Best Tools for Making Wall Furrows for Electrical Cables: Chisel, Wall Chaser, or Grinder?

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My next question: What do you make furrows in the walls for cables? Do you have any special devices or just a hammer and chisel?

Anonymous · Answer

It depends on what the wall is made of, I have my own proven method for the walls in blocks (concrete slabs), i.e. a grinder with a diamond disc and I make the first cut first, and the second under it, and I forge the material between the cuts with a hammer and chisel.

Nstan · Answer

1.With a hammer and chisel
2. Diamond disc grinder
3. Milling cutter on a large angle grinder with an additional trolley (driving on two wheels) - weight disadvantage and easier to make furrows vertically than horizontally under the ceiling.

However, I try to use the connections between the brick and the block in place of the mortar.

marcino2000 · Answer

a pneumatic kango hammer, a tinker and a hammer, a grinder with a diamond disc, or special equipment with a wall chaser.

robokop · Answer

Hammer Celma with a specialized cutter, the so-called furrow chaser. The brick, hollow brick and plaster are going brilliantly. Concrete is just like my colleagues mentioned - a grinder with a diamond disc.

kedar · Answer

Thanks a lot The idea of a grinder, two notches and a cutter appeals to me the most :) What is the fastest technique (in your experience) to make siporex furrows?

Anonymous · Answer

The technique I gave is probably the best in terms of price / speed / quality ratio. If you build a slicer, hammer and chisel, you definitely have it

In addition, the crevice is pretty with its edges not frayed, and when it comes to time, of course, the wall chaser and jackhammer are the fastest, but also the most expensive.
Ps. If you choose the method with the grinder, then buy segmented discs, not still (full) because I assume that you have some of these grooves to forge

kleki · Answer

As in the plaster itself, I have a 500g locksmith's hammer with a slightly sharpened face on one side. Sometimes I hit with a hammer and that's enough. In other materials - flex + diamond, then tinker.

lechm56 · Answer

In the past, I used a hammer and an ax for concrete blocks and plaster. Greetings. lechm56

pablo^ · Answer

Do you not plaster the walls? I usually lay the YDYp wires on hollow bricks and the crew plaster. If you need to punch something into the siporex, then after trying the above-mentioned techniques, the fastest way is with a bosh drill (set for drilling and chiselling), a drill bit 12 or larger, at an angle, I drill into the wall and straighten it with turns, and so on by another centimeters. The grooves may not be the most beautiful, but quickly made, the method leaves less dust than this sander without a vacuum cleaner of course. But in buildings in a rough or renovated (unused) state, the dust left by the drill is not so troublesome, unlike the dust left by the grinder (this one is much finer). Good luck

DonRomano · Answer

PABLO - what a professionalism !!! For me, you wouldn't have carved a dozen centimeters, I hate bunglers. Greetings.

kleki · Answer

In plaster, it goes anyhow. Who's in hand.
:-)

Stairs start around concrete etc.
As for flex, if I have the option (later plastering / smoothing / painting ...) - I soak the wall with water. There is no such hustle and bustle. You have to wait 10 minutes for it to soak up a bit and drive.
;-)

ANDYW6 · Answer

I saw a guy (an amateur) carve beautiful furrows in siporex by hand. The cables were completely hidden in siporku. Future plasterers applied 3 cm of plaster and hell took the beautiful layout. And the guy worked so hard.

kedar · Answer

Now in my apartment I have in one room wires for wall lamps, about 1 cm under the plaster (3x1.5 cable), two years after painting, you can clearly see where the cable runs on the wall. So an amateur siporex forging under 3cm plaster deserves a medal for me

ANDYW6 · Answer

But you have one plus, you won't drill into the cable if you hang something.

leboobel · Answer

I like diamond flex the most, it doesn't hurt. Of course, wearing a dust mask and glasses - otherwise I do not approach, such a deviation. Makita for forging with a special attachment is also good, but it is good to do flex cutting beforehand. The fact that you won't do it with someone who has beautiful carpets ... the trouble is terrible. Nobody does it by hand, except in ytong, because I can't imagine forging in reinforced concrete ...

andy1955 · Answer

recently I was working with a special grooving machine.
It is basically an angle grinder with two diamond discs.
The distance between them is adjustable (groove width).
Everything on a trolley with adjustable milling depth and connection
large, industrial vacuum cleaner (vacuum cleaner included).
Milling in plaster - quite easy.
Milling in concrete - I do not recommend using this machine on a daily basis

(unless someone likes to do exercise sports)

pablo^ · Answer

DonRomano, what's that comment? I wrote what it can be done, why don't you deny the ax described above? I think that you are exaggerating, the furrow may not have sharp edges, but it does not mean that I put the wires diagonally. And if the plaster thickness is right, the YDYp cable lies in this layer and nothing breaks. The methods with the angle grinder are ok. DonRomano, see what buildings I mean. You know, no one has complained to me about my installation yet, I am trying to predict how other installations can be run, e.g. what, how can curtain rods, cabinets, etc. be hung. ? Please read you carefully, and if you intend to offend someone, write a private message.

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