Argos Challenge SDS Drill

[IMM]

He didn't think so.

[Andy Hall]

At the time. Now he has to get a better one and overall will have spent more...

.andy

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[IMM]

He said it still works.

[Justin]

not the entire floor, just an area large enough to sink a bath into the floor about 6 - 8"

[chris French]

In message , Justin writes

I still wouldn't use an SDS for it, it will take ages, and possibly knacker it.

ISTM that the chiselling function of an SDs is really a replacement for that where you might have done it by hand with a hammer and cold chisel or bolster, - chasing, cutting out holes for back boxes cutting out holes for waste pipes etc.

They aren't breakers.

I'd still hire a small light weight breaker/demilition hammer.

[Capitol]

Interesting, it's been improved. 2400 doesn't. Regards Capitol

[hays]

Would you use one for removing tiles Bathroom tiles floor to ceiling on every wall

(Previously removed tiles by hammer and chisel and it was a PITA)

Regards

Hays

T610 Housings in stock now!!

[chris French]

Yes, that's fine, you can buy wide bladed chisels for just this job.

But this is certainly a case where I would want to steer clear of these heavy cheapo drills - my Stayer, which is a fairly typical weight is about 2.5 kg, that's enough for this sort of job.

[David Moodie]

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I just spend the weekend doing exactly that.

No probs whatsoever using a Bosch PBH2200, which is available for about £90 from Argos. As others have said I wouldn't like to think about using a cheapo drill for this sort of job, where you may spend some time with the drill at or above head height

I did fork out another £30 quid for a tile chisel, which offers a decent improvement over the narrow chisel bit I was using before with less likely hood of digging into the wall when chiselling. £30 for one bit seemd a lot initally but I've a complete kitchen do to as well so I could happily justify this purchase to myself.

cheers

David

[Richard Savage]

Bought a gadget from Tilemates (or similar sounding name) for removing tiles.

Basically a 4" square of steel plate sharpened on one edge. Opposite edge has a bit of 3/4" square bar welded along it. Attached to this bar is an angled handle. Holding the handle you bring the sharpened edge down the wall between tiles and wall. The mass of the square bar provides enough momentum to rip tiles off walls in great sheets with little effort.

Come to think of it, it looks a bit like a small adze.

Oh and it was some completely forgetable, i.e trivial, price.

HTH Richard

[John]

That sounds like the sort of thing I could do with, instead of the wallpaper scraper and 'Brickies' trowel. Anybody know what this is actually called and where I could get one? We don't have a Tilemates in Leeds.

TIA

John