What do you people think of electrical box sinkers? Do they do there job or are they a waste of money? Was thinking of buying the armeg set but didn't wanna waste £230 if theyre no good. Would any1 recommend them? Any views would be appreciated
Electrical Box Sinkers
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not tried the rotary cutter and 'chisel' sort of ones
we have one with loads of 'studs' square shape, no cutter - works ok but only really on soft brick, on breeze block they are good
found site with one like it .. .
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/DrillBits/Chisels/d110/sd2781
4th down ... takes longer than 30 seconds though ...
we have one with loads of 'studs' square shape, no cutter - works ok but only really on soft brick, on breeze block they are good
found site with one like it .. .
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/DrillBits/Chisels/d110/sd2781
4th down ... takes longer than 30 seconds though ...
We've had ours for a few years ... only use it sensible as i said, on material we know it works ok on (not engineering brick)
No idea how long the armeg ones last because its different design
obviously depends how much u use it over the years
No idea how long the armeg ones last because its different design
obviously depends how much u use it over the years
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Armeg also not good on hard brick, you're still better off with a chisel (SDS or hand) in that material.
Armeg good for blockwork esp. new builds where you have a few to do. You have to go easy when doing deep boxes or you can end up looking at the cavity!
Armeg good for blockwork esp. new builds where you have a few to do. You have to go easy when doing deep boxes or you can end up looking at the cavity!
I have the Armeg single socket kit...
I wasn't prepared to pay the extra for the double socket kit since all it has for the extra £75 is a little template and the corner thingy for a double box. I made a template out of some ply, and I use a flat chisel for the corners anyway.
The main cutter that removes the bulk of the waste is great in soft materials but utter pants in anything hard - it took about 10 minutes of solid drilling for one socket in some red house brick, and that doesn't include the corners...
For the money I don't think they are worth it, the main bit just doesn't cut it - literally.
I wasn't prepared to pay the extra for the double socket kit since all it has for the extra £75 is a little template and the corner thingy for a double box. I made a template out of some ply, and I use a flat chisel for the corners anyway.
The main cutter that removes the bulk of the waste is great in soft materials but utter pants in anything hard - it took about 10 minutes of solid drilling for one socket in some red house brick, and that doesn't include the corners...
For the money I don't think they are worth it, the main bit just doesn't cut it - literally.
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