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Wall chaser: which one to choose
The wall groover or diamond disc groover is a power tool widely used for installing domestic utilities. When installing pipes or electrical cables, it is necessary to create small niches in the wall called grooves. This operation is essential to ensure that cables or pipes are not visible in the room.
To carry out this type of work, you need a Hilti, Spit or other brand groover and special diamond discs. The cutting phase usually occurs dry, generating a considerable amount of dust that is usually sucked up using a special vacuum cleaner.
Today we will try to analyze how to make grooves with a wall chaser or some valid alternatives.
Wall chaser: necessary equipment
To make grooves in the wall or floor, three types of equipment are needed. The most commonly used is the wall groover. However, you can also use a hammer drill and an angle grinder. Let's analyze the advantages and disadvantages:
Grooves with flexible or angle grinders.
The first advantage is definitely the price as it is accessible to everyone. A second important factor is its flexibility. With the flexible one, in fact, it is possible to make grooves and also other cutting or grinding operations. The grooving process with a flexible one is however slower. In fact, it is necessary to make two cuts and then remove the remaining part. A further critical point is the difficulty in obtaining straight and exactly parallel cuts for the entire length of the groove. The wall groover is definitely a faster and more precise machine.
Percussion hammer for grooves.
Again, price and versatility are two winning factors. The waste of the material is also more manageable because the hammer demolishes in pieces that are easier to handle than the dust generated by the grinder. We can promote the percussion hammer for grooving soft materials. In the case of hard materials, the work becomes almost impossible.
Grooving machine for hilti or spit walls.
Of all those mentioned, the groover is the most expensive. However, it is excellent both for the cutting speed and for the precision of the cut sections. The cutting quality could in fact be fundamental to obtain a more homogeneous filling and scraping. Its main advantages in fact are the following.
- Possibility of mounting multiple discs simultaneously, making grooves in a single pass.
- Precise, smooth and even cut
- Possibility of attaching a vacuum cleaner.
Groover which one to choose
Nord SRL does not produce climbers but only diamond discs, for this reason we feel quite impartial on the subject. The essential factors for choosing a professional groover are:
- Power
- Groove depth and width
- Max. diameter of diamond disc
- Rotation speed
The best-selling climbers in Italy mount Ø125 and Ø150 diamond discs with laser-welded turbo diamond sectors. Here you can find all the technical specifications of an excellent groove disc in all its variables.
For any further information do not hesitate to contact us at the email address sales@lanordsrl.it or using the whatsapp chat on the website.
