Re: Your Favorite Install Tool?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It was approved by the architect engineer..there wasn't any other way to get
were we needed to be and it was only one small hole.


"Doug L" <vssdoug@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| While there are certain areas of an engineered wood beam  that can be
| drilled for wires, conduit etc, the manufactures normally advise for a
| qualified professional  to OK any modifications, including the placement
of
| holes etc. I personally wouldn't drill a glue lam.
|
| http://www.rosboro.com/techref-glulam/EWS-S560-C.pdf
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| Doug L
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| "Sylvain Robitaille" <syl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:slrndmb4g3.bm7v.syl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Crash Gordon wrote:
| >
| >> I had to leave a Hole Hawg up in the rafters of a church...
| >
| > Ouch!  I bet it was more than a little painful to leave that there ... I
| > think I would have wanted to rescue it "no matter what".
| >
| >> drilling through a glue lam beam and it wedged itself in real good...
| >
| > Judging by the reactions of others to this, perhaps you should have
| > expected it would do that?
| >
| >> couldn't even open the chuck...
| >
| > I don't understand that, but I also haven't seen a Hole Hawg's chuck
| > first hand.  Couldn't get in to use the chuck tool?
| >
| >> But, that old Milwaukee is still up there I bet!
| >
| > I shudder at the thought of the damage it might cause on landing if it
| > isn't ...  "Lord show me a sign ... WHUMP!"
| >
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| > Sylvain Robitaille                              syl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >
| > Systems and Network analyst                       Concordia University
| > Instructional & Information Technology        Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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