A tool used for creating holes in surfaces, such as for mounting objects on walls.
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Can a hole cutter be used with a dremel?
My dremel has an adjustable speed switch, which makes it a lot easier to control the speed than with a drill. Is there an adapter I can buy so I can attach this hole cutter (which has a shank that is ...
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How long should I recharge my drill's batteries?
I have a Black & Decker EPC128 12V cordless drill. It has two batteries. Since the recharger has no light or indicator on it, I never surely understand whether the battery is partly/fully charged ...
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Will a drill bit that came with a dremel be good enought to drill out a screw?
I have a dremel, and I want to know if the drill bits that came with it are good enough to drill out a screw in my shower faucet.
The shower faucet handel is broken and the screw is stuck in the ...
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How to remove a stuck flexible installer bit?
While attempting to add an Ethernet run to a exterior wall (no crawlspace access beneath the wall - oops) I have managed to get my flexible installer bit (example in link) completely stuck. I have a ...
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Screwing into the grout line between glass tiles
I'm about to mount some shelving brackets onto a wall of 1" square glass tiles. The entire wall is backed by 5/8" plywood, so I don't have to worry about hitting a stud. With that kind of ...
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How to drill a hole in brick with precision?
I have bought old cabinets which I would like to hang on a brick wall. I have marked the spots on the wall, but I find it very difficult to drill precisely, because the drill bit follows a path of ...
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How can I drill my wall if it contains flint?
I live in an old victorian house. Some of the walls seem to have pebbles inside then you get so far and there is flint, the drill won't go any further. Its a nightmare putting anything on the wall!
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How can I mount a projector to a concrete ceiling?
I am in a dorm room and I am attempting to mount my projector and screen in my ceiling... As far as I can tell from just tapping the ceiling it is made of cinderblocks if that sounds right or ...
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1/2“ Chuck on 3/8” Cordless Drill?
I need to use a step bit with a 1/2" shank. I only have drills with 3/8" chucks. Is the arbor size on most drills a standard which would enable me to just replace one of the 3/8" chucks with a 1/2" ...
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How to fit things to a Bungaroosh wall
The walls in my house are made of Bungaroosh which means that attaching anything to them is most likely to hit some issues. Recently I've been trying to fit a floating shelf to the wall, but no ...
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Is this corded drill multi-speed?
I recently bought a corded drill at the local hardware store because I've had the hardest time keeping batteries from dying with my cordless (and I'm almost always near an outlet anyways). Anyways, ...
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Can a hand drill drill 1/4“-1/2” holes into 1" thick aluminum?
I'm making some baseplates in my home for a custom camera system and I'll need to be drilling many holes into plates of aluminum. I'm planning to use 6061 aluminum and need to drill holes anywhere ...
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Will this drill bit work on concrete?
I'm very new at drilling stuff and I have never drilled a hole in my life before. I need to drill through concrete (I don't know what kind of concrete it is), and I'm wondering if the following drill ...
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Is there a way to drill a 1“-diameter hole through 1/8”-thick steel using a standard cordless power drill?
I am trying to reinforce a custom door I am building. Because it's made only of two layers of MDF, it is not as rigid as I want it to be and shows signs of bowing. Since it's going to be a ...
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How can I secure a plastic toolbox to the wall?
I have a plastic toolbox that I want to mount on the wall. I need it to be extremely stable once mounted, and I was therefore considering simply screwing it directly to the wall. However, I'm ...
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How can I use toggle bolts with limited depth behind them?
I have a predicament, I am putting up a shelf into the wall.
The wall is plaster, and then hollow and then concrete. I have screws with toggle bolts on them.
The 2 inch screw with the toggle bolt ...
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Does it matter how the chuck on a drill is set when it is stored?
When I put away my drill for storage, should I be concerned about whether the chuck is fully open, fully closed, or somewhere in between?
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How to replicate holes in a wooden cabinet? [duplicate]
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How do I drill additional holes for adjustable-height shelving?
I would like to modify the vertical position of a shelf inside a wood cabinet. The dowel pins are glued ...
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How can I fill a hole in wood so that it can be redrilled? [duplicate]
The original strike plate for the deadbolt is mounted with 2 screws on top and 2 screws on bottom. I'm replacing the whole deadbolt and the new strike plate only has 1 screw on top and 1 screw on ...
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Drilling a hole
I have a set of drill bits but no drill. I need to make a hole in a thin surface prone to splitting and don't have a hand drill or a power drill on hand ; what could I use to make that hole?
