V8TOYTRUCK
Flashlight Enthusiast
I feel like a total idiot. I am posting in hopes that this will never happen to someone else and save you some time.
I purchsed a aluminum threshold for my door which required that I drill 3 1/4'' holes in concrete. I bought a kit that had concrete anchors and a masonry bit. On the back of the package it says a hammer drill is optional. So I figured I would just press down harder with my regular drill. So I put the bit on my regular drill and drilled 2'' in about 30-45mins. First I thought to myself ''What a crappy freakin drill bit.'' It started to get late and my neighbor came over wondering what I was doing. He noticed that I was using a regular drill for concrete, so he went to get his cordless hammer drill. I thought to myself, a cordless drill? How is this going to have enough power to drill through concrete!? I made 2 more holes in about 15 seconds almost effortlessly. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twakfl.gif
Turns out a hammer drill isn't just a heavy duty drill with an extra handle on it! It actually hammers and chips away while drilling. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif
So whenever you have to do some drilling in concrete, remember to use a hammer drill. It will save you a lot of time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif
I purchsed a aluminum threshold for my door which required that I drill 3 1/4'' holes in concrete. I bought a kit that had concrete anchors and a masonry bit. On the back of the package it says a hammer drill is optional. So I figured I would just press down harder with my regular drill. So I put the bit on my regular drill and drilled 2'' in about 30-45mins. First I thought to myself ''What a crappy freakin drill bit.'' It started to get late and my neighbor came over wondering what I was doing. He noticed that I was using a regular drill for concrete, so he went to get his cordless hammer drill. I thought to myself, a cordless drill? How is this going to have enough power to drill through concrete!? I made 2 more holes in about 15 seconds almost effortlessly. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twakfl.gif
Turns out a hammer drill isn't just a heavy duty drill with an extra handle on it! It actually hammers and chips away while drilling. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif
So whenever you have to do some drilling in concrete, remember to use a hammer drill. It will save you a lot of time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/whoopin.gif