What tool do you use to chase walls?

Wall chasers are a twin bladed power tool used for cutting narrow channels into brick, stone or concrete walls, perfect for electricians and plumbers. Wall chasers are available in 110v and 230v and have adjustable depth of cut for accuracy.

What is a wall chaser tool?

A wall chaser is a specialised power tool used for cutting narrow grooves in walls, for instance when laying electrical cable. The tool is usually powered by an electric motor which drives a pair of abrasive discs like those found in an angle grinder, positioned closely together.

How does a wall chaser work?

Wall chasers are hand operated units, similar in design to angle grinders, which are used in continuous motions running against the wall, to cut channels for the electrical wiring and pipes. The hand operated units feature tough abrasive discs or masonry blades which make the cuts into the wall.

What are chasing tools?

Wooden chasing tools (oak, lignum vitae, ebony, etc.) are used for fixing mistakes and forming metal without stretching or scarring it. Brass, Nylon® and Delrin® tools may be used in a similar manner.

How deep should a chase wall be?

Vertical chases should be no deeper than one third of the wall thickness – with standard 100mm bricks and blocks, that going to be 33mm, which is quite deep anyway – that’s not allowing for any plaster coating which could be 10mm so the maximum depth then works out at 36mm from the front face of the plaster.

Will a wall chaser cut concrete?

Picking a wall chaser for your task A wall chaser fitted with disc blades looks a bit like a plunge saw and is able to cut through concrete; a cutter-style chaser looks like a router and is used to cut grooves in wood or plaster.

How deep should wires be chased into walls?

Can you bury cables in walls?

Burying a cable in a wall is a traditional way to hide and protect the cable. Modern cables can be buried directly in plaster, or protected with capping before plastering. Before a cable can be buried however, a chase needs to be cut!

What does repousse work look like?

Repoussé, method of decorating metals in which parts of the design are raised in relief from the back or the inside of the article by means of hammers and punches; definition and detail can then be added from the front by chasing or engraving.

What is the difference between chasing and engraving?

Engraving is done by removing a narrow fillet of metal with a cutting or graving tool, whereas Chasing is made by depressing the surface with a blunt point and hammering along the line to be delineated, but without removing any material.

What is the maximum safe vertical chasing depth for a wall?

As an example, the typical depth of a block or brick leaf of a wall is between 100 and 102.5mm, meaning that the maximum depth of a vertical chase should be no more than 33 – 34mm and horizontally no deeper than 16 – 17mm.

Do cables in walls need capping?

Well you have a responsibility to protect your installation whilst the building is under construction. So if cables are on a block wall that is to be plastered or rendered, you should protect it from damage by a plasters trowel for example. So you fitted capping. Capping was never designed to be an aid for rewiring.

What can a wall chaser be used for?

The wall chaser is the ideal power tool, when it comes to laying cables, water lines and pipes. Slits are cut into the wall, since they accommodate installations. A wall chaser is normally operated with two diamond discs that are mounted at a custom distance. The cutting depth can be freely set within a defined range.

How are slits cut with a wall chaser?

Slits are cut into the wall, since they accommodate installations. A wall chaser is normally operated with two diamond discs that are mounted at a custom distance. The cutting depth can be freely set within a defined range. Using the wall chaser two parallel slits are cut.

What kind of motor does a wall chaser use?

The wall chaser is equipped with a 1,900 watt powerful motor, constant speeds and a two-speed high-performance gear for fast work progress. With the innovative diamond cutting discs, wall grooves can be created in one work step with the MFE 40.

How big of a hole can you cut with a wall chaser?

The MFE 40 wall chaser for diamond cutting discs with a diameter of 125 mm cuts slits up to a groove width of up to 35 mm by using the supplied spacer rings. The cutting depth can be freely selected from 10 to 40 mm.

What tool do you use to chase walls? Wall chasers are a twin bladed power tool used for cutting narrow channels into brick, stone or concrete walls, perfect for electricians and plumbers. Wall chasers are available in 110v and 230v and have adjustable depth of cut for accuracy. What is a wall chaser tool? A…