The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. A brief look (circa 2019) at Tungsten Mortar Rakes and the relative performance of three, four and six blade examples. We also use cookies to analyse our traffic and share information about your use of our site with our analytics partners. With exception of items listed below the Termite attachment will fit most Bosch, Hikoki (Hitachi), Makita, Metabo and DeWalt 115 mm or 125 mm angle grinders.

The IRWIN carbide tipped mortar rake kit is a power tool accessory for the fast and efficient removal of mortar and cement joints in brickwork repointing applications and for chasing out channels for the installation of cable, pipes and switchboxes. The Mortar Rake is designed to replace older methods of mortar removal such as powered mortar chisels and cutting discs. It is less intrusive to surrounding brickwork and is a good alternative to working with demolition chisels or grinding discs, which can easily cause damage.Nylon spacer rings compensate for the variations found across the range of compatible angle grinders. It is possible to use both 26 mm and 60 mm XL rakes with the Termite attachment; on deep cuts, two stage cutting using 26 mm and 60 mm rakes successively, will ensure maximum dust control.

The attachment can be positioned freely in relation to the grinder, to suit the preference of the user. Trading Depot advises strongly against booking Tradesmen until after goods are safely received and checked for this exact reason. Tungsten carbide mortar rakes are suitable for soft to medium strength mortar removal but will struggle with hard mortars, often encountered where poor quality repair work has previously been undertaken. If any of our products fall below the high standard you expect, we'll happily refund or exchange it within 14 days. For example, they mention it's a very good product, works really well and that it speeds up the pointing work.IRW10507267 Mortar Rake Starter Kit 8mmThe IRWIN carbide tipped mortar rake kit is a power tool accessory for the fast and efficient removal of mortar and cement joints in brickwork repointing applications and for chasing out channels for the installation of cable, pipes and switchboxes. Superior design Mortar Raking attachment for small angle grinders combining dust and depth control functions. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.

Perfect for utilising an angle grinder to remove deteriorated mortar from between bricks in preparation for repointing. For deep cuts, it is probably best to make the initial cut with the standard 26 mm long rake and follow up with the same diameter of XL rake. These European-manufactured tungsten carbide mortar rakes fit directly to the M14 spindle on 115 and 125 mm angle grinders. Raking attachment combines dust and depth control functions with 'always open' extraction port and 'keyhole' extension for enhanced joint cleaning.

Our fully trained technical team can support you with advice on setup, parts or repairs for electrical products. For both depth and dust control, it is best used with the Termite Grinder Attachment - more details below. This should permit faster removal and cause less stress on the angle grinder, in addition to ensuring maximum dust control and debris collection (see next question). When coupled with a suitable dust extractor (vacuum unit) substantially dust free operation will be achieved and the waste debris will also be collected. The mortar rake sole plates are used with small angle grinders to minimise in intrusion to brickwork when pointing or channeling mortar.

Constructed with 6 tungsten carbide cutting strips, it is generally used for creating channels for cabling, plumbing and similar service inserts. mm overall length tungsten carbide mortar rake in 8 and 10 mm diameters, with three 60 mm long cutting edges. For a while now I’ve been using the diamond bits which are ok, but these are much better, the only thing you have to be mindful off is that when taking out soft bricks it does occasionally shoot off into the brick so not as much control as the diamond tips. We offer 6, 8, 10 and 12 mm diameter rakes, at a standard length of 26 mm, making them the obvious choice for raking out regular brick and stonework mortar joints.The rake is faster and less intrusive to surrounding brickwork and, unlike other methods, it is just as efficient for both horizontal and vertical joint clearing.