hinge drill

speed · Post by **speed** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:46 pm

hi all,
ive just orded one of these...
http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/product/S ... rill_.html

anyone us them? are they any good, i hope it will be perfect for fire hinges, as the apprentice cant drill central for some reason

tthanks jamie

chippymike · Post by **chippymike** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:06 pm

yeah cant falt them, they are a good time saver for pre drilling the hinges

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:36 pm

I have a set of these and they come in very useful

speed · Post by **speed** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:19 pm

i noticed the do one for a no6 screw, are these any good for drilling handles?
if you use them for anything else other than hinges pop a list up, if they have a few uses i will get the no 6 and 8 aswell

thanks jamie

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:00 pm

speed wrote:i noticed the do one for a no6 screw, are these any good for drilling handles?
if you use them for anything else other than hinges pop a list up, if they have a few uses i will get the no 6 and 8 aswell

thanks jamie

Not sure about that.

I have only ever used them on hinges and tubular latches.

When I fit handles I normally just use a small pilot drill, but I guess that they would work

darrenba · Post by **darrenba** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:09 pm

I bought a set from Screwfix the other week and they do make fitting hinges a lot easier.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/17166/Dri ... t-Set-3-Pc

fin · Post by **fin** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:08 pm

i dont have a set but my mate does. id probably buy a set for ease. for now i just centralise the drill. but i guess if the youngun is still learning mayb its a bit hard for him

peter c · Post by **peter c** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:16 am

I have a set they are very good. If you are fitting handles you should try to move the drill bit out further by slackening off the grub screw. Should just work then.

Peter C