Old Bones

[PaulSC]

After my last job whacking out solid brick by hand for numerous back boxes, I've realised I'm not as young as I used to be :C

I've searched the forum and found a few useful bits, but I'm going to ask the question anyway.

I'm NOT going to buy a box sinker, as it would have disintegrated on this last job. I going for a SDS with rotostop (my current Ryobi SDS only has drill and hammer settings) together with an SDS scutch chisel.

Question is, I'm on a bit of a budget and wonder does anyone know of any good deals or gear they would recommend?

Appologies if you're sick of answering this type of question - just ignore it.

 

[Andy™]

i wouldnt buy the box sinker either. i have one but it rarely gets used because its not much good (not even kept in the van)

SDS & chasing bit is all you need

even the

 

[Badfish]

Screwfix are selling a Bosch sds with 3 functions for

 

[tom1]

6kg and 2 years guarentee http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=36136

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=68064

cant say how good they are though

 

[Andy™]

6kg is way too heavy for chasing

 

[kme]

Agreed. The Bosch is a good deal (as we`ve mentioned recently, there is a 3 yr warranty (online) for the bosch stuff - well worth the money. 6Kg is way too big for what you want, IMO

KME

 

[safedepth]

I'm not trying to change your mind but I have just spent the best part of the day 1st fixing, which included a number of 2 gang and 1 gang boxes installed with the

yes you guessed it,

the box sinker.

Works fine for me, although this was a new build so dust was not an issue. And they are dusty!

 

[tom1]

i know you said you dont bother with the box chasers, would the 2kg be ok for those also.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=68064, what about this one

 

[m4tty]

I'm not trying to change your mind but I have just spent the best part of the day 1st fixing, which included a number of 2 gang and 1 gang boxes installed with the yes you guessed it,

the box sinker.

Works fine for me, although this was a new build so dust was not an issue. And they are dusty!

Do you use the ARMEG box sinker or another different make?

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i know you said you dont bother with the box chasers, would the 2kg be ok for those also.http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=68064, what about this one

Thats a 6kg one too mate

 

[Andy™]

and about 4kg too heavy

the 2kg drills are much better for chasing

 

[safedepth]

Do you use the ARMEG box sinker or another different make?---------- AUTO MERGE Post added at 21:04 ---------- Previous post was at 21:02 ----------

Armeg Matty.

Works for me but as I say it's dusty.

 

[Andy™]

and tom, if you want something heavier for chasing, you can borrow my 18KG drill. good luck holding that on a ladder though! (and try not to take down the wall)

 

[tom1]

Do you use the ARMEG box sinker or another different make?---------- AUTO MERGE Post added at 21:04 ---------- Previous post was at 21:02 ----------

Thats a 6kg one too mate

ar pi##s

i ment this one

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=68064

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ar pi##si ment this one

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=EP1LNUJ40MH20CSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=68064

omg i will type the link in by hand in a min

cant do it, its the dewalt 2kg with drill driver

83908

 

[wozz]

ive always liked this one i have the older version of it.

http://www.itslondon.co.uk/pd_HIT110DH24PC3_DH24PC3_HitachiSDSRotaryHammerDrill.htm

 

[binky]

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[Apache]

This one Tom?

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=Y2H3R1MGR0NQACSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=83908&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit



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You know it's 110V?

 

[sellers]

I can't beleive people are still chasing in boxes by hand, makita roto stops only 120quid. I'm sure you could price that into a re-wire.

 

[ProDave]

I've used a "no name"

 

[binky]

Would toatally agree pro dave, with one small exception in that I would look for a unit with safety clutch having once nearly twisted a finger off. Think the Erbaur falls into that category and has long warranty service, which I have found to be excellent in the past.

 

[tom1]

This one Tom?http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=Y2H3R1MGR0NQACSTHZOSFEY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=83908&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit



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You know it's 110V?

thats the one mate, i thought they had both 110 and 240 but i cant find the other so may be not.