Just been good to myself

[Barry98]

we all have fella , mainly due to what we can afford at the time. but you buy a bit here a bit there soon builds up

 

[dancinplumba]

Well, I'm only starting out on my own next month but I've just been good to myself too (eek).
I've got two bathrooms booked in which will involve 4 holes through walls (one a toilet waste) and hopefully more in the future, so at that price I thought it'll be a decent investment.

I've been in engineering for 25 years and have learned that it's worth having decent tools. I've never used diamond cores - my last toilet waste was a nightmare through super hard brick chain drilling with an SDS - looking forward to seeing what the difference is like

nice one matt, will make jobs a lot easier

 

[MattWeth]

nice one matt, will make jobs a lot easier

Cheers dancin'

Looking forward to coring my first soil and seeing how it performs

And thanks for the heads up CES - a good price - way cheaper than anywhere else I've seen.

 

[Barry98]

well drilled the new flue today , new bit and 5kva trasnformer - it flew threw like theres no tomorrow

great buy ces , cheers

 

[Roger Welton]

Damn this thread, have just odered a DDM2 and set of cores also, looking forward to trying them out.

 

[Barry98]

Damn this thread, have just odered a DDM2 and set of cores also, looking forward to trying them out.

you wont be disappointed only down side to the set i got was , theres no extension bar included but i do have one so not a biggy to me, you got them from same place ?

 

[dancinplumba]

does anyone use vacumn attachment with them ?

 

[Barry98]

i dont just blankets down then a nip round with the dewalt cordless

 

[Roger Welton]

Yup ordered from the same place, seem about the best value i've seen, i may have to organise some extensions as i've only got the ones from my sds set

 

[Barry98]

might have one in the shed fella ill look tomorrow its getting a clean out

 

[MattWeth]

Couldn't stretch to the cores yet - core set next month for me

 

[Barry98]

i spoke to lad in shop on saturday ,they were on about putting price up lol

 

[MattWeth]

i spoke to lad in shop on saturday ,they were on about putting price up lol

Putting up the price of the cores or the drill?

 

[Barry98]

which are you getting next month again ?

 

[MattWeth]

which are you getting next month again ?

Getting the core set next month - bought the drill yesterday.

I suppose it'll be the core set going up in price then?

 

[Barry98]

no the drills hehe

 

[MattWeth]

That'll do me then

 

[Barry98]

no it was tbh , was trying to tempt me into getting one, i came close

 

[CES]

I've used mine a few times since I got it, it amazes me just how much of a difference a decent drill and cores make.
The only thing I need is to get a couple more extension pieces, makes light work of tenement walls (4ft thick).
It was Tamz we should be thanking for pointing me in the right direction with this!

 

[Barry98]

thanks tamz , good find and only down the road from me

 

[MattWeth]

thanks tamz , good find and only down the road from me

Likewise - cheers Tamz - I'm like a kid on Christmas eve waiting for it to arrive

 

[Barry98]

im like the kid on christmas morning , grining ear to ear , i even text the mrs and bragged never had a good a set up as this

 

[Roger Welton]

you need to put a 6" core through the living room wall to show her!!

 

[MattWeth]

you need to put a 6" core through the living room wall to show her!!

You think you're joking don't you?
I've been wondering what I can drill a nice neat hole in when mine arrives

 

[dancinplumba]

Yup ordered from the same place, seem about the best value i've seen, i may have to organise some extensions as i've only got the ones from my sds set

if bod carnt find his have got sum spare ones, they are 1/2" male/female bout 300mm and hollow.
pm me , will send ya one for p+p

 

[tamz]

PTS sell extension bars for about a tenner for a 250mm or 300mm whatever it is. You can keep joining them together.
Deepest hole i've cored is about 6ft (that doesn't sound right :smile from a pub toilet (worse :blush5: ) through at an angle to above a suspended ceiling. Just kept adding extensions. Lots of extensions puts a lot of strain on the gun tho.

 

[Roger Welton]

Gave it a go today, am very impressed, put 162mm core through in no time. Only slight criticism is its no the most ergonomic design and would probably be a little uncomfortable to use for a prolonged period, but all in all well recommended.