Drilling into brick,i have 10mm rawlpug should i use a 10mm drill,or should i use a smaller drill size?

Question

how do you adjust the speed of your sds drill , is it just by applying pressure to the trigger?

Answer 1

you might have 10mm plugs ..but you dont say what size screw you are using ....i allways use an eight drill for a 10 plug ..a 10 in a 10 hole will just spin round and will not get a solid fixing ..and i have bought at least 100,000 screws in my time and fixed them ..so i do have a bit of experiance ..obviously you must use a masonry bit for bricks ..and the more you squeeze the trigger the faster it goes .....for a 10 plug you will need at least 12 or 14 screws

Answer 2

If it's a 10mm plug, it will only be secure in a 10mm hole with the correct size 10 or 12 screw of a suitable length. ( how will you get a 10mm plug into a 8mm hole as suggested!!!!!!) Drill at least 1½" into solid brick, depending on the weight of whatever you are fixing. The drill speed will be fine if its an SDS.

Answer 3

Brick (assuming you mean London Brick or Breezeblock) is about the easiest thing to drill into, so don't worry about your bit melting....

10mm plug = 10mm drill bit. The plug should fit quite snugly, then the plug expands inside the gap when a screw is added to it. If you make the hold smaller than the plug, you'll just find it too hard to get the plug into the hole and you'll shatter the plug when you hammer it in.

Answer 4

You stick to the size specified by the rawlplug, 10mm to 10mm etc. You only press the trigger, you apply pressure to the drill-housing. Keep it straight or the drill will bent or break. Try the hammer-action if your drill has it. Your drill may only be a single speed, or else, do not go to fast, the drill heats up and melt, especially when you've been sold a cheap bit (it's called a masonry bit).

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The hole should be smaller than the plug. It should tell you on the box what drill size. 10mm=3/8 I would use a 5/16 bit=8mm

Answer 7

Typically the drill should be slightly smaller than the plug. THey normal have the drill size marked on the plugs themselves.

Provided its not a fixed speed drill then varying pressure will vary speed. You will most likely have more than one gear allowing 2 or more different ranges of speed.

Answer 8

Dont use a 10mm gotta be slightly smaller!! or the plug will pull out. If your bricks are hard just drill slowly on Hammer action if you have that kinda drill.

Answer 9

Masonry Rawl Plugs

Answer 10

You might have a hard time drilling through the brick. Normally you drill through the mortar. You always want to go a little bigger when running things through such as wire and a little smaller when using mounting hardware. You can never go wrong by going small and working your way up.