Re: Fred's (hopefully) excellent HT adventure
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Small independant. I actually prefer to rent from them vs download. I support a local company and they have a lot of indie film stuff to choose from. Unrelated, since I've started talking to my coworkers about setting up a projector, my boss and one of the guys I hang with at work have decided that sounds like a good idea. Yeah thanks for that fred , now I am starting to think its a good idea. Seems my retirement fund is going to be coming up short. Must stop reading this thread.
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Re: Fred's (hopefully) excellent HT adventure
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Retirement is highly over-rated. My father tried 4 times. Projectors on the other hand... My HDMI cable finally came tonight. I was beginning to worry that it got caught up in the Christmas rush. I also picked up a longer power cable and VGA cable (for computer hookups should my son end up at my place this summer). Last night I cut the mounting rail to size, drilled holes in in it for the concrete bolts, marked out the ceiling and generally got ready to mount the projector. Tonight was almost a wash out. Every Home Depot has the 1 1/2" pipe I needed and will cut to size and thread. Except in Canada that is. Apparently us Canadians just aren't man enough and stop short a 1 1/4". I also still don't have the ceiling mount part as I can't find it locally... or a working drill as it turns out (drill press doesn't count). Sigh, more shopping. No worries though. I made supper and watched Passchendaele. Great movie, but no nausea inducing scenes. Still, tonight I felt the screen might be just a little big. I'll have to try a couple of movies at 106" to see how that feels. 110" is just so immersive though!
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After being happily retired for over a decade, I have become quite good at it actually. I find that the best thing about retirement is that I now associate only with those people that I want to have around.
That alone is great for one's mental health...
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Who knew drilling a couple of holes could be so difficult. 3 days, two sets of bits and two drills later I have two [barely] acceptable holes and a crappy set of bits to return.
How can Tapcon throw in a bit that is so far our that a 5/32 bit is likely to produce a 3/16 hole?? How can a major drill manufacturer sell the same bit as part of a kit?? Well, OK, it probably created a 1/8 hole... more or less. It's a good thing those Tapcon concrete screws rated for 250lb don't have to hold anything close to their rated tolerance.
How could I be so stupid as to think that the tool specialists in the tool department in Home depot had a clue what they have on the shelf let alone what the best tool might be?????
/rant
Normally I research the crap out of stuff before I buy. I'm off to Home Depot now to return stuff.
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Dumb question
You used a hammer drill, right?
Hammer drill + hammer drill bit = tapcon success.
The bits in the tapcon screw pack are barely passable for grout even.
I feel your pain.
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I've used Tapcon and various similar-type replacements(Cobra, Duracut) all over the basement(subfloor, framework to hold insulation batts against wall) to great effect. Alas, I must admit I have a Rotary Hammer with SDS bits, not the straight shank bits you get with the screws/hammer drill.
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Dumb question
You used a hammer drill, right?... Well, um, I've drilled holes in concrete (a wall) with a regular drill with success before using a nail to break up aggregate. When its two holes in 5 years, it's hard to justify a hammer drill. Doesn't work so well in a ceiling though. I'm currently contemplating returning the cheapo hammer drill I bought for one that at least has some metal parts in the gear box... If I can figure out at which price point that happens. Nobody seems to be aware of what's inside the drill. Edit: I actually had one guy tell me the new brushless motor drills have no gearbox. I find that very hard to believe.
Last edited by fredk; 12/14/14 05:29 PM.
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When we moved our hoist at work , the boss bought a 1/2" mastercraft combination hammer drill and it worked great and still does even after drilling 10 5/8 holes in the concrete. Chances are you wont need the hammer drill again but the one he got functions as a regular drill as well.
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Hmm, I suppose a 1/2" drill should have a larger gear box. I went by Canadian Tire today and did not even see a shelf space for the 1/2" hammer drill, but according to their web app there are two in the very store I was at. Go figure.
Edit: are you talking cordless or corded?
Edit the edit: never mind, the one I currently have is 1/2"
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