I have a nice hammer drill that I use for anchoring objects to concrete, works great. However, my wife has something she wants me to hang at work and the space is only about 8" wide where the drill would have to go, and that's about 5" too narrow. Does anyone have a good idea for drilling into the concrete in such a small space? If it wasn't concrete, a right-angle drill would be perfect, but I'm not aware of any that have a hammer functionality at a decent pricepoint.
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Suggest she find a different spot.
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A non-hammer drill willwork, it just takes longer.
How heavy is what you have to hang? Construction adhesive can be your friend - glue a wood plate to the concrete and hang whatever you need to from that.David
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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You can do it with a masonry bit in a regular drill. Power actuated fasteners are an option too... but they're not very precise.I like Wagoneers too. Hey...they've got wood
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How about one of the hanging hooks by 3M with the double sided tape on the back?
JimComment
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Youm could chuck an angle drill attachment to your hammer drill, and it may transfer some vibes to the bit.
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Probably going to have to glue it up. My wife measured it today and it's less than 7" wide. Not even room to swing a hammer.Comment
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Could you possibly fasten a board to the concrete with long tapcon screws going in at a 45 degree or more angle? Or would that not support the weight?-CraigComment
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I'll find out today when we go in to give it a shot. I'll bring the tapcons just in case, but I doubt it - the heads would stick out too far for flush mounting anyway, but the space is narrow and deep, don't think I'd be able to get the back screw in at any more of an angle than 30 degrees. In the meantime, I'm off to HD to find some appropriate glue and some short scraps of wood.
I forgot to ask. What do you mean by this? I use a masonry bit with my hammer drill and if I forget to flip the hammer on, that bit isn't going ANYWHERE. Certainly not before the drill kills the battery.You can do it with a masonry bit in a regular drill.Comment
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I like Wagoneers too. Hey...they've got woodComment
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For shits and grins, I tried this today. After 10 seconds all it did was scrape the paint off the cinder block. Flipped it to hammer, 10 seconds later the 2" hole was done. Yeesh, for the $20 extra it cost over the non-hammer drill version it's worth it to me!You can do it with a regular drill and a masonry bit. Sure... it won't go as fast as a hammer drill, but it will go. I don't have a hammer drill, but have drilled in concrete walls and cement stucco several times with my regular drill.
In any case, for the areas where I couldn't get the drill in there, I bought some Construction Adhesive caulk and used that. Only one of the four pieces were dry when we left, but that one wasn't going anywhere when I pushed on it. The pipette holder going on the wall will wait about 5 pounds. Should be safe
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Drill bit extension
How about using one of these?
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...002&lpage=none
It chucks into your drill and the bit attaches with a couple of set screws. I have used 36" of extensions before.
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