Hi All, I'm trying to fit a ground anchor in my garage - but I'm having real problems because it's on a pretty thick concrete floor. I have a 16mm concrete drillbit, but it's taking ages (and rounding off my drillbits very quickly)
any suggestions on how to make this easier? I followed the ground anchor fitting instructions, so I have already drilled a smaller guide hole and I have a hammer drill so i thought it would be fairly straight forward?
Hi All, I'm trying to fit a ground anchor in my garage - but I'm having real problems because it's on a pretty thick concrete floor. I have a 16mm concrete drillbit, but it's taking ages (and rounding off my drillbits very quickly)
any suggestions on how to make this easier? I followed the ground anchor fitting instructions, so I have already drilled a smaller guide hole and I have a hammer drill so i thought it would be fairly straight forward?
any guidance would be much appreciated cheers!
you need a hammer drill with a transformer ie yellow transformer i had the same problem with my flat its reenforced concreate . I hired a drill and transformer for the day it went throw like butter
thanks dude - I have a Makita hammer drill borrowed from a mate Should I try and add a transformer to make it easier? and what does that actually do? lol
thanks dude - I have a Makita hammer drill borrowed from a mate Should I try and add a transformer to make it easier? and what does that actually do? lol
scuse my ignorance cheers
dont think you can just plug any drill into a transformer but not 100% shore on that .
A TRANSFORMER ups the wattage and the speed of a drill . Hope that helps :-)
The equipment makes all the difference. A good quality bit and hammer drill works through it like butter. You should remember not to lean on the drill too hard, let it work. Leaning or pushing to hard can cause damage to the drill or bits and make it harder to drill the holes. I use hammer drills at work and a cheap one works cheaply and good for a few drills (if that). But I usually drill 3/4" holes about 10" deep.
The equipment makes all the difference. A good quality bit and hammer drill works through it like butter. You should remember not to lean on the drill too hard, let it work. Leaning or pushing to hard can cause damage to the drill or bits and make it harder to drill the holes. I use hammer drills at work and a cheap one works cheaply and good for a few drills (if that). But I usually drill 3/4" holes about 10" deep.
yes this is true but i paid 30 pound for a top concreat drill bit and paid 300 pound for a black and decker hammer drill this still didnt work becouse the walls are reinforced concreat . So i went to a hire shop they exspained it all to me that yes the drill i had was good and the drill bit was very good and the problem was the wattege hence the transformer that they use on alot of building sites . As i life in a block of flats this was the only thing that would do the job . So i hired it for the day i can tell you ive never drilled so many holes in one day as it was on hire :-)
The equipment makes all the difference. A good quality bit and hammer drill works through it like butter. You should remember not to lean on the drill too hard, let it work. Leaning or pushing to hard can cause damage to the drill or bits and make it harder to drill the holes. I use hammer drills at work and a cheap one works cheaply and good for a few drills (if that). But I usually drill 3/4" holes about 10" deep.
yes this is true but i paid 30 pound for a top concreat drill bit and paid 300 pound for a black and decker hammer drill this still didnt work becouse the walls are reinforced concreat . So i went to a hire shop they exspained it all to me that yes the drill i had was good and the drill bit was very good and the problem was the wattege hence the transformer that they use on alot of building sites . As i life in a block of flats this was the only thing that would do the job . So i hired it for the day i can tell you ive never drilled so many holes in one day as it was on hire :-)
Thanks guys I can't really afford the hire prices at the moment, so is there any harm in continuing with my current drill (slowly)
The equipment makes all the difference. A good quality bit and hammer drill works through it like butter. You should remember not to lean on the drill too hard, let it work. Leaning or pushing to hard can cause damage to the drill or bits and make it harder to drill the holes. I use hammer drills at work and a cheap one works cheaply and good for a few drills (if that). But I usually drill 3/4" holes about 10" deep.
yes this is true but i paid 30 pound for a top concreat drill bit and paid 300 pound for a black and decker hammer drill this still didnt work becouse the walls are reinforced concreat . So i went to a hire shop they exspained it all to me that yes the drill i had was good and the drill bit was very good and the problem was the wattege hence the transformer that they use on alot of building sites . As i life in a block of flats this was the only thing that would do the job . So i hired it for the day i can tell you ive never drilled so many holes in one day as it was on hire :-)
Thanks guys I can't really afford the hire prices at the moment, so is there any harm in continuing with my current drill (slowly)
thanks
No just try and use any old crap small drill bits first to get it going then use your best drill bit for the final size . Ps beer and d i y dont mix lol
to hire a decent drill with hammer function that comes with some bits is only gonna cost like 30 quid from a Smiths equipment hire or somewhere. Builder gonna be at least 50 quid depending how long they can drag it out for.
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