Wall chaser

A wall chaser, Switzerland colloquially also called slot machine is a milling tool, which is ( sometimes incorrectly referred to as joints) used for slitting grooves for pipes and cables in concrete, plaster walls and masonry.

Wall Chasers are often found on construction sites, especially in building and interior design. In addition to the demolition hammer, they are among the greatest tools that plumbers or electricians, for example for the installation of water and power lines in walls, use in their daily work.

Construction

There is usually a chaser of an electric motor, which two ( diamond ) cut-off wheels drives. These two cutting discs can werden.Ebenso infinitely adjusted at a distance of between about 5-40 mm, the groove depth is adjustable up to about 65 mm. A base plate, which is often provided with rollers is used to move around the machine on the wall. Spread the machines are completely enclosed and provide a connection for a suction device, so that the otherwise enormous dust exposure can be reduced to a minimum.

The router separates two grooves in the wall of the central web has subsequently usually be removed with another tool.

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