I pushed the drill a little too hard from the other side. Didn’t realise the damage I’d done until I came around the other side to my wife shouting and screaming. ¯\(ツ)

  • @Schal330
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    2 months ago

    Was your wife complaining because you were running ethernet(?) cable to what appears to be the toilet?

    • @valkyre09OP
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      362 months ago

      Listen if I can’t poop and enjoy gigabit internet, what the hell is the point of living?

    • @ikidd
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      82 months ago

      Don’t kink shame me.

  • @[email protected]
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    232 months ago

    This will happen every time you use a hammer drill because that’s just how they work - by hammering.

    Protip: use way smaller bit first to go all the way through as a pilot hole, then use the size you need and drill from either side to stop it from blowing out like this.

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      I’ve often found you don’t even need the hammer aspect, just using a mason bit will work, especially for softer materials. It’ll take longer, but if it’s only for the finish, it’s faster than fixing a blowout like this.

      Alternatively turn off the hammer for the finish, or finish the hole from this side (since you have the pilot hole). This works well on any material, for example to prevent blowouts on wood or flash on metal.

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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    232 months ago

    Nothing a little plaster and paint can’t fix, just make sure you wash that nasty ass wall first.

  • qprimed
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    212 months ago

    no worries, that’ll buff right out. besides, just remind your wonderful SO that the right of way for UTP cable is inviolable.

  • don
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    162 months ago

    Any fuckup you can walk away from is better than a fuckup that leaves you with no ability to walk away from it. Doesn’t mean the fuckup won’t cost you in some or many ways, but at least you can still walk.