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Originally posted by Vodstok
hows this for frusttrating? I have been trying to finish my godamn bathroom for weeks now. I am using a special bit to cut circular holes in the tiles so that the faucet, knobs and shower head can fit through. All i have for a drill is a wireless ryobi with 2 batteries....
unfortunately, cutting through tile requires some power, so the drill goes through both batteries and overheast in about 10 minutes. it takes about 15 minutes per hole....
Anyway, the placement of the pipes is such that i cant even begin tiling until i have 4 of the 5 holes cut. So i was cutting the last hole through the last tile yesterday. And the fucking bit starts to wobble. The heat from cutting through the tile cause the drill bit portion of it to start to bend. Great construction, btw The fucking thing cost 15 bucks and is made for tile, and it fucking overheats and warps..
Anyway, i starighten it with pliers and go back to work. I had to do this 3 times.
then, i am about 3 minutes away from finishing, i will have my last hole and ca start titling. i stop the drill to switch hands, and the bit cfalls out. It hits the tile.
And cracks the fucking thing in half.
My body temperature rose to about 200, i was about to pull the toilet out of the floor and throw it across the sterrt because it would have made me feel better, but i didnt.
I decided to put both pieces back together and give it another try, figuring maybe i could pathc it up and no one would notice the crack. Well, now that it was trying to cut 2 peices, the bit didnt work at all. So i figured, why not try giving it a little tap with the hammer, it is whaffer thin, it should just break off the last little piece. Tap.
Now 2 pieces are 3.
I threw the hammer down, grabbed the broken tile, went into the back yard and threw the fucking thing into the river.
Good thing we have extra tiles.
And i wonbt be touching the fucking things until i have an AC drill in my hands....
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the reason it overheated is that a drill with the proper torque will take only a fraction of the time to cut the tile ..thus not heat up the bit as much.
i have 2 professional cordless, 2 professional A/C and even a right angle shorty drill ...
i'd lend you one but being an old guy, i forgot where i put them :D