Questions tagged [drill]
A tool used for creating holes in surfaces, such as for mounting objects on walls.
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Why isn’t this drill bit going any further?
We’re trying to build a banister. This piece of wood would be the end piece. The tip of the drill barely goes into the wood before it gets stuck. We just tried charging the battery, but that wasn’t ...
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How can I remove this stuck auger bit when there’s not much room?
I used a rectangular drill bit extension with an auger bit to drill a hole downwards through a hole for an electrical fixture.
Sadly the bit is stuck now and I can’t manage to get it either in or out. ...
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2x non terminated ethernet cable - size of drill bit
This may sound like a high (elementary) school type question but, given that a standard non-terminated ethernet cable needs 8mm hole, what would 2x need to comfortably fit through given the size?
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What drill bit should I use to drill a 2-1/2" hole through 8" of concrete?
I'm having some electrical upgraded and I need to drill a 2-1/2" hole through my 8" foundation. The foundation is poured concrete and has small rounded stones inside. This house is almost ...
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i have a drill driver that stops working when held at various positions
i have a Bosch Professional GSR 12 V-15 FC Cordless Drill Driver and when i turn it horizontal or upside down it stops working. Led lights up when trigger pulled but have to shake it to get to work. ...
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Marking out metal tubing
I have some 2m long aluminium tubes of 15mm and 20mm outside diameter.
50 mm from the end of each tube I need to drill a hole to take a bolt and the two holes should line up along the length of the ...
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Is this cracking after drilling serious?
I drilled this hole for a curtain rod. The next day I noticed this crack (and the chip) appear. Is this serious? How can I fix it?
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Can I hang shelves on a brick wall from the mortar, not the brick? [duplicate]
We're renting a house with exposed brick walls inside, and would like to put up some shelves. The landlord doesn't want us drilling into the brick itself, but he's fine with us drilling into the ...
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What have I drilled into?
Was drilling into wall to hand a mirror and I got some trouble which ended with a large hole. Brown dust came out and now I’m not sure if I should’ve drilled into the wall.
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The CHUCK on my bench-top drill press slips. (Not the bit in my Chuck). How do I fix this?
I have a bench top Craftsman Drill Press. The CHUCK slips when I try to drill anything other than lightest work. How do I fix this, get chuck firmly attached to shaft of the drill press?
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Drilling in bedrock [closed]
I need to drill five 2.5" holes 1 foot deep in bedrock to accept 2" pipe that will be used to anchor the footings for my deck on a steep hill. I have a Bosch SDS Max rotary hammer drill.
I'm ...
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How to drill a hole into a thin concrete wall without breaking off pieces from the other side
We have thin concrete walls in our flat, ~7cm/2.7inch thick. I need to drill some 6.5cm/2.5inch deep holes with a diameter of either 10mm/0.4inch or 8mm/0.3inch (I prefer the wider but can live with ...
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Type of drill to use for installing reinforcing rebar 18" into wood retaining wall?
I just finished assembling the frame for a gravel pad where I plan to put a shed. Because I put it into the side of a slope, I needed to use 5 layers of 4x4's to get the proper depth. Currently ...
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Drill speed for ceramic tile
I am about to make holes in a ceramic tile (in order to attach an Ikea piece of furniture in the bathroom). As this is the first time I am going to do this, I have done some research and bought some ...
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Unknown Dremel bits -Need to identify
Any idea what these Dremel 3000 bits or parts do? I bought a second-hand used Dremel 3000, these bits came along with it. The cylinder shape bit (A in the picture) feels hard rubber/tyre and the ...
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How to secure a window well cover to concrete and siding
I am having trouble figuring out the best way to secure a plastic window well cover to our house, and the cement window well (if needed). My dad will help me if I can instruct him what to do. The one ...
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Asbestos in the walls
We had some worker to instal a fitted wardrobe into our kids room. Our house was completed 2005 so perhaps started to build 2003. I know asbestos was banned in 1999 so I believe there is no chance ...
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Hammer drill not going through concrete block?
I’m trying to hang shelves but the wall that I am hanging them on is technically an exterior wall.
I live in a Florida home build in 1981. I’m assuming that they used concrete block filled in with ...
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Is it valid to use drill hole, threaded rod, and silicone for mounting?
I bought an LED house number online. The instruction asks me to
insert machine screws without head (grub screw, threaded rod) into the four machine screw holes on the back the LED box
drill holes in ...
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Stud finder reading detecting metal in very large area above window
When I use my stud finder on its "metal" setting above any of my upstairs windows, it shows the entire area above the window as being metal.
On other walls the stud finder works as expected.
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Tap and die for trailer hitch [closed]
I am trying to install a trailer hitch on my 2010 Honda CRV LX to tow 2 bicycles behind my CRV. The trailer hitch set that I bought included 4 bolts that bolt directly into the frame. My honda has 4 ...
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Brand new hammer drill covered in oil
I bought a brand new hammer drill from Valu. When I took it out of the box it was covered in oil. Is this normal and is it safe to use?
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What is the two-cup device called for blowing compressed air into a hole in concrete thru one cup and vacuuming out the dust thru the other?
Does the device below have name? Trying to shop for one online.
A while ago I saw a video (which I can't find at the moment) showing a two-cup device for extracting dust from a hole drilled in ...
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Tips or tools for drilling up at a weird / inaccessible angles
Disclaimer: I realize this may not have a good answer other than "yeah it's hard", but I thought to ask just in case.
I'm contemplating running a dedicated electric circuit for my fridge. ...
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Why will concrete screws not thread into some of the holes in my brick wall?
