Re: 5 ft. long drill bits at Home Depot!

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self-serve now - no more long lines

"Robertm" <Respond@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The discouraging thing about Home Depot is that the employees don't know
> what they have in the store so you're pretty much on your own. That's why
> I like the electrical supply houses. You walk up to the counter and tell
> them what you want. A knowledgeable person gets it and you're all set
> without wasting half the day looking for it. If you're after price alone
> and you can live with the frustration of not being able to find what you
> want, standing in long lines, inept customer service, and rude cashiers,
> then HD is the place to be.
>
> Bob
>
> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Yah they hide them in a piece of pvc pipe at the end of the electrical
>> isle.
>>
>> The only problem with them is the flutes get clogged because of the way
>> the
>> drill is welded to the rod, make sure you "unload" the hole of saw dust
>> frequently. Another tip....use a regular drill bit to get you started,
>> then
>> use the D'versibit. That way you'll have a nice straight guide hole AND
>> save
>> some life of the Dversibit. Oh, yeah...don't keep the drill running when
>> you're moving through an insulated wall or you could wrap the fiberglass
>> insulation around the drill.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> |I found those 5 ft. long drill bits at Home Depot. They were in the
>> | electrical department, not in the tools section. And the bit has a hole
>> | drilled in it so you can use it to fish wires after drilling a hole.
>> They
>> | are called D'versibit. Others with holes in the bits (for fishing
>> wires)
>> in
>> | the tool section are called "installer bits".
>> | Exactly what I was looking for - Thanks!
>> |
>> | I don't know how many times I have been in the electrical department of
>> Home
>> | Depot and yet never noticed these. They look like long rods (They are
>> | actually a long rod with a drill bit on the end), so I probably thought
>> that
>> | was what they were.
>> |
>> |
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