Thread: Drilling lotsa F-Off holes in me lovely pristine walls. :/

Originally Posted by Fondles

Find some of these.

ดอกสว่านอเนคประสงค์ BOSCH EXPERT HEX-9 MultiConstruction มีขนาด 3 - 12mm ให้เลือก (ของแท้) | Lazada.co.th

Cheers. They only had the ones without the hex-grip in homepro. The ones with the hex-grip were listed for metal.


The chuck head on mine appears to be shite, drilling using the Bosch multi-material bits resulted in the chuck grip opening up to the full open position.

You should rent a Hilti drill. Hilti drills are proper concrete drills

Are you sure you've hit the switch to make sure the drill is rotating the correct way? Are you trying to go forward in reverse? I know it's a dumb question, but this is Teakdoor.

Originally Posted by pickel

Are you sure you've hit the switch to make sure the drill is rotating the correct way?

Yes.


Think I'll actually listen to Skiddy (calm down everyone), and just rent a big fok-off one for a day or two once I've got all the shiz together.

Cheers chaps.


If anyone's looking to buy a drill I've got a really good top-notch for sale.

When tightening a drill chuck put the drill in the chuck jaws, tighten the chuck by hand, start the drill to make sure the drill is running true and then use the chuck key to tighten the drill bit using every tightening station around the circumference of the drill chuck. Do not tighten the chuck at one position. Use every chuck key station until the drill is locked in position.

You do not use lubricant with tungsten carbide masonry drills and I will guess you are having problems because you are hitting the steel reinforcement within the wall. Masonry drills will not cut steel. You need to take a conventional drill and drill through the steel rod and then continue with the masonry drill.

If I have problems with drills slipping in the chuck I put some emery cloth around the drill shaft and that normally solves the problem.

Originally Posted by helge

Gave up a third down this thread

Too painful

Lu just hit yourself on your head with a hammer and get the headache over with

Originally Posted by Backspin

You should rent a Hilti drill. Hilti drills are proper concrete drills

There are tool rental joints in Thailand ?

Originally Posted by Fondles

There are tool rental joints in Thailand ?

Yep. Lots but Helge has what he needs.

Aktio (Thailand) Co., Ltd. : Rental

Originally Posted by Norton

Yep. Lots but Helge has what he needs.

Aktio (Thailand) Co., Ltd. : Rental

Good to know thanks.

Happy to see two places not too far from me.

if only you were living in a condo.

just call down to the office and ask them to send up the maintenance guy to do the heavy lifting with his 300 horsepower rebar and concrete eating mega drill. 10 minutes later and 50 baht lighter of pocket you have drilled walls ready for whatever you want to bolt into them. and they will have cleaned up the dust too!

condo life, its living the dream.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

When tightening a drill chuck put the drill in the chuck jaws, tighten the chuck by hand, start the drill to make sure the drill is running true and then use the chuck key to tighten the drill bit using every tightening station around the circumference of the drill chuck. Do not tighten the chuck at one position. Use every chuck key station until the drill is locked in position.

Thanks.

I think I was just tightening and locking them them up at one chuck position most of the times.


Most of the things I want to attach to the walls should actually be okay with short 3 or 4mm diameter screws + plugs. Towel racks, spice racks, shelves for Lego and model Ferraris. None of which have much weight to them.

I think hammering in a small nail a few mm to get a hole point would help with the hole precision and not damage me lovely paintwork etc.


Will soldier on. *fist*


Cheers.

The dream.

Is alive.


The trick with the rock hard concrete drilling is to hammer in a nail first. Then a bigger nail. The get the Bosch drill bit into it.


First thing was the laundry room rail.



Then taking the towel rack from the spare bathroom that no one uses, and sticking it into the boxing room.



Along with a 60cm Lego Ferrari.

No shelf, decided to place it on the naked brackets for affect.





Forgot that that was the wall to put up wall mirrors on.


Lego Lambo and Bugatti to flank the Ferrari on both sides.

^ Is that your "fight training" room, Lu?


Edit: I suppose it is and that was what "boxing room" referred to.

Originally Posted by Neverna

your "fight training" room

It isn't.

It was a place to put the old weight set more than anything else. Any fight training in there and you'd be towed off to hospital on a rug a la Mendy.

It's used for dancing/zumba'ing, yoga, upper body workouts if we haven't been at the gym/fight training, door slamming when I'm in a hissyfit. That kinda thing.

I'll probably listen to Edith and put wall mirrors on one or both ends of it to make it bit more proper.

Originally Posted by Edmond

It's used for dancing/zumba'ing, yoga, upper body workouts if we haven't been at the gym/fight training, door slamming when I'm in a hissyfit. That kinda thing.

You're not a Canadian female with a pen-friend near Manchester are you?

Guilty.

Originally Posted by Edmond

The dream.

Is alive.


The trick with the rock hard concrete drilling is to hammer in a nail first. Then a bigger nail. The get the Bosch drill bit into it.


First thing was the laundry room rail.



Then taking the towel rack from the spare bathroom that no one uses, and sticking it into the boxing room.



Along with a 60cm Lego Ferrari.

No shelf, decided to place it on the naked brackets for affect.





Forgot that that was the wall to put up wall mirrors on.


Lego Lambo and Bugatti to flank the Ferrari on both sides.

I told you greasing that chuck was the way to go. You and that drill can odd job your way to financial security now.

There's certainly no escape in the 'boxing room'.

Is there enough space for a haymaker?

If you are not a handyman or ex tradesman get someone to do it. The cost of buying a drill will probably be more than getting someone who knows what they are doing.
If you are going to fuck it up by insisting on doing it yourself, buy a cheap drill that does the job. Dont waste money on an overpriced Dewalt that you may never use again. If you are going to buy an expensive drill I would buy a Makita, Bosch or Panasonic and for a cheaper drill with quality go for a Ryobi. If you are unlikely to use it again or only on an odd occasion, buy an el cheapo. The secret is to use good quality drill bits.
I was in charge of a small production factory back in 2012. We replaced the pneumatic drills with 12 Dewalt battery drills. They did get a lot of use but the first one failed after 3 months and the rest all failed and were replaced or repaired within 18 months. We ditched the lot and replaced them with Panasonic drills. I was sceptical at first as they were physically smaller than the Dewalts. The 12 of them never missed a beat in the next 2 years.

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

The secret is to use good quality drill bits.

I'm learning this.

A nail hole into the rock hard concrete before drilling it is also a valuable lesson I learned on the job.

Usually the verdict in these comparos is that the cheap one is pretty damn decent for what you are paying

Originally Posted by cyrille

Is there enough space for a haymaker?

There is. Thanks for asking.




Home boxing/zumba/yoga is done on this side. It's a work in progress.

Reckon Edith is bang on the money and full wall mirrors would really make it more.... pro.


Can floor to ceiling wall mirrors be attached via 3mm screws?

Originally Posted by Edmond

A nail hole into the rock hard concrete before drilling it is also a valuable lesson I learned on the job.

Helpful for those who doesn't have the muscle strength to stop the drillbit from walking.

That's some heavy duty weight on that barbell!

How much do you benchpress?

About 10 kilo