"do I drill into concrete wet or dry?"?

Question

I am drilling holes into my front porch in place 3/8" anchors for some pressure treated 2x4's for my front porch deck-porch. I am having a duce of a a time getting these holes drilled - I am doing them dry and have burned 2 drill bits black! Should I use a steady stream of hose water into the hole area while I drill?

Yes...I have A Black A Decker Hammer Drill 6 AMPS @ 2700 RPM.. I have leaned over the drill and pressed it hard into the concrete to make it drill in. I used Vermont Masonry bits and B & D Hail Fire Masonry drill bits. I have yet to try my new Bosch Masonry drill bite, a waiting answers to this question on wet or dry usage.

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Answer 1

DRILL DRY ,BUT LET THE BIT DO ITS JOB AND DO NT PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE DRILL.

THIS IS FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. GOOD LUCK

Answer 2

Drill For Concrete

Answer 3

Use a quality bit, wet or dry doesn't really matter. If you use water, keep it to a minimum so that you don't short out the drill. Let the drill do the work. Don't lean on it too hard. That might be why you are burning bits. The other reason could be because you are hitting re bar or mesh in the concrete. Good luck.

Answer 4

Dude,Always make you are not wet when handling any power tools...
Dry off first...lol

Seriously,Unless you use what they call diamond tipped that are made for concrete...
Yeah your going to go through ALOT of bits...
Even when using the correct bits...
You will go through a few...
And if you use your hose to try and make it easier...
You will do nothing but make a muddy mess of things...
Not to mention the danger involved with slipping when drilling...
Say you have 50 holes to drill...
Your going to trash about 5-8 bits...

However,The guy at your local hardware store will be your new best friend from the business you give him...
And your Lady,Will love how toned your arms will be after the job is completed...
If you take your time.(which it sounds like your rushing this)You will get it done...
And done correctly with straight holes...

Also you might want to ask about placing tar paper cut to size in between the deck and foundation...

Answer 5

What kind of drill bits are you using? Perhaps you are not using a masonry bit? If you had the right bit, you would not need to wet the concrete, although it wouldn't hurt to keep the concrete wet but you don't want any stagnant pools of water around the work area. Also, in case you are using a cordless drilled, try using one with a cord because they have more tork.

Answer 6

First you need a drill with impact action, 2) you need a tungsten carbine drill for concrete 3)use a centre punch for and punch a mark so that it will not slipped off when you point the drill bit on the spot 4) you can drill it dry ,no water required

Answer 7

are you using a concrete drill bit? If not, you need to. Get a couple sizes, one small diameter, then one the diameter you want. Start with the small bit and make a hole. Open it up with the larger bit. I have drilled many holes in concrete and never used water

Answer 8

Slow the drill down. Friction builds heat. And make sure you're using a MASONRY bit.

Answer 9

Well there really shouldnt be much dust other than what will be falling down onto the ground below you. At that point it can just be swept up. Dude sounds a little anal. No there is not a special tool. Just spray the water on there. There will still be dust because the water will not get all the way back in there unless you keep stopping and spraying.

Answer 10

I always drill wet ! It keeps the bit cool and washes away the loose concrete !