The icon is a little different to what I’ve seen on others and I don’t know how to tell otherwise. I have a job that involves drilling through a breeze block wall about 20cm and I don’t want the expense of buying an SDS if I can help it.

This drill was given to me a long time ago, hence not knowing what I have here.

Thanks!

  • Docus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    I think that is a hammer drill setting. Looks like a cordless dewalt. It will get into breeze blocks easily but 20 cm deep may be a challenge. You need SDS pneumatic for proper concrete. Not for breeze blocks or bricks. Depends on diameter too. If you need a hole for a dryer vent, you need a drill with decent power. Wall plug in breeze blocks, any drill will do

    • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.ukOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I need a 20mm hole to feed a CCTV cable through that has an RJ45 connector so it’s a lot fatter than just a cable. I’d try work up in hole size until I get the right size. But maybe a cheap SDS is the right way to go.

      • FermionEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Working up in size doesn’t work all that well in my experience for masonry bits. They don’t cut material, they pulverize it. Trying to run a larger bit through an existing hole is prone to jamming.

        Can you get more connectors and a crimper and put on a new connector after running the cable through a smaller hole? That’s better for sealing anyway.

        • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.ukOPEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Thanks. It’s a weird cable with 3 ends: RJ45, power barrel connector and reset switch. The RJ45 is the biggest, but the others aren’t too much smaller. I thought about having a junction box on the outside, but I’d like to keep it clean and tidy without.