Dan: We used to have a couple magnetic drill presses specifically meant for what you're thinking about. The ones we had had a 3/4 inch chuck and an extremely powerful electromagnet in the base. Obviously, the magnet operated independently of the drill motor. I think ours were made by Black and Decker. A good equipment rental outfit ought to have one of these. We provided a piece of chain or cable with ours after one was destroyed when the power went out unexpectedly.
Bill Stephan, Kansas City MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 -original message- Subject: [BlindHandyMan] perforating an I beam. From: Dan Rossi <[email protected]> Date: 01/13/2009 10:22 OK, this is probably a silly question. I know that you can perforate a joist to run piping or wiring. Can you perforate the web of a steel I beam for the same? If so, what would you use to drill through that sucker? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] Tel: (412) 268-9081
