The guide can accept bits up to 7 16 in diameter and an included safety cap protects the cutter blade when not in use.
Drilling through berber carpet.
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They re very common in commercial work especially for exterior applications or for areas where you dont want the doors easily taken off of the hinges.
The drill guide also protects against the drill bit snagging loose carpet fibers when drilling through the floor.
I would suggest you cut out the carpet with a utility knife first in either case or punch out a hole with a hammer and punch.
The perfect helper for installing drop cable the 4375 carpet cutter and drill guide bores a clean hole in a carpet and serves as a drill bit guide to preven.
The carpet fibers could unravel and wrap around the drill bit potentially damaging the carpet and stalling the drill.
Tip for drilling through carpet drilling through carpeted floors and the padding underneath can present a few challenges.
To start the hole position the tip of the cutter in the desired location on the carpet.
If it is berber like commercial carpet it is best not to drill because it will pull strands out across the entire room in seconds and thus destroying your carpet.