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hinge drill
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:46 pm
by speed
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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:06 pm
by chippymike
yeah cant falt them, they are a good time saver for pre drilling the hinges
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:36 pm
by ultimatehandyman
I have a set of these and they come in very useful
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:19 pm
by speed
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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:00 pm
by ultimatehandyman
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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:09 pm
by darrenba
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
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:08 pm
by fin
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
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:16 am
by peter c
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