damnyoudrillbit
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What drills through steel framing around doors?
I'm still fairly new to this subject, and am still curious to know two questions:
1. What bit will drill through the steel surrounding around door frames?
and
2. If I do manage to drill the holes through the steel door framming, will a 10 pound item manage to hold and stay very still on it?
I have asked a few times but got mixed answers. And if your wondering, yes I am the same guy who still hasn't mounted my miniature basketball hoop - I had high hopes of putting the damn thing on a stud in my drywall, but there appears to be no real stud even though my $50 studfinder showed there was. The whole thing is roughly 10 pounds (give or take a few) and it kept falling off before the whole thing was even up.
However, I am now done with attempts on mounting it onto a stud and am just moving on to the last place that I will be happy to place it onto hopefully which is right on one of the steel framming surrounding my closet door. I am wondering still what drills through steel framing? (i presume it's steel, whether it is hard steel or not, but it was dark grey when my drill went through it about 1-2 mm before i stopped because it couldn't drill any further even if i applied pressure to it.)
Incase you are wondering, I am using a Mastercraft 3/8 drill http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/2/CordedPowerTools/DrillsCorded/PRD~0541213P/Mastercraft%252B3%25252B8-in%252BDrill%25252C%252B5%252BAmps.jsp?locale=en
and also using 3/16 inch drill bit (High Speed Steel Drill by Mastercraft) http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/PowerToolAccessories/DrillBitsSetsAccessories/PRD~0543012P/Mastercraft%252BHigh-Speed-Steel%252BDrill%252BBit.jsp?locale=en
I purchased both not too long ago and the bit is still fairly sharp. I am considering purchasing a masonry drill bit... would this perhaps work better? http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/PowerToolAccessories/MasonrySpecialtyBitSets/PRD~0543405P/Mastercraft%252BMasonry%252BBit.jsp?locale=en
Extra info:
-the bits are 3/16" since the screws to fill in the holes are the same size
-3 holes will be drilled, and the miniature 10 poundish basketball hoop will stand off 2 seperate brackets, 1 on the top and the other one the bottom to support the weight
-i live in an apartment and it appears to be pretty old (so this may or may not help classify if the door framming is indeed made of steel/hard steel)
Thank you kindly in advance for any input/advice.
If there is any additional info you are wondering about that I did not include which can help with better answering my question please do ask and I'll add it here in the additional info section. Thank you again kindly.
I'm still fairly new to this subject, and am still curious to know two questions:
1. What bit will drill through the steel surrounding around door frames?
and
2. If I do manage to drill the holes through the steel door framming, will a 10 pound item manage to hold and stay very still on it?
I have asked a few times but got mixed answers. And if your wondering, yes I am the same guy who still hasn't mounted my miniature basketball hoop - I had high hopes of putting the damn thing on a stud in my drywall, but there appears to be no real stud even though my $50 studfinder showed there was. The whole thing is roughly 10 pounds (give or take a few) and it kept falling off before the whole thing was even up.
However, I am now done with attempts on mounting it onto a stud and am just moving on to the last place that I will be happy to place it onto hopefully which is right on one of the steel framming surrounding my closet door. I am wondering still what drills through steel framing? (i presume it's steel, whether it is hard steel or not, but it was dark grey when my drill went through it about 1-2 mm before i stopped because it couldn't drill any further even if i applied pressure to it.)
Incase you are wondering, I am using a Mastercraft 3/8 drill http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/2/CordedPowerTools/DrillsCorded/PRD~0541213P/Mastercraft%252B3%25252B8-in%252BDrill%25252C%252B5%252BAmps.jsp?locale=en
and also using 3/16 inch drill bit (High Speed Steel Drill by Mastercraft) http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/PowerToolAccessories/DrillBitsSetsAccessories/PRD~0543012P/Mastercraft%252BHigh-Speed-Steel%252BDrill%252BBit.jsp?locale=en
I purchased both not too long ago and the bit is still fairly sharp. I am considering purchasing a masonry drill bit... would this perhaps work better? http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/PowerToolAccessories/MasonrySpecialtyBitSets/PRD~0543405P/Mastercraft%252BMasonry%252BBit.jsp?locale=en
Extra info:
-the bits are 3/16" since the screws to fill in the holes are the same size
-3 holes will be drilled, and the miniature 10 poundish basketball hoop will stand off 2 seperate brackets, 1 on the top and the other one the bottom to support the weight
-i live in an apartment and it appears to be pretty old (so this may or may not help classify if the door framming is indeed made of steel/hard steel)
Thank you kindly in advance for any input/advice.
If there is any additional info you are wondering about that I did not include which can help with better answering my question please do ask and I'll add it here in the additional info section. Thank you again kindly.