Drill Bits...
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charlie
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I agree.Originally posted by georgestolz:
Charlie is not entirely correct--it has a lot of everything. My buddy purchased it last year, loaned it to me for a couple of months. It's twice as thick as the Bible, Midget. It's awesome.
peter d
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[ December 21, 2004, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: peter d ]
A bookstore, like Borders or Barnes and Noble, would be a good place to start.Originally posted by midget:
Yeah, I'm definently serious about the trade.
[ December 21, 2004, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: peter d ]
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lol...I just didnt' know if like Home Depot, or an electrical supply place would have a better deal on the book. That's the reason I asked that Borders was one of the first places that came to mind--I just wanted to see if there was some other place I should look.
lol...I just didnt' know if like Home Depot, or an electrical supply place would have a better deal on the book. That's the reason I asked that Borders was one of the first places that came to mind--I just wanted to see if there was some other place I should look.
charlie
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I just plugged it in on Google, you can do the same. It wouldn't hurt to shop around for an older edition in a used book store but the information would be a little out of date.
When you are buying over the Internet, know where you are buying from and factor in the shipping charges.
I just plugged it in on Google, you can do the same. It wouldn't hurt to shop around for an older edition in a used book store but the information would be a little out of date.
When you are buying over the Internet, know where you are buying from and factor in the shipping charges.
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14th edition of Am. Electrician's Handbook is available from Amazon.com. A bit cheaper too.
But a lot of the information is out of date. It could use a good editing. The last chapter on fiber optics is new and up to date but do we really need to know how to jury rig a magneto telephone [crank style] to test for continuity in a circuit?
Back to drill bits, I like the DeWalt pilot point drill bits. Made in Germany.
~Peter
14th edition of Am. Electrician's Handbook is available from Amazon.com. A bit cheaper too.
But a lot of the information is out of date. It could use a good editing. The last chapter on fiber optics is new and up to date but do we really need to know how to jury rig a magneto telephone [crank style] to test for continuity in a circuit?
Back to drill bits, I like the DeWalt pilot point drill bits. Made in Germany.
~Peter
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What kind of bit is that? I worked with a guy doing Trim yesterday, so I asked him what he used for roughin'. He said he loved Auger bits...I just drilled about a dozen holes the other day for some coax, using a spade, and from now on, I think I'm using augers when I get one...because that took a long time.
[ December 21, 2004, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: midget ]
What kind of bit is that? I worked with a guy doing Trim yesterday, so I asked him what he used for roughin'. He said he loved Auger bits...I just drilled about a dozen holes the other day for some coax, using a spade, and from now on, I think I'm using augers when I get one...because that took a long time.
[ December 21, 2004, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: midget ]
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with spades i run a 3/8ths Mil. hammer/drill. all around light tool. have a hawg with long auger, mil 1/2", hole shooter with 3/4, one of numerous battery drills with small very sharp spade, another with a long 1/4 for com cable, by the middle of any job they are all on the floor.
i have a24v Bosch, 18v Mil, 18v Ryobi, 2 - 14v Ryobi's and I am always using the Ryobi's for all the light stuff. They stand up nice. like the 24v Bosch for crawl spaces as it has more oomph (or whatever).
the best portable sawzall for emt is the 18v Mil. better than 24v Bosch.
you might wonder at this collection, but I am single for a while. No one to say "when was the last time we went out?" but I have a garage that whines "when was the last time you bought me a tool?"
paul
with spades i run a 3/8ths Mil. hammer/drill. all around light tool. have a hawg with long auger, mil 1/2", hole shooter with 3/4, one of numerous battery drills with small very sharp spade, another with a long 1/4 for com cable, by the middle of any job they are all on the floor.
i have a24v Bosch, 18v Mil, 18v Ryobi, 2 - 14v Ryobi's and I am always using the Ryobi's for all the light stuff. They stand up nice. like the 24v Bosch for crawl spaces as it has more oomph (or whatever).
the best portable sawzall for emt is the 18v Mil. better than 24v Bosch.
you might wonder at this collection, but I am single for a while. No one to say "when was the last time we went out?" but I have a garage that whines "when was the last time you bought me a tool?"
paul
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I think what Paul might have meant is, if you're cutting in a box on a 2x4 wall, buying an 8" long sawzall blade to cut it in will have humerous results of you shove it in all the way.
Depending on what I'm doing, I'll cut boxes in with a sawzall. An example being a two-gang box for a fire strobe in the soffit of a house. If you're getting a sawzall, I own a Milwaukee and love it, but people are just as fond of their Ryobi's and they are way less expensive.
I like to use a hole saw for my outside cut-ins. A 3 5/8 hole with a 3/0 cut-in box. Lights and weatherproofs are a breeze that way.
I think what Paul might have meant is, if you're cutting in a box on a 2x4 wall, buying an 8" long sawzall blade to cut it in will have humerous results of you shove it in all the way.
Depending on what I'm doing, I'll cut boxes in with a sawzall. An example being a two-gang box for a fire strobe in the soffit of a house. If you're getting a sawzall, I own a Milwaukee and love it, but people are just as fond of their Ryobi's and they are way less expensive.
I like to use a hole saw for my outside cut-ins. A 3 5/8 hole with a 3/0 cut-in box. Lights and weatherproofs are a breeze that way.
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hi guys: i guess you haven't tried to start a cut against a flat surface with no starter hole. or maybe it was so second nature you didn't wobble the blades to uselessness. floor outlets, shear wall outlets, etc. in plywood. they make some very stiff wood-only blades, good for plunging, but no nails.
paul
hi guys: i guess you haven't tried to start a cut against a flat surface with no starter hole. or maybe it was so second nature you didn't wobble the blades to uselessness. floor outlets, shear wall outlets, etc. in plywood. they make some very stiff wood-only blades, good for plunging, but no nails.
paul
electricmanscott
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I'm still stuck on the first page of this thread. Spade bits to wire an entire house . Prabably in a cordless drill too.
I'm still stuck on the first page of this thread. Spade bits to wire an entire house
. Prabably in a cordless drill too.- Status