cable brace advice

[matt cts]

Been asked to install some metal cable bracing putting in 20mm bolts in mature beech. I will probably need a 2ft drill bit. Haven't done it for 20 years and used to use a petrol power drill. My question is would a modern battery drill be up to the task or am I asking too much. Thanks for any help. 

[AJStrees]

Depends on the drill. If you have a battery SDS then that should definitely do it. If you have a decent Milwaukee drill with a decent sized battery or batteries. I would say it will do it. 

[flyingjoiner]

be carefull about SDS's and big bits, I have burnt one up doing that.

 

Milwaukee, Makita and Dewalts biggest and baddest drills all have more than enough cahoonas to do what your asking

[Stubby]

6 hours ago, matt cts said:

Been asked to install some metal cable bracing putting in 20mm bolts in mature beech. I will probably need a 2ft drill bit. Haven't done it for 20 years and used to use a petrol power drill. My question is would a modern battery drill be up to the task or am I asking too much. Thanks for any help. 

Milwaukee SDS Max . 

[matt cts]

Many thanks for the advice think I need a new bigger drill

[dumper]

If your looking to run large bits look at an impact driver with splined Bahco bits

[doobin]

No, no, no. 

 

The last thing you want is an SDS or an impact driver. You don’t see oak framers using them for drilling the holes do you?

 

I don’t understand why people think sds drills have loads of torque, they simply don’t as that’s not needed for

concrete. 
 

you need sustained torque, not jolts of torque. You’ll just burn an sds up and an impact driver will just cam out with too much torque demanded of it. 
 

You need to be looking at something like the Milwaukee SuperHawg. Masses of torque and a nice long control handle. 

 

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Edited Friday at 04:29 by doobin

[MattyF]

Modern drill will be fine,you can’t push them any harder than a petrol driven stihl drill I’ve found anyway…it’s all about using decent augers 

[Muddy42]

and pull the bit out regularly to release the chips and sap.