Let's Make Some Holes

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hillbilly

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nakulak said:
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gas powered baby (you can get a right angle attachment)

(plus the fumes run the other trades out)
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That's a new one on me.
I've never seen one of those.

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laketime said:
What drill is the best for drilling out wood studs for housing rough in?
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Pierre C Belarge said:
Here is a picture of the gooseneck I used. There is little need for a ladder in standard 8ft ceilings, and virtually no bending down as well for lower holes. I used these many, many years.
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Thata one - bar none.... I've used one for years too - Makes for great air guitar, and if you score some quick release bolts for a bike seat - it makes a quick change out to a regular right angle - although making it a dedicated is probably what it will stay. Big back saver...

Hole hawg - won't touch one!
 
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ItsHot said:
Such as a 2 story dwelling. Have you noticed what the plumbers can do to the framing of a home?:-?
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Very true.....the IRC does have limitations on what plumbers can do. Sadly, they don't always follow them. You should see (if you haven't already) how a screwed up I-Joist plan can create absolute HAVOC with plumbing. Which goes back to a thing I have thought for years....Imagine what would happen if all the trades worked together as a team...in addition to anyone involved in the design process. We could actually build the "Perfect" house.

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The Milwaukee Super Hawg is the only drill I use on roughs. At 2000 rpm and a new 1 1/4" bit, it's like a hot knife thru butter. I'm done drilling a 6000 sq ft house by lunch.
 
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c2500 said:
Imagine what would happen if all the trades worked together as a team...in addition to anyone involved in the design process. We could actually build the "Perfect" house.

c2500
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You think you might even get around to building it - as opposed to standing around a table for five years talking about it?

AVD001 said:
The Milwaukee Super Hawg is the only drill I use on roughs. At 2000 rpm and a new 1 1/4" bit, it's like a hot knife thru butter. I'm done drilling a 6000 sq ft house by lunch.
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Catch a nail and you're off to the ER. IMO too heavy, and WAY over powered. A D-handle you don't even have to wrestle it, slow enough that it cuts wood rather than melts it - heating the bits so they dull too quick - but fast enough let the draw screw pull at the correct rate, and just enough power to stall if it bites anything bigger than a 16 nail. It's the perfect balance of power/torque and speed for wood framing with the 7/8" auger bits I use - and at that speed they last a lot longer. And that extendo necked one - there is nothing like it. Drill cielings from the floor, and I also have a neat trick or two so I don't pull cable on a ladder either.

  1. Line laser for straight holes - trust me its worth the 10 seconds it takes to set it on the floor and turn it on. And the result looks better too.
  2. Get a bucket of poly line and a fish stick - tape it to the line. Stab it through your straight holes from the floor, guide it with a hook on another fish stick through 3 joists and repeat... Like sewing...
  3. Once the line is in, tape/tie it to two 12/2's or what have you on a roll with a smooth head - lube the end and yank it straight through.
Not so worth it on short runs... I do a lot of Homeworks stuff where derating is not so much of an issue, I take eight 12/2's in a 1 1/2" - 2" hole - lube it, and pull all of them in one shot. I put 20,000' of 12/2 into a place with five guys in 5 days.
 
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peter said:
.50 cal machine gun.
~Peter
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If you ever need to bore a 1/2" hole through train track, then that is the tool to use. Think of it as a 14,000 ft-lb Hilti gun. :wink:

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That hole is 3/4" - I forgot about the steel donut the round punched out.

Definitely not OSHA approved.
 
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JFletcher

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480sparky said:
You honestly think if OSHA showed up and you were lugging a .50-cal automatic around,
they're going to write you up for that?
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Probably not, but I'm sure the local police and ATF would like to have a word or two thousand with me.

Back on topic, there's been some pretty nice drills shown here. The one the with pole extension looks quite useful - my question with that is does it hold up (is it sturdy), and approximately how much does it weigh?
 
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JFletcher said:
Probably not, but I'm sure the local police and ATF would like to have a word or two thousand with me.

Back on topic, there's been some pretty nice drills shown here. The one the with pole extension looks quite useful - my question with that is does it hold up (is it sturdy), and approximately how much does it weigh?
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WACO didn't have that type of fire power and they brought in tanks...
 
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