A rotary drill should go into that like a hot knife into butter. I would use pretty long screws though, that stuff tends to crumble and even a good tight fit won't likely carry much load for long.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny McHugh To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tapcon screws This is the old cinder block. I guess that they no longer make that. The blocks are at least 80 years old. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] tapcon screws You want pretty soft concrete, something like cement block if you are using them without a hammer drill. The holes need to be accurate and with little slop. A hammer drill makes them fast enough that the walls don't get warn. Having said that, a really steady hand will do the job with a standard rotary drill. I didn't appreciate how much better and cleaner holes can be with a hammer drill until I got one. Even works a lot better for sinking those steel shields. The Tapkins don't allow much room for imprecision. If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:27 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tapcon screws >I was told by a guy at the hardware section that you can only use tapcon > with a hammer drill. Is this correct? I have a 1/4 inch corded and a 3/8 > inch rechargeable. > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > addressing. > Help stop identity theft. > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5011 (20100408) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5011 (20100408) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