I am using 4-in blue Tapcon screws to attach 2x4s to a brick wall. The picture shows a top board where it worked just fine. I was able to drill the hole using a 3/16 in concrete bit and the screw went ...
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Window Planter Box
I want to start this off by saying I’m a beginner, so if something is obvious, I’m sorry but I’m just learning. Anyways, I have a 4 foot long by 1 foot deep by 1 foot tall window planter box. My first ...
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Drill bits keep getting stuck in wood
I drilled a pilot hole in some wood using a size 5 wood bit. I screwed in a screw. It got stuck.
So, I thought I'll try a bigger pilot hole, size 6. The drill bit is now stuck. My drill is a Ryobi ...
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Chuck replacement - corded BOSCH PSB500 re
I've got a corded Bosch PSB 500 re and want to replace the existing chuck with a keyless one, please can anyone advise me as to which one I need to buy. It would be very easy for me to buy the wrong ...
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Drilling through tiles fastened to concrete
There are some glazed tiles in my kitchen, which I assume are fastened directly onto the concrete wall behind them. At any rate measuring the distance from the window to the wall outside is roughly ...
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Can I safely drill into a wall behind which is my fireplace and chimney?
I would like to drill 2-4 holes to mount a monitor on the wall of my office. The problem is that on the other side of my plaster wall is the back of my fireplace and chimney. Can I safely drill into ...
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Need to put up curtain rod. How to drill through the header wall?
This is no ordinary wall above my window! Anything more than 3/4"cannot be screwed in so it's impossible to hang curtains with very short screws. There seems to be a steel or concrete in this ...
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How to plumb a drill press bit?
I have a basic drill press.
I can plumb it with a square for one offs, but it's time consuming. Every time I change a bit I go back to make sure it is still perfectly vertical.
Is there a faster way ...
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Should I drill through the metal plate in my wall? [closed]
At home in my apartment, I was drilling into the top part of my wall to install a wall-mounted curtain rod.
I needed to mount it in 4 different areas of the wall, so I opted to install the first and ...
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Curved shower rod -- can I do a mixed mounting style?
I'm renting and the bathroom does not have a shower rod installed. I bought a curved one that can be drilled OR tension mounted, but the landlady does not want me to drill into tile.
The problem is ...
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Is it really risky to use chipping bit to enlarge a hole?
The second stick from top is the "breaking" bit as locally called. Is referred as chipping spear hexagon here.
The bottom left white dust covered one is the "puncturing" bit as ...
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How do you know if a drill is too lightweight for a heavyweight job?
I work in a steel door factory where I work mostly in the assembly department where I use drills and angle grinders. The management is cool enough to let us borrow the tools for home projects so I ...
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Floating shelf: Rounded vs. Rectangular brackets?
What are the pros and cons of each option?
I guess the rounded one means the diameter of the hole in the wall should be very big, while no difficult affixing is required on the shelf, you just drill a ...
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Best way to install Kitchen Shelves next to existing cabinet?
To increase storage space, I want to install 3 shelves (above each other) near the edge of my kitchen cabinet, and near the edge of the wall, and above the kitchen ceramic.
Each shelf is about 75cm ...
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Can I drill through chemical anchor resin?
In order to hang a TV wall mount* onto a hollow clay bricks wall, I decided to use chemical anchors to ensure the mount will endure with the TV weight.
(* originally came with 3 50mm Fischer wall ...
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Remove stubborn drill press chuck
I have an old craftsman drill press. Model #113.213090:
and I've noticed the chuck that I have with it really starts to slip off drill bits, even if I try to crank it tight. So anyhow I went to ...
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Can I use collated deck screws with regular drill?
It seems that the screws are only sold collated - Simpson Strong-Tie. The driver tool is like $500. Can I just use a regular drill? I wish to better attach my subfloor before putting down ...
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How to unscrew this square screw?
I have this screw that looks square and I have many of them to unscrew
I wonder if there is a tool that I can attach to my drill driver to unscrew them
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Does speed control in corded impact drills reduce not only speed but also torque?
I bought a cheap corded impact drill so that I can use it with a drill stand to drill holes at 90 degrees angle accurately, which I find very hard with a battery powered drill. My battery powered ...
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What's the usage of the speed control wheel in drills?
What's the usage of the speed control wheel on the drills trigger button? What will I not be able to do without that red wheel? I am assuming if I press the trigger button, the drill will rotate ...
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Drilling a cross hole through SS screw hex head
I am trying to drill a 3mm cross hole through the head of a 18-8 stainless steel hex head screw . I am using a hand drill with a 3mm drill bit made of Titanium-Nitride (TiN) Coated High-Speed Steel.
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Tools and techniques for enlarging round hole in brick wall
I have a new kitchen hood with a vent duct slightly larger than the existing one and I need to "roundly" enlarge the hole.
What would be the best power tool(s) and accessories to be used for ...
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What do the 1/4 , 3/8, and 1/2 in the impact drivers mean?
I bought my first impact driver--a Worx 1/4 & 3/8 impact driver. I am trying to buy sockets and realised that these sockets come with drive sizes mostly 1/2".
I read more and I found that the ...
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What does the colour of drill bits mean?
I bought this set of drill bits.
The set came with 3 colours of drill bits:
Silver
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and Black
I do not know. What does each one of these bit colours mean?
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When drilling holes in a wall, how do you make sure you don't hit an electrical wire?
I have fairly solid walls in my apartment (plaster?), no drywall, so when I want to hang something or put in a screw, I need to drill a hole and first put in one of those small plastic 'sleeves' to ...
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Drilling into concrete with a cordless drill
I understand that my brushless cordless 20V (Dewalt) drill—because it has a hammer option—
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to drill a 16 mm hole into concrete.
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