Good day to you, ladies and germs. This weekend I'm going to be installing a handrail on my pool as I've got a disabled son who needs it. I've got the handrail and anchors, I'm looking for input on drilling the holes.
I need two holes 4" dia and 4" deep. Then brass anchors will be installed and back filled with epoxy per the instructions. The entire hole will be hidden under a cover.
I have a dewalt "hammer" drill that's not a real rotary hammer. Eats through cinder blocks easily enough based on past experience.
Would you buy a diamond bit (~$100) and have at it? Since there's an anchor going in, I don't think it's super critical that the holes are perfect, just that the anchors end up perfect. I could ensure that with some tiny shims or a jig.
Another option is to rent a proper core drill. Overkill power-wise, but it would ensure the holes are nice and straight. I don't like that it has to be bolted down so extra holes in the pool deck = yuck.
Should I go with the core drill or have at it with the regular one? Buy a diamond bit holesaw ($100) for 2 holes or try and have at it with a normal holesaw that I could throw away if I ruin (free - already have)?
I need two holes 4" dia and 4" deep. Then brass anchors will be installed and back filled with epoxy per the instructions. The entire hole will be hidden under a cover.
I have a dewalt "hammer" drill that's not a real rotary hammer. Eats through cinder blocks easily enough based on past experience.
Would you buy a diamond bit (~$100) and have at it? Since there's an anchor going in, I don't think it's super critical that the holes are perfect, just that the anchors end up perfect. I could ensure that with some tiny shims or a jig.
Another option is to rent a proper core drill. Overkill power-wise, but it would ensure the holes are nice and straight. I don't like that it has to be bolted down so extra holes in the pool deck = yuck.
Should I go with the core drill or have at it with the regular one? Buy a diamond bit holesaw ($100) for 2 holes or try and have at it with a normal holesaw that I could throw away if I ruin (free - already have)?