back box cutters

[davek]

Hi all
Has any one used the armeg back box cutters, are they worth buying on a rewire of a old house ie brick walls. Also are the chasing chisels any good. The house has some large old coving, which hopefully I can manage not damage too much.
Regards
Dave

 

[simpson93]

yeah agree that box sinkers are pretty pants, altho this is the best one ive used still not the best on hard material tho

 

[valleybilly]

Try using 1 on dry linning not !

 

[shanky887614]

Get a skirting chisel. It will get behind the coving as well! :biggrin:

Best £30 odd quid I have spent in a long time tools wise that is.

get a decent set of hones and it will outlive you.

ive fixed a couple drivers for myself and a mate, over the years they will pay for themselfs

 

[shanky887614]

used a 9" angle grinder in some nice red brick in someones kitchen once got about 300mm untill i couldn't ****in see, never again!

i only use a grinder for chasing.

usually its more to smoke the other trades out toto get a bit more room XD


a skirting chisel would be fine oon block but it wont work on heavy breeze/concrete blocks

i know ii broke the tip on my stanley and had to regrind

 

[VoltzElectrical]

i only use a grinder for chasing.

usually its more to smoke the other trades out toto get a bit more room XD


a skirting chisel would be fine oon block but it wont work on heavy breeze/concrete blocks

i know ii broke the tip on my stanley and had to regrind

That reminds me, I need to file out a couple of dings in mine. Wicked tool though!

 

[shanky887614]

That reminds me, I need to file out a couple of dings in mine. Wicked tool though!

get a dmt extra corse mate, you will be suprised how much metal it takes off

 

[VoltzElectrical]

get a dmt extra corse mate, you will be suprised how much metal it takes off

I would if I knew what DMT meant!

 

[7029 dave]

I've never heard any great things about box sinkers to be honest.
I always use a combination of lump hammer, bolster, scutch chisel, and sometimes if there's a lot to do the SDS chisel.
With the covings, take your chase out up to the coving then drill with your longest drill bit behind the coving within the chase. The longer and thinner the drill bit the better as it helps to get a bit of "bend" on it.

I hear lots of good things about chasing machines, but I personally don't use one.

That's my style too, used mech aids a few times, the dust was horrendous, not good in occupied.

 

[shanky887614]

I would if I knew what DMT meant!

its bassically a sheet of metal with diamonds impregnated into it, its gurarentied to a certain flatness.

you wont dish them like nornal water/oil stones so there good to learn on

www.amazon.com/DMT-D8X-Continuous-Diamond-Extra-Coarse/dp/B001DZOKNY