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  1. Richard Burns

    Drilling down stud wall

    Totally fed up with this one. Any thoughts on hole drilling to run cable down a stud wall, I cannot get a straight line through. I am trying to run cable from the loft down to the CU in the hall. I have drilled down 1.7m and can take the drill bit up 1.7m and the total height is about 3m. I have...
  2. M

    Best tool for drilling inbetween joists

    Hi guys looking to see what you use ad im new to all this, Was thinking about an angled impact diver? Anyone used one for betweeb joists or got anything better? Cheers Mewff91
  3. R

    Drilling through an external wall

    Excuse ignorance but here goes anyway. I want to take a cable (2.5 T&E) through an external wall. Lets assume its a normal cavity wall. My instinct would be to drill down from inside to outside (or up from outside to inside) to minimise damp ingress -maybe 10 or 15 degrees. I would then want...
  4. sythai

    Time for some shopping.... core drill + cutter

    Think my plumber mate must be getting fed up with me borrowing his core drill and 110mm TCT cutter. So time has come to buy myself one. Any recommendations on both items please - will get used no more than about 12 times/year, so don't really want to spend megga bucks on the drill if poss...
  5. S

    Drilling through joists

    Hi all i need to drill a lot of holes through joists. Just wondered what people thought was the best tool flat wood bit or auger ? Thanks
  6. 0

    Drilling tiles

    Installing a 4" extract fan in bathroom. Completely tiled.....9x15" tiles. Is it advisable to drill a 4" hole in one of the tiles to outside. Going to be using a core drill. Thought about ceiling mounted but loft is fully boarded and FULL of stuff. Thanks.
  7. S

    Risk Assessment help with College assignment

    Can anyone give me some pointers for risk assessment regarding the following, in relation to the installation of a socket outlet circuit: a) Proprietary fixings of the PVC conduit system. b) The fabrication and fitting of the PVC conduit system. c) The termination of the PVC conduit system to...
  8. P

    Drilling holes in walls

    Hi all I am wanting to fit an extractor fan in a kitchen wall. The spec says it needs a hole 173mm in diameter, but the diamond core drill bit sets I see for sale at the usual places only seem to go up to 152mm. Any advice or alternative suggestions please? Thanks
  9. S

    drilling joists

    for the above, do you's use a dedicated angle drill or an angled attachment for your cordless drill to fit easily between joists?
  10. J

    Drilling holes in new joist for cabling

    Can someone please help. I am running some cables in our new exstension. The joist are approx 4.2m long, am i right in thinking that i have to drill my holes between 0.25m and 1.68m on either side. Many Thanks
  11. M

    Good drill for chopping out and core drilling

    As the title suggests I'm looking for a heavy duty mains drill that will nicely chop in sockets and drill through tough concrete and also drill out 4 inch core's through brick. :D Is there a drill that has the best of both world's?
  12. S

    Requirements for drilling holes in joists

    Could anyone point me in the right direction for requirements to drilling joists? eg. distance out from end of etc... Have used a guidance sheet before but really dont have the time to trawl google searching for regs. Cheers
  13. D

    ELECSA Certification Scheme elecsa assesment

    hi got my elecsa assesment in about a month anyone had one whats it like questions asked e.t.c any help would be much appreciated thanks
  14. Amp David

    Which diamond core drill adaptors?

    Looking at getting some decent high quality sds chuck adaptors, extension bars etc for dry diamond drilling. I know there are hundreds of deals online, some makes i've heard of and some which look like cheap tat, but can others give ideas of which makes you use. Already gone down the road of...
  15. G

    MAD bits? multi angle drilling bits - Wood.

    10 x MAD-BIT Multi Angle Wood Auger Hinge Drill Bits on eBay (end time 19-Oct-10 16:32:01 BST) Anybody used these I cant imagine they would be any good, its says they are better than auger bits and have more freedom to move.
  16. W

    Drilling behind skirting?

    Chasing bit on chase only or long drill bit on hammer drill?
  17. L

    drilling 4" holes for fans

    recently i have been been coring holes for bathroom fans through outside walls and been taking ages to do it upto an hour when it should only take 25mins at most do you recon i should start drilling it on hammer with the diamond core bit allthough it can screw the bit up i am using a makita 8406
  18. W

    Bosch or Makita??

    Im after a 240V SDS hammer drill with rotary stop and would like to know which is the best manufacturer to go with. It wont be used day in day out, only occasionally. Thanks
  19. S

    Lithium-ion combi drills

    Hi folks, can anyone recommend me any combi drills they've used with good spec in the lith-ion battery range. Ni-cads are pants but ion's are very expensive, i've looked at main places like CPC/B&Q/MachineMart etc and it's looking like i'll have to shell out £350 mark so i wanna make sure i pick...
  20. E

    No reverse on drill, can this cause problems?

    I have been given a brand new Bosch GBH 4 DFE drill and noticed that it doesn't have a reverse gear. Does anyone else use this drill or one similar. A friend of mine was saying it could cause problems as if the bit got stuck in whatever I was drilling (wood, masonary etc) there would be no way...

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