room
wall.
Have a pint on me..and thank god for the internet.All the years on the
tools Ive never jammed a drill bit so never had to address the problem
until today.

Before replying to an old post please read this:
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Home_owners_hub

I think though in this case this is some bit of advice which should be
preserved forever, maybe in a wiki.
I actually unjamed one with a mallet, just tapped it on the end a few
times until the compacted plaster and brick fell out of the way a bit.
Brian

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On 06/06/2021 14:01, Andy7 wrote:
Spot on !! your tip about drilling another hole alongside to free up the
main bit just saved my bacon , not to mention my drill and living room
wall.
Have a pint on me..and thank god for the internet.All the years on the
tools Ive never jammed a drill bit so never had to address the problem
until today.

Before replying to an old post please read this:
http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Home_owners_hub