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Thanks for the tip - but I'm sceptical! I'm not really familiar with that sort of screw, but it seems amazing that they would be able to penetrate metal which a good HSS bit is having trouble with. How can that be? Are they made of even harder metal?

Tortoise

I'm sure this must have been asked before but I don't seem to be able to find it. I need to top fix a "roman" blind above a window. Having drilled through half an inch or so of plaster, I've hit metal - I presume a metal lintel of some sort. I purchased what I thought was a good quality HS...

Tortoise

Thanks very much for the reply. Not sure if you've not fully understood me or I'm just not fully understanding your reply though! You refer to a neon isolator which I don't think is what I've got. All I've got is power to a fan, with the live feed connected to it via a ceiling pull switch. The neon ...

Tortoise

Hi Sparx,

Probably a naive question - what's the problem with neon mains-testing screwdrivers?!

Tortoise

I have installed an in-line extractor fan in the loft above my bathroom operated by a ceiling mounted pull switch. The switch has a neon indicator light which is wired to show when the switch is ON. All works fine and when the switch is ON, the neon glows as expected and the fan operates. But I'm pu...

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