chasing

[Dave_]

Alright lads,

Just bought a makita chaser and Hoover. Lovely bit of kit.

I'd love to make my life even easier and get an angle grinder to cut out holes for back boxes...

Does anybody have advice on what grinder to buy? I'd like one that can cut 35mm deep and that is quite light so I can have the Hoover in one hand and the grinder in another. I do love Bosch professional tools and see they do a 125mm diameter grinder but I'm not sure of the cutting depth.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Dave

 

[Mr.Si]

If you are going to use a grinder for back boxes then just use the chaser, it has better depth control.

A 125mm grinder will manage 35mm deep, but will spread the cut well outside the box area.

I can confirm this!

 

[telectrix]

makes me wonder how houses ever got wired before all these wonderful labour saving electrically powered tools were invented. for example. this is how we used to drill joists.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

110v tools?
On a domestic job?
Never!!!

David: regardless of wether its a domestic scenario or not is neither here nor there....its still classed as a site...a place of work and as such 110V tools should be used...

 

[imago]

David: regardless of wether its a domestic scenario or not is neither here nor there....its still classed as a site...a place of work and as such 110V tools should be used...

There is no requirement to automatically use 110v equipment, the requirement is for the person responsible to carry out a risk assessment and act accordingly.

 

[telectrix]

exactly. weigh the risk of electocution against the risk of a hernia dragging a 3kva tranny up several flights of stairs.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

There is no requirement to automatically use 110v equipment, the requirement is for the person responsible to carry out a risk assessment and act accordingly.

should be used

 

[GLENNSPARK]

exactly. weigh the risk of electocution against the risk of a hernia dragging a 3kva tranny up several flights of stairs.

lol....old git...lol....

 

[imago]

Does red text mean it's a regulation?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Does red text mean it's a regulation?

no....just a `guidance note` mate...lol..
anyway..its up to the individual...but i just wouldn`t use 230V out at work....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

exactly. weigh the risk of electocution against the risk of a hernia dragging a 3kva tranny up several flights of stairs.

whats up with leaving it at the bottom of the stairs then...and using a 110V commando extention...otherwise your kind of defeating the object of using it in the first plaec....

 

[imago]

no....just a `guidance note` mate...lol..
anyway..its up to the individual...but i just wouldn`t use 230V out at work....

Gotta love those guidance notes

 

[Guitarist]

110v OR RCD protection if using 230v equipment is recommended. Some sites won't allow you on with 230v gear though, so if that's going to be an issue then go for 110v.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

110v OR RCD protection if using 230v equipment is recommended. Some sites won't allow you on with 230v gear though, so if that's going to be an issue then go for 110v.

this is it guitarist...why go buying 2 sets of tools....when 110V covers it?...

 

[imago]

this is it guitarist...why go buying 2 sets of tools....when 110V covers it?...

Quite right, but maybe 'when either 230v or 110v covers it' is more accurate. It all depends on where and under what circumstances you do your work.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Quite right, but maybe 'when either 230v or 110v covers it' is more accurate. It all depends on where and under what circumstances you do your work.

well...when you buys your gear...you takes your choice...