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    Core drills for a damp stone wall

    Anyone know of a core bit that will do damp stone walls?after spending 6 hours coring a hole through for a fan with it clogging up all the time due to the damp lime mortar in the wall.core I used was a Marcrist 750 I think which is usually spot on if it's dry of course.dont really want to go...
  2. E

    Best Core cutting drill

    Evening all, Looking to buy a core cutting drill that will last a fair few years. thinking about buying the bosch one as its got a 3 year garuntee with it to. And do you reccommend going for the most expensive hole cutter?? I bought a sparky core drill and decided im taking it back as it...
    • egginyourface
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    • aus best bosch buying core cutting drill makita using years
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  3. i=p/u

    floor cutting or bust the ceiling ,neatly as posible

    marked out me first row of lights in 2 rooms to finish up today for tomorrow, i can get to above ceiling but the floorboards are the groove ones and im hopping no noggins in, as they nightmare to get back down, then was thinking maybe just cut a 100mm track out with angle grinder on ceiling...
    • i=p/u
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    • aus ceiling cutting floor
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
  4. W

    Cutting Blade

    Hi All, can anyone recomend a good Diamond blade for cutting tiles? My last one lasted for 4 roofs, it was a spectrum from a roofing place which they highley recomended. TIA
  5. S

    Cutting trunking and cable tray

    what are the best methods for cutting these with a power tool as with a hacksaw with every cut it just goes off the line
    • scottchambers36
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    • angle blade cable cable tray cutting diamond drill trunking
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Electrical Tools and Products
  6. K

    bosch GOP 10.8v

    Got me out of a right pickle last night, great handy tool. last week had to cut the back out of a cut outs mounting board, saved me then too as all the cables for the house were behind the board, had to cut it because they werent long enough for the new consumer unit (or mains board as I'm...
  7. sythai

    Core cutting tips please.....

    Evening Chaps... Usually try to avoid core cutting if poss or have been lucky on most jobs before and managed to cut from the outside in.... if you know what I mean. But have a few coming up at where I've got to cut from the inside ---> to out. Couple of questions please ? - Best way limit...
    • sythai
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    • aus core cutting please tips
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Australia
  8. R

    Cutting roof supports?

    Anyone out there of a structural persuasion? Basically I have a loft I've boarded, the hatch to which is in an 'extended' part of the house (from what I can determine), and to get into the main area of the loft you have to squeeze through some beams or rafters which follow the line of the...
  9. Z

    Best drill bits for metal and stainless steel?

    Hi guys, I am sick of buying cheap or expensive drill bits which only last for a couple of drills. What do you think which exact make or model is the best and lasts longest?
  10. B

    Cutting cable tray

    A few years back I was working in a factory on a job where there were a couple of Germans also doing an install. They were putting up a lot of cable tray to run a large SWA feed to a new machine. They were cutting the tray into all sorts of impressive sets etc. using what I can only...
    • brizospark
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    • aus cable cable tray cutting
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Australia
  11. FatBob

    The LAW PRECISELY for cutting a DNO seal at the fuse

    Has anyone one actually been prosecuted for this on the forum? The reason I ask is what are you charged with, is it criminal damage, that being for the destruction and removal of a seal? Clearly there would be no criminal intent for an electrician needing to isolate a supply, and I suspect...
    • FatBob
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    • aus cis cis card cutting dno fuse
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  12. N

    Cutting off plugs on new appliances

    We all know it can be a pig to get the appliances back in a kitchen especially when its a moulded plug , so we cut them off and connect to a connection plate , well i know from an earlier thread thet people have said that this invalidates the warrenty ,well heres and update ive been doing some...
    • nickblake
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    • appliances aus cutting new off plugs
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  13. D

    Best technique/tools for cutting the space for back boxes?

    In the process of buying more tools after starting out. How would you go about cutting in back boxes and chasing in for that matter on plastered brick walls? Best tools and technique please? Thanks
  14. L

    best "dust catcher" for use when cutting 12v's

    Fancy a new "dust catcher" at the moment i have been using a old tupaware !! lasted me 3 years but i fancy the real thing! Thanks
    • LukeD
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    • aus best cutting
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
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    Cutting floorboards

    What do you use to cut up floorboards? Jigsaw/ circular saw or any other. I use a jigsaw but it is on its last legs and I have been usuing a reciprocating saw lately which is only going to lead to trouble when my luck runs out.
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    bosch or fein multitool

    hello i,m in the market for a multitool and have been looking at the bosch li-ion or a 110/240 fein what do you guys recommend thank,s for reading
  17. R

    First ever 20mm galv conduit

    Big day today - first time ever threading 20mm galv conduit. Basically did a load of research, put some tools together, asked some questions on here, then got on with it and taught myself. So much could have gone wrong, but it actually went quite smoothly. Did make some marks where the conduit...
    • ringer
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    • attach canada conduit cutting first thread
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Canada
  18. B

    Cutting aluminium

    Hi Guys Need to cut down to size a cover for a Cooker Extractor, the cover is aluminium what would you recommend to get a nice clean cut Thanks
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    Floorboard removal

    Hi all, Just wondered what method you find best for getting floorboards up ?? I tend to use a hammer and bolster, starting towards the end of the board i hammer the bolster down the side of it and lever it up, working my way along until it comes up completely, this does the job but i do tend...
    • Dazza1976
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    • aus boards circular cutting hammer removal works
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Australia
  20. R

    Bosch GOP 10.8V-LI Multi Cutter

    Hi all, Anyone got one of these or the corded equivalent. Good demo on here. Bosch GOP10.8V All Rounder Kit with 36 Accessories in Systainer Kit : Buy Bosch GOP10.8V All Rounder Kit with 36 Accessories in Systainer Kit at Axminster Power Tool Centre TIA

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