Car port conversion...
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My brother in law welds...I'll make the moron do it for me...
I got first section up with sheathing attached. gotta cut out rough openings next. anchored wall with tapcons... Fucking hammer drills rock and tapcons are easy!...
I got first section up with sheathing attached. gotta cut out rough openings next. anchored wall with tapcons... Fucking hammer drills rock and tapcons are easy!...
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Nice. Did you end up with a Bosch hammer-drill bit or did you use the tapcons? I've never had any luck with the tapcon bits, they just turn into cheese after a hole or two.scared? wrote:My brother in law welds...I'll make the moron do it for me...
I got first section up with sheathing attached. gotta cut out rough openings next. anchored wall with tapcons... Fucking hammer drills rock and tapcons are easy!...
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Drilling at high RPM speeds will F up drill bits. Tapcons are an industry standard. Slowing down your bit may help you out.mrd wrote:I've never had any luck with the tapcon bits, they just turn into cheese after a hole or two.
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scared? wrote:My brother in law welds...I'll make the moron do it for me...
I got first section up with sheathing attached. gotta cut out rough openings next. anchored wall with tapcons... Fucking hammer drills rock and tapcons are easy!...
yeah man, was using a 26lb hammer drill to put holes in concrete last weekend. that thing was beastly
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You weighed the hammer drill?
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opened your post just to be reassured that you need to stay blocked...YourGrandpa wrote:You weighed the hammer drill?
the weight is on the fucking box dumdum, that's how they are classified.
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I used a Bosch bit and it drilled into the concrete with ease....prolly drilled 6 holes in less than 2 minutes... For fun I tried drilling with my regular drill and nothing much happened..
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It's kinda funny that one of your concerns is how much it weighs.andyman wrote: opened your post just to be reassured that you need to stay blocked...
the weight is on the fucking box dumdum, that's how they are classified.

Usually people use tools based on purpose.

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andyman wrote:opened your post just to be reassured that you need to stay blocked...YourGrandpa wrote:You weighed the hammer drill?
the weight is on the fucking box dumdum, that's how they are classified.

Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
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Meh, I've always drilled at the lowest speed my hammer drill can go. True to the name, hammer-drilling is about hitting the concrete with a hammering motion, not carving the material and ejecting it. A simple inspection of the drill bit tip reveals this. The tapcon just doesn't work well. I don't know if the concrete I was drilling into was especially hard (it's 100 years old, so possibly?) but every time I've tried one, the tip just melts into a piece of shit. Bosch has worked just fine for me. Their bits are probably about 6x more expensive but as long as you're not a fool, you should only ever have to buy each size once.YourGrandpa wrote:Drilling at high RPM speeds will F up drill bits. Tapcons are an industry standard. Slowing down your bit may help you out.mrd wrote:I've never had any luck with the tapcon bits, they just turn into cheese after a hole or two.
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I'm working on it...it's cold out there...like 45 degrees...too cold to actually go outside...
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Lol at dipshits who live above 30 degrees latitude...
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snowing a fair amout atm going to have to snow blow
yey

yey

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it is about time!
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done for now still snowing
it doersnt look it but that highest cut part is almost 2 feet
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it doersnt look it but that highest cut part is almost 2 feet

it is about time!
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I'm pretty sure I saw a snowflake the other day.
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Lol snow ppl...
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Not sure though.obsidian wrote:I'm pretty sure I saw a snowflake the other day.
Thick, solid and tight in all the right places.
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No pictures in the last while. I guess it's going even worse now? 

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I'm sure it's in a very developmental stage. Photography would be misleading.