Reply With QuoteWouldn't it be cheaper to hire a Kango?Originally Posted by eletos
I have just stripped a bathroom and laundry using a cheap hammer drill with a chisel bit.
Need to get a load of floor tiles up so looking for a cheap compressor and air chisel.
No idea if there are any specific considerations around capacity, volume, fitting sizes that need to be considered?
Anyone got any recommendations?
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Last edited by eletos; 17th December 2017 at 11:37.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to hire a Kango?
I have just stripped a bathroom and laundry using a cheap hammer drill with a chisel bit.
I'd say forget about pneumatic. Much easier and cheaper to buy/hire an electric hammer / hammer drill. Hilti, Milwaukee, Makita etc. Usually any decent pneumatic tool requires a huge and expensive compressor to work properly. The small and cheap hobby stuff just won't produce enough airflow.
Edit. You can see how effective a Makita is if the guy knows what he's doing.
Last edited by Possu; 17th December 2017 at 12:13. Reason: ...how...
I use my Metabo sds hammer drill
Works a treat
No such thing as a cheap air chisel & compressor sorry.
Chisels are incredibly air hungry, you need big air capacity to drive them. Big compressor output with a large capacity receiver/reservoir. Otherwise, the chisel will run out of puff after about 20-30 seconds, you'll need to wait for it to come up to pressure again.
SDS drill set to thump only will do the job, and probably be cheaper and quicker.
Some cheap sds don’t have rotation stop- so make sure the one you get does.
Sounds like SDS is the way forward. Looks to cut through render like a hot knife through butter!
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Hire shop, get a 5kilo hammer and a few chisels on sale or return over the weekend, them tiles will fly off
And some ear plugs
A dust mask and most importantly safety glasses,
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Don't forget decent gloves - a work colleague nearly lost a finger recently when a shard of wall tile flew and caught his hand - the edge that the tile broke into was viciously sharp.
Yep SDS decent gloves, eyes and ear protection - my 1.7 kg DeWalt did a large kitchen floor in a long afternoon but don’t forget the ear protection as they are noisy
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Use knee pads too!
Years ago I stripped a bathroom and retiled it during a heatwave. working in shorts with no knee protection wasn’t a good idea, ended up with a piece of tile in one knee.........another lesson learned the hard way!
Paul
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