[olug] Drilling Concrete Block-I'm doing it wrong

[aric at omahax.com]

If I were drilling holes in my basement block I would rent a real rotary hammer.  They are probably ~$30 to rent. 
IMO Expensive drill/hammer drill combo tools are not that good.  I wouldn't want to use a harbor freight hammer drill.
If I had one I would let you borrow it.
YMMV, good luck

-----Original Message-----
From: OLUG <olug-bounces at olug.org> On Behalf Of Dave Thacker
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2020 5:08 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group <olug at olug.org>
Subject: Re: [olug] Drilling Concrete Block-I'm doing it wrong

Thanks for the info.   This is a "once a year or two" type use case, so the
basic Harbor Freight model looks good for about 20 bucks.

Dave

On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 4:30 PM Dave Thacker <dthacker9 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm in the process of mounting a shelf of homelab equipment on a concrete
> block wall in my basement.   I grabbed a masonry bit from Menards, and
> started drilling with my Ryobi cordless.   While I expected drilling a hole
> would take much long wood,  I didn't expect to take a single hole would
> take over 20 minutes.   When I started the second hole, I got about 3/4" in
> and the bit...melted.  I've now got a bit fragment stuck in the second 
> hole.
>
>    - How long should a masonry bit last?  New bit very hole?
>    - Is there a better quality bit I should be using?
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Thacker
>
>

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Dave Thacker
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