Stronghold install

I want to install a Kryptonite stronghold in the concrete floor
under my appartment building. As I don't have a drill capable
of doing the job, I need someone to do it for me.

Any recommendations who to use/contact for this?

Cheers,
Rob

 

http://www.hireahubby.com.au/

Or rent a hammer drill from bunnings....

Or buy one of those cheap disposable ones. I got one for $19 for a job
up the bush rather than drive back to melbourne to pick um my "good" one.

Moike

 

A thirty dollar hammer drill from K-Mart and a ten dollar masonry
bit should survive long enough to drill the two holes you need.

If the drill survives past the two holes, you get a bonus free
electric drill with your installation. If it doesn't, well it was
still cheaper than paying a 'professional' to come and do it for you.

G

 

You could always hire the required drill. It's really a small job and you
might find that a builder or other tradesman might over quote because of
this.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Ripped off! I bought an $18 one the other day, because it uses
the same chuck key as my drill press. Sounds like shit, but it
puts holes in concrete well enough, and it's handy for spinning
wire brushes and the like.

-----sharks

 

Your drill press has a chuck key?

Theo
13mm Albrecht keyless chuck, made in Germany.

 

And I suppose it was cheaper than buying a replacement for the lost
chuck key.

Moike

 

What is your location so that some one here maybe able to assist .

 

Ya reckon your average domestic electric drill with hammer function
would do the job ? <insert doubtful look here>

JL

 

Nah, $3 more expensive. But I thought a $3 power drill wasn't bad --
especially since the worn key from the drill press works fine in
the hand drill ...

-----sharks

 

I've used mine to set 16 mm dynabolts in brick and concrete, so yes, I
think so. It's more the quality of the bit that counts.

Moike

 

I've not yet inspected the original poster's garage floor,
but it's unlikely to be high-pressure[*] concrete. And I
don't know what size holes this anchor thingy needs, either.
So, no, I don't have a clue. But hey, for $20 it might be
worth a go. Let it cool down whenever smoke starts to come
out.

It'll work a lot better with a nice new carbide bit though,
and you'll hear a bit better afterwards if you splurge on
some earplugs.

-----sharks

[*] technically high compressive strength concrete, y'know.
Rather hard to drill into, I believe.

 

OH ! Not being a builder type but I thought they always used the hard
to drill stuff for that sort of use (hence the "I wouldn't have thought
it would drill it" comment).

JL

 

I think I'd borrow the mate's Hilti even though I've got a cheap $100 rotary
hammer drill in the shed. Not many things work better on concrete than a
$1500 Hilti, (except maybe a Kanga, but they're expensive).

Theo

 

Just the one job, yeah, no worries. (As someone else said, back off
for a bit when it starts smoking!)

GB

 

wrote in @z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

Well, if the block of units you live in was built by that Meriton
mob (or similar) then it's the "cheapest available" stuff (which
coincedentally tends to be the easy to drill stuff!)

That garage where my car lives has a concrete (some concrete, mostly
sand!) floor which is about two inches thick, partially washed out
underneath, and as soft as the proverbial.

You *could* probably make the holes you needed for a security mount
in my floor with a butterknife, but then the end result would be
akin to chaining the bike to a block of cheese - may as well just
get a "Please do not steal the motorcycle" sign!

GB

 

My garage floor has 8 inch concrete with twin reo... and it's a real
shit to drill into... even works heavy hammer air drill was struggling.


G-S

 

Is it KangA or KangO?
(It's been 20 years since I used one but ****-yeah; it was good!)

 

I think he's in the garage.

 

Hi guys,

Thanks for the advice. A mate of mine happens to have a hammer
drill that I can borrow. Even a two left hander like me should
be able to manage it now.

Cheers,
Rob