Power mitre saws this time:
I can have a stab at it, unless we have a secret chaser expert. I've used a few different ones of the double angle grinder type, and I've used SDS box sinkers.
I haven't used SDS chaser bits, or the type of chaser which is a little trolley taking a regular drill at an angle and special stubby plaster cutting bit.
That would be nice, ta.
I have used the SDS gouge type thing... seems ok but works best on newish plaster. If it is anything like ours however it will chase the wall just fine but pop the skim coat off for yards around! A 40mm flat chisel seems to work almost as well and localise the damage a bit.
Not tried the angle drill thing either... they always looked a bit feeble to me!
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I posted my experience with the screwfix box-sinker a while back, see Message-ID: and subsequent thread. You're welcome to lift anything from that.
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