365 porsadrills..Tile drill bits/hole cutters.

[Deleted member 1779]

Cheers Brian - Yes we supply Ireland via Accura so if you need diamond core drills in a hurry and you are based Ireland we can put you in touch with Brian.

 

[Qwerty]

After reading a few posts recently (one of which included a letter from a 365 user who had whinged about the life of the core drills, despite him way over exceeding the expected average life of a kit).......... I would just like to have my say.

I have just about (but not quite fully!) killed my 30mm bit ........yet I am absolutely ecstatic!!! :hurray:

The reason why?????......... well, I managed to use it for 3 ceramic tiling jobs which needed 4 cores drilling per room, plus a porcelain wetroom job which required 8 cores drilling :yikes:

That is a whopping 20 cores, with nearly half being in ultra hard porcelain.

My hat off to 365 drills.......will need a new set very soon

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Cheers Geoff and great looking holes too !

Its the biggest dilema we have as a company. Over-egg the lifespan claims and you get mega complaints. Undersell the lifespan and potential customers turn to competiors without trying our product.

I think we probably have the balance right. We still claim these are only good "for about ONE bathroom project" but yet it is very clear they far exceed these claims.

I guess we must be doing something right because we are still selling in a reccession. (although we have plenty of spare production capacity!! - Hint to retailers)

Hopefully we are on message to our main customer base (tilers) to just give us a try. If you dont like the product you havent wasted hundreds of valuble pounds.

Good Value For Money.
Just the product for this damn recession !

 

[davemul]

I bought the bathroom fitters pack last week. The 30mm drill chipped off where it slots at the cutting end. Resulting in chipping my ceramic tiles I drilled.

It drills ok if used very slowly, you have to be VERY slow at the end or it chips the tile when it breaks through

kinda disappointed really.. must have just had a bad one

Not a user error as I studied the video guides online before drilling.

Also would be better if an 18mm was supplied over the 16mm... no need for such pinpoint accuracy

Just my views, delivery was super quick though

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Sounds like you had a bad one. Note to customers in this situation - always contact us and we will replace.
If you contact us direct we can arrange to replace the 30mm

I agree about the 18mm and it was simply that we didnt have enough room on the drill plate to squeeze it on.
Opinion is divided. A lot of people love the 16mm and like the close fit. They find the 18mm too gappy.

This is what a 16mm hole looks like with a 15mm pipe poking through.

This is a 16mm drilled into soft ceramic

Agreed it can look a bit tight and there's not much room for error.

We do have the 18mm pack available seperately for those who prefer this size.
Tilers on the forum get their discount !

 

[hillhead]

I kid yous all not, I bought 2 packs from Richard 50 years ago( lol, feels like That).
I'm eating my ten o'clock food here outside a millionaires house which I'm tiling.
Yesterday I was drilling hard porcelain with the 40 mm and 30mm... Still.
These bits have served me very well, my smaller bits are done and I have- 40,30, and 16 still in use, lol.
There is better drill bits about but none for as good value- fact.
I'll ring you next week for more Richard.

 

[davemul]

Cant say fairer than that mate, a replacement would be grand, thank you. I will pm you my address.

Do you want the damaged one returned? here is a pic showing what happened

 

[davemul]

Wow, a shiny new 30mm drill AND an 18mm also arrived yesterday

THATS customer service for you!

BIG thumbs up to 365 drills! Thank you very much :8:

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Thats OK. As mentioned yes if there is anything wrong with the cores then of course you are entitled to a replacement. Have a play with the 18mm and let us know
if you find it better than the 16mm for the 15mm pipes. The 18mm was a freebie by way of appology for not getting it right first time.

Something I did sweat on was that I took all that days parcels into my local post office and I SWEAR I never put a stamp on your envelope. But maybe I must have done because the goods have arrived. I think what I had done was bunch your envelope with a whole lot of other stuff we were sending out but I was really worried I hadnt put the stamp on.

But hey the replacements are with you so have a good time using them !!

 

[flaggy]

ive used em as well and are very good indeed still useing mine just give em plenty of water