A tool used for creating holes in surfaces, such as for mounting objects on walls.
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Drilling “misting” pin holes in PVC
I built raised gardens this year and added cheap DIY PVC irrigation. I used a 1/16" drill bit and drilled several holes in 1/2" PVC pipe. The 1/16" drill bit was the smallest I had but the holes ...
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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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How can I center a drill bit so that it drills absolutely straight down rather than perhaps a little off to the side?
In Googling "drill bit guide" came across this and other tools like it:
Something like this seems perfect for being able to drill a straight hole through wood. However, I can't seem to find ...
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What is the best drill bit to pre-drill holes for screws of a certain size?
Total noob question here:
This can apply in general, but for a specific case, suppose I have a 5/16 bolt for which I want to drill a hole. What's the best drill bit to use to make the hole big ...
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How do I know if my power drill needs to rotate clockwise or counter clockwise to drill forward?
This maybe a dumb question but I simply want to make sure I got it right because the manual seems to be defective. I already got one of my drill bits ruined.
So, could anyone show me both pictures of ...
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How can I drive a screw with an impact drill?
I bought a Bosch PSB 650 RE Impact Drill and I have some question about how to use it for driving screws. I know it's not its primary function but for a few screws here and there it should work. I ...
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Should I purchase a hand driller?
Can I use hand drill machine, which runs manually not by electricity, to drill in plastic pipes, bottles, and cement walls?
The purpose of purchasing it is to get hands-on experience with some DIY ...
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Can I use a drywall anchor in a stud to hang a shower curtain rod?
I am hanging a curved shower curtain rod to replace a spring loaded/standard curtain rod. The rod came with drywall anchors (3 each side) and I started drilling the holes for the anchors. First hole, ...
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How do I remove a drill bit that is stuck due to an overtightened chuck?
I recently bought a Bosch PSB 500 RE power drill and already I kinda screwed up the machine.
The chuck is keyless, consisting of two parts which I'll refer to as the head and the base. You would ...
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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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What do the numbers on a cordless drill mean?
I have a Hitachi cordless drill:
You can turn the gray numbered part to switch between, hammer drill, drill and screwdriver mode. The screwdriver mode is numbered up to 22. Can someone explain ...
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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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How to drill a hole in a space too small to fit a standard manual or electric drill?
I have a very narrow kitchen cupboard I'd like to make some changes to (add shelves maybe). Almost any change will require drilling holes though, and there's not enough room for a standard electric or ...
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How can I install a recessed light container in an abnormally thick ceiling?
We are in the middle of our home remodeling and we have just noticed that our ceiling seems to be a bit thicker than what the maximum our recessed lights allow for.
As shown within the picture link ...
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Alternative equipment(s) to drill a few holes on a 0.5 cm plastic beside using a small drill
Are there other alternatives beside a small drill (shown below) to drill a few holes on a 0.5 cm plastic? (Looking for something that is inexpensive, save energy, portable and can drill a decent hole ...
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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 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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When would one use an impact driver versus a regular drill?
Or vice-versa. As best as I can tell, the impact driver is very good for most any type of screw going through wood. When would you use a drill (with screw bit) instead?
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Should I get a keyed chuck for cordless drill?
I am thinking of getting a Milwaukee M18 fuel drill/ driver combo. The drill is insane with 750in-lbf of torque. It comes with a hand tighten chuck though. My other Milwaukee corded screwdriver has ...
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What units are the clutch settings on a drill?
I have tried looking around the internet for an answer - but I can only find articles that explain what the clutch on a drill does.
I am very familiar not only with what they do but also with how ...
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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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What is the best technique for using a drill to insert screws?
It looks so easy on the DIY programs, but I battle to insert screws using my drill. The screwdriver bit keeps slipping out, and it damages the screw head.
Is there a neat trick for this?
Should I ...
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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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How can I bore a hole through a framing member, without causing a lot of damage to the wall covering?
I am putting in a new thermostat. I cut a 1" hole in the wall at about eye level. I have an endoscopic camera and i see that at about 3 feet off the floor there is a wooden board that runs parallel to ...
