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Big Drill
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:03 pm
by KARLOS69
Bought myself a ground anchor today. Does anyone have a good sized drill I could use, the drill bit (16mm) I bought today doesnt fit into my 18Volt home drill. In return I shall donate the bit to the community once I have used it.
Thanks
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:32 pm
by Shrek
I have a hammer drill with a 13mm chuck, if your drill bit has a reduced shank it may fit. You can have a shot if you like
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:59 pm
by KARLOS69
Cheers that should work, pm me your address and I will pick it up when your in on an evening
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:11 pm
by Shrek
Done it
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 9:23 am
by Backs 400
If you get stuck, try one of the tool hire places in town. You can hire masonary drills/bits for about £15 a day.
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:44 pm
by al
If Scotts puny drill isn't up to the job I have a Hilti drill that will do the job.
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:45 pm
by fazermal
If it gets stuck in the reinforced concrete give Fish a call
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:29 pm
by Zathos
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:39 pm
by Shrek
I also have a crowbar and a bottle jack if needed
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:11 pm
by Zathos
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:42 pm
by al
Shrek wrote:I also have a crowbar and a bottle jack if needed
What do you do if your car is on the bottle Jack?
Call AA !
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 3:44 pm
by Shrek
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:08 am
by Tonster
I also have the same problem trying to drill the bolts into granite. I have the 16mm drill bit which seems to be holding up fine but the 760W Hammer drill I don't think is up to the job. Took me over an hour to drill one and a half holes which still leaves 2 and half to do.
Would a rotary drill make a big difference to the drilling speed or is it just because granite is so hard to drill.
S'pose one good thing is if the granite is this hard to drill in the first place then the Anchor should have a good grip on it so hopefully will be impossible to remove again.
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:52 am
by KARLOS69
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) has a hilti, he should be on later.
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:18 am
by Gazza
Tonster wrote:
Would a rotary drill make a big difference to the drilling speed or is it just because granite is so hard to drill.
A hammer drill is probably best, I doubt you'd make any progress at all without hammer action.
16mm into granite is pretty hard going. It might be easier to drill a pilot hole first (say 8mm), that way the impact loading will be on a smaller area for both sizes.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:19 am
by IZINBARD
Will this do.
Izz,
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:32 pm
by Tonster
That would do nicely Izz.
I may need to borrow a top box to carry it home though
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 2:54 pm
by Joe
KARLOS69 wrote:Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) should be on later.
