Adam and TMH might like these if you haven't noticed them before:
Bloody hell - they are awesome. 74mm hole cut through double layer PB and zero (yes zero) dust escaped. Totally worth the 20 quid.
I suspect they would help with larger drills too - I am about to find that out...
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Great idea but about £19 overpriced IMHO.
Looks like you could make one from the 'hat' of a fifty CD cake pack.
I thought of similar ideas (but not a CD "hat").
One flaw - this thing is made of silicone rubber and relies on being able to squash up so as to maintain a seal to the ceiling from star to end (so about
1" movement).
leave it.
Worth every penny to me compared to the amount of clearing/sheeting or cleaning I'd have to do (TVs, kitched stuff, beds etc underneath all the holes).
But - yes, they probably cost a quid to actually make :)
HeHe -
But I know *you* are the least likely to do that - especially if your customer is of pleasing presentation ;->
So the hat with the top chopped free and then refitted with a couple of condoms ;-)
Well at least the ceiling won't get pregnant ;->
Seriously - I have just drilled loads of holes and now I have no hovvering to do. That's worth 20 quid in my book :)
Yes, I see how it works and I'm totally convinced, having bought one that fits over a box sinker - but that one cost me £8 and I can't see how £21 is justified.
I think I first saw these on Dragon's Den, but I'm not at all sure it was those folks who eventually got their product to market.
It seems to be this one
That is the screwfix one for sure.
Well, that's what housewives are for.
I always clean up after me, but many times the woman of the house has insisted on me leaving the mess to her. I think some women just don't trust any bloke to clean up after him the way she'd want it done. Otoh, many housewife customers have expressed appreciation at me cleaning up properly, as if it's something they've been unused to from other trades.
From an NI supplier on ebay a couple of years ago, iirc.
I can find better uses for them.
Hoovering tends to lead to bending over - she can do both :)
No - you're totally welcome. It's great to get a manufacturer/designer on here for an on-topic discussion (as opposed to SPAM!).
Probably explains why it works! ;->
I can appreciate that - for small volumes. Personally it was worth £20 *to me* just in aggravation saving for a single house's worth of ceiling drilling. If you are aiming at trade, I would imagine it will do a lot of work before it's worn out. Washes nicely with warm soapy water too (so I can see where the drill point is going).
I hope you could promote it to more resellers, eg TLC who do not have anything like this.
I certainly agree on the double PB - worked very well for me.
Good luck!
OK, you have impressed me. I can have a word with the manager of my electricical wholesalers if you email me. They are not a national chain. You might have already approached them, lets see.
Cheers for the feed back.
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