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What can I use to drill dowel holes down the end of a long piece of wood?
More of a DIY than Improvement question, but here goes anyway.
We're building a shoe box with slatted sides and base and were thinking of joining the slats to the corner uprights with dowel (excuse ...
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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 to drill and waterproof a hole in cinder block for PVC drain?
I have a new electric hybrid water heater that emits condensation from a drain tube (normal) which is a bit different than a traditional electric water heater. Right now I have a bucket under the ...
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Drilling holes in concrete
I'm not what you'd call a handy guy, and now wife wants me to put up curtains. This task is reduced primarily to getting a bit of metal stuck to the ceiling.
I bought screws and anchors. The anchors ...
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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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What are the differences between SDS, SDS Plus, and SDS Max drills?
Basically I had to use a breaker last weekend, it was clear I did not need the “heavy duty” as I did not have 6” of solid concrete, but the descriptions of the other options confused me.
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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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Will neodymium magnets harm my power drill battery?
I glued some magnets onto my power drill battery to use for storing drill bits on - but will the magnets affect the battery life?
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What is the difference between a ball/pin detent and friction ring impact wrench?
I have been looking into getting an impact wrench for my car and I have noticed that any given model (at least the one I am looking at) has two versions. One version has a ball to keep the socket ...
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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 do I choose more durable screwdriver bits?
I recently bought a $35 cordless screwdriver that came in a suitcase with screwdriver bits. I was in shock when the Pozidriv bit splintered after screwing only 3 1-inch screws in the leg of an ...
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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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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?
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How do I drill a hole in a shelf without going all the way through?
I need to drill a hole in a shelf that's half an inch deep but I don't want to drill a hole through the shelf. What's the best way of doing that? I have a drill and i was thinking of showing just a ...
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What exactly is magnetic drilling equipment?
What puzzles me is a term "magnetic" in the context of Magnetic Drilling Machines by Euroboor (for example).
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How do I widen a hole in wood for flex tube?
I bought some 1" smurf tube so that I could run coax, ethernet, and speaker cable to various low voltage outlets in my house. I used a 1-1/4" speedbor bit to make a hole in the floor from my crawl ...
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Should I buy a drill or an electric screwdriver?
I wanted to buy a drill, but some friends suggest I buy an electric screwdriver instead. They say you can use an electric screwdriver more than a drill, but I'm still unsure which to buy.
I think a ...
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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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What are the key differences between a step drill bit and a knockout punch?
Both a step drill bit and a knockout punch seem to be very similar, in that they both make holes in a metal box.
The step drill seems to have an advantage, since it can make several size holes using ...
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What size screws and spacer should I use for installing shelves on tiles?
I need help confirming what size of screws, spacer and drillbit to use for installation of a shelf in my kitchen. Some specifics:
shelf is 200 x 30 x 1.8cm (spruce).
shelf brackets ask for 4mm ...
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Is it safe to re-use drill holes in a wall?
I've just mounted a 42" TV with a new wall mount that uses 3/16" bolts into some studs on the wall. I now want to use an articulating one, which means I'll need to replace the old mount. The new ...
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Is it possible to a drill hole in the bottom of a terracotta gardening pot?
I would like to make some drainage holes in the bottom of some terracotta pots I have. I am tempted to use a drill but am not sure whether this will work and how should go about it. Has anyone ever ...
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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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How do you know when and where it is safe to drill into a wall?
Lots of home projects involve cutting or drilling through walls (everything from nails, screws, or hooks to mount things to cutting through drywall and drilling through studs to run wire).
In ...
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Why use a screwdriver when we have drill/drivers now?
I'm wondering when should we choose a screwdriver.
Can it be used to put screws in wood, concrete or metal without drilling a hole?
If we need to drill a pilot hole anyway, why don't we just use ...
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What kind of drill bit can I use for a small hole on Silestone countertop?
I need to drill 2 small holes on the underside of my Silestone countertop to secure a new dishwasher. What kind of drill bit can I use?
AFAIK Silestone is some kind of artificial quartz, but I wonder ...
