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OT Drilling into cement part 2

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Subject: OT Drilling into cement part 2
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:55:44 -0800 (PST)
> Hello All,
>       Please forgive the off topic question (again).
> So I borrowed my friends big beefy 1/2" electirc drill-unfortunatley it is 
> not a hammer drill.
>       I am drilling into the cement in my garage floor and one hole goes 
> great.  The other two go about halfway and jsut stop.  I am leaning on the 
> drill and things are getting hot and I'm leaning and leaning on it and 
> nothing... I clean out the hole and look inside and maybe I think I can 
> see a rock that I am trying to drill thru.  Is this normal for drilling into
> cement??  Is this why I need a hammer drill??  Can I get thru these 
>impediments 
> or do I just have to give up and move  my bender stand???
> 
>       Daniel Neuman
>       SF CA USA

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