What does the drill icon on a drill mean?

Drill and Hammer Drill Setting. Past the highest number on the clutch setting will be an icon of a drill bit. Place the arrow on the drill icon when you want to drill. If your drill is equipped with a hammer drill setting, you'll also see a hammer icon.

What setting should my drill be on?

Setting 1 is low speed/high torque and is best for driving screws. Setting 2 is a medium speed/torque and can be used for drilling or driving. Setting 3 is the highest speed and is meant for drilling or driving fasteners.

What does torque on a drill mean?

Torque is the force the drill produces to turn an object, not how fast an object will turn.

What is the hammer setting on a drill?

Hammer mode overrides the torque adjustment and introduces a pulsating action that helps to force masonry bits through concrete, brick, and stone. Drill mode overrides the torque adjustment and delivers maximum torque to the bit. This ensures that the drill will not clutch out during drilling.

Why can't I drill into brick?

However, if you have old, fragile brick and you're mounting a heavy object that requires deep holes and expansion-style anchors, drilling into the brick may not be the best choice. Deep holes weaken the brick and expansion anchors can create enough circular stress to crack the brick.

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What drill bit is for brick?

Masonry or mortar drill bits are the only type that can penetrate brick or mortar with ease. These bits are designed to deal with particular materials, so the central part of the bit is made of steel, while the tip has tungsten carbide to help it cut through tough walls.

Can a regular drill drill into concrete?

It is possible to drill into concrete with an ordinary rotary drill. Rotary drills take longer to drill into concrete than hammer drills and more physical effort is required. Excessive heat build-up can break the drill bit. One way to speed up the process and avoid breaking the drill bit is to keep the bit cool.

Can a cordless drill go through concrete?

In most cases, yes. While a cordless drill will not be as effective in drilling through concrete, it can get the job done. Your drill's battery power and other drilling features will play a role in its ability to drill into the concrete effectively.

How can I tell if a drill bit is for masonry?

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Masonry bits look like larger twist drills with a slightly tighter corkscrew shape. You can identify them thanks to their wide arrow-shaped heads. They're commonly used in hammer drills to grind masonry down as they cut through it.

Can you drill into concrete without a hammer drill?

There are two effective methods of drilling into concrete without a hammer drill. The first method is to use a masonry bit with a regular drill for smaller holes and the second option is to use diamond or carbide core bits to drill large diameter holes.

Why can't I drill through wood?

The primary reason your screw won't go into the wood is that it's reached a particularly dense section of wood, and needs a bit more force. To mitigate the issue, drill a larger pilot hole, use a better quality screw, or get a more powerful drill/driver.

Where can you not drill into walls?

Avoid drilling near light sockets or outlets

Wires in the wall often connect vertically and horizontally behind outlets and sockets and can lead to electrocution. Hitting a pipe in the wall can cause flooding. A simple rule of thumb is to avoid drilling anywhere near where there may be electrical hookups or piping.

How do I know if my drill is a hammer drill?

When you look at a hammer drill, it has an additional hammer mode you can switch into. Some models have the mode changes separate from the clutch collar and others keep them all on one collar. Regardless, the hammer mode is almost always right next to the drill mode.

Can you use hammer drill as regular drill?

Conclusions. Ultimately, while a hammer drill certainly can be used as a regular drill by putting it in "drill" mode, it has some limitations and a complete tool inventory should ideally include both. However, if you're only going to buy one drill, a hammer drill is the more versatile of the two.

What is the difference between drill and hammer drill?

A hammer drill is designed to drill holes into brick, concrete, other masonry, and even rock. A hammer drill uses a particular type of drill bit designed specifically for these tough materials.

Can I hammer in a screw?

Perhaps you're thinking to yourself, “it is possible to hammer in a screw?” Well, here's your answer: Yes, a hammer can be used to set a screw into drywall or gypsum, for example. However, the threads of the screw are likely to rip a hole large enough that the screw will just pop back out again!

Why do I strip screws?

A stripped screw is a screw whose head is damaged so much that it is impossible to remove with a screwdriver. Stripped screws are caused by using the incorrect tools in the first place, and also by user error. Some things that will cause a screw to become stripped include: Using poor quality tools.

Is it OK to drill into foundation?

You can, in fact, drill a hole in a concrete interior feature wall armed with nothing more than your trusty rotary drill and a masonry bit—so long as you take care to not burn out the motor of the drill or demolish the bits.

How do you drill into brick without cracking it?

Which drill bit is for walls?

Masonry drill bits

These bits range in size from 4mm to 16mm and can come in huge lengths of up to 400mm to enable you to drill through walls.

What colour drill bit is for concrete?

Masonry bits have a toughened tip which is quite different to normal twist drills. There is no special colour. Most masonry bits we use are plain grey or silver. Take a look at the screwfix website and search for masonry bits then twist drill (also called high speed steel bits).