RE: newbie cable issues + no brainer questions + Adding plug sockets

["Alex Monaghan" <alex@xxxxxxx>]

Sorry if I was not clear, I'm actually running complete new rings rather than replacing existing ones. By extra sockets I was referring to the number of holes for back boxes, not all of these will have mains, some will have cat 5 or coax.

 

Argos have 2 SDS drills, from reading in uk.diy (I think, do a google search on "SDS Drill" to check) the £50 drill is a Power Devil and it was suggested didn't have a good reliability  record. The JCB was £70.

-----Original Message-----
From: TAWN Jonathan [mailto:jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 July 2002 11:05
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] newbie cable issues + no brainer questions + Adding plug sockets

Hmm.. I might go and invest the pricely some of £50 next week on one of these..

 

On a lighter note, when you say you put extra sockets in, did you just ‘daisy chain’ them off of the existing socket, or lay new to the consumer unit?

 

Ta,

Jonathan

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Monaghan [mailto:alex@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 July 2002 21:05
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] newbie cable issues + no brainer questions

 

The JCB from Argos seems to be fine, the extra speed that can be found by
using an SDS is amazing, I did my 3rd room the other weekend and put in 5
more sockets than the previous room and finished (the messy bit anyway) in
half the time.

PS a circular saw for cutting floor boards also saves a lot of time (unless
you're better at floor board lifting than me)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fluff [mailto:fluff@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 July 2002 16:26
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] newbie cable issues + no brainer questions
>
>
> Having only used the cheap one, I don't know how it compares, but Argos
> carry an SDS Plus drill for around ?50 and it seems to do the job, tho the
> roto stop still seems to drft a bit.
>
> A.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Chasmer [mailto:robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 10 July 2002 15:11
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] newbie cable issues + no brainer questions
> >
> >
> > James Hoye [mailto:james.hoye@xxxxxxx] wrote:
> > > Rob Chasmer wrote:
> > > > What is and SDS / Rotary Stop Drill?  Does it stop quickly or
> > > > sommat.  How is it differnent to a normal hammer drill?
> > >
> > > A normal 'percussion' hammer drill isn't particularly effective at
> > > drilling into hard materials like concrete (it won't!).  The SDS
> > > variety have a sliding hammer that strikes the end of the drill bit
> > > - this means they WILL drill through concrete!  They also drill much
> > > more quickly, as the sliding hammer generates more energy.
> > > I have http://www.screwfix.com/shop_product.html?1493 and
> > > http://www.screwfix.com/shop_product.html?8060   Only the
> > > mains DeWalt one has rotary stop.
> >
> > So looks like I need to save up some money for a proper drill
> > rather than my
> > 2 year old 50 quid black decker.  The last lot of wall chassing I did
> > managed to kill my drill, it sucked in loads of the wall dust and
> > frooze up.
> > But luckily it was still within its two year waranty so with a
> > lot of hassel
> > managed to get it replaced for a new one of the same model.  So I
> > think I'll
> > be able to persuade SWMBO that as I've not PAID for a drill for 2
> > years its
> > time to buy a nice new expensive one.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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