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General Climbing Discussion
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Bolting on lead |
21-May-2007 At 12:49:33 AM |
drdeviousii
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>I'm quite new to bolting. I've now put in a number of 10mm x 10cm glue
>in SS belay bolts into sandstone. I'm using a new 18v hammer drill (not
>a percussion drill). I used the best quality masonry bits I could find.
> I found drilling the holes took a LOT of time. Using a couple of smaller
>bits to drill guide holes, sped things up enormously. I find it hard to
>imagine how any of this could be done with a hand drill, let alone on a
>lead. Are there some drilling tricks I should know about that people might
>like to share ?
you need a ROTARY hammer drill. If hand drilling, well that's just hard work. Expect to take between 15 & 30mins+ for each hole.
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