drilling bottom of window frame

[john10001]

How do you drill the bottom of a window pane when the bulk of your drill means you can only drill an inch or two from the bottom because of this? Is there any way round it or any tool you can use to get it done instead?

Cheers
John

 

[gregers]

more info needed.

 

[disinfo]

more info needed.

Ideally a picture.

Or just a long drill bit?

 

[big-all]

if i am understanding this properly you need to buy a longer drill bit that will allow your chuck to clear the window cill/frame ect

onr of there
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/66016...ood-Drill-Bits/DeWalt-Long-Flat-Wood-Bit-16mm

or a longer twist bit

snap disinfo great minds think alike

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

I don't think I have grasped all of your question but is this what you mean.

You can't drill a hole close enough to a right angle because the body of the drill is preventing a straight access line ?

If that is the case hire one of these
http://www.itslondon.co.uk/p2_PT_Power+Tools_ANGLED_Drills+(Angle).htm

If it isn't please explain further.

 

[john10001]

I have finally managed to get a photo uploaded...

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/john10001/P1000502.jpg

You can see the white cable which is quite thick currently going straight out the window. I need to drill a hole through the bottom of the frame big enough to get a cable this thick through. Needs to go through just like the old BT phone cable has from the old terminal you can see on the left.

Trouble is my drill the chuck wont allow me to get down that low to the bottom of the window frame.

I think a long drill bit would do the job. The cable is about 3/8 inch thick almost 1cm. Is it possible to get these long drill bits that are this thick? And also it would have to be pretty long as it is 7 inches from the end of the window sill just to the window frame where I need to drill. Then probably another 5 inches or so through the frame to the outside (its double glazing). So it would have to be about 13 inches in length and about 3/8 inch possibly 1/2 inch thick.

Thanks for your advice.

John

 

[JohnD]

is that a plastic frame?

because of the risk of water ingress, I would prefer to drill through the side of the frame, with the hole angling down towards the outside to prevent water dripping down the cable.

 

[xerxes]

To judge from your picture it looks like flex rather than cable that you're taking through the window frame.

If you're supplying electricity to something outside the house, it would be preferable to install cable in conduit through the wall, and do the whole job properly. Drilling a plastic frame to feed a length of flex through a hole is hardly desirable.

But if you do go ahead, follow John's advice about water ingress; also provide a drip loop outside to stop water tracking down the flex.

 

[john10001]

To judge from your picture it looks like flex rather than cable that you're taking through the window frame.

If you're supplying electricity to something outside the house, it would be preferable to install cable in conduit through the wall, and do the whole job properly. Drilling a plastic frame to feed a length of flex through a hole is hardly desirable.

But if you do go ahead, follow John's advice about water ingress; also provide a drip loop outside to stop water tracking down the flex.

The very bottom of the frame is wood which is where I was going to drill through the same way the old BT cable has gone through. Above the wood it looks like plastic but its metal painted white. This metal part of the frame is for the inside double glazed window only. The outside is older original victorian style wooden window. It is a Satellie dish cable so it will carry a small voltage between the box and the LNB. Would you still recommend going through the wall with conduit? I believe to do that the distance the drill would have to go would be even greater probably 20 to 24 inches.

Thanks,

John

 

[xerxes]

I feel it would make a neater and a sounder job to take the cable through the wall. I would use a length of conduit through the masonry, and if not using conduit on the inside or outside, use cable entry and cable exit covers for neatness.