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Well today I gave her hell. There were a total of 8 post to remove. To my surprise, about 1/2" below the concrete the Railing Post was encased with concrete inside a 2 1/4" pipe. It was a nightmare. I rented the Core drill with a 3" bit. I hooked the water hose up, and had it on the slowest setting. I literally began drilling not even a 1/8" and 3 of 5 teeth on the bit broke off. Now the drill was under its own weight, I wasnt doing anything squirelly or anything stupid. So I rented the drill at 10:30am and brought it back at 11:02 am ( I was working right up the road) After I explained what happened to the owner of the store, he agreed he would "Eat" the bit. But he was going to charge me for the full day rental. We went back and forth... ( I stayed professional, never raised my voice or cursed) His arguement was well you rented it, so pay for it. My arguement is, it never worked properly, I lost a days work because "His" drill bit was faulty. and frankly it was a waste of time. Well, I payed for the days rental, literally drove across the street to my bank, and Voided and disputed the transaction. If he wants to take it further, I will have papers served, and I will take him to court.

Its not about the money, Its a Moral, or , Character issue. I rented it from him, had it for a total of 32 minutes, the bit broke within 1 minute of drilling, and He charges me for a full days rental? Come On?

Like others have said, you might want to pay him. You're VERY fortunate the rental place didn't charg you for the bit...you did get a price on one didn't you, more than I can afford.

IMHO, the core drill idea was doomed out of the gate. I'm a proffesional Mason, not a pro Weldor, and every mason knows "you never know what lies beneath the surface", so don't "F" with it if there's another way (base plates over existing).

Sorry this happened, chalk it up to experience and bid accordingly next time.

Regarding morals, that's exactly true. The salesman doesn't know you from Adam and for all he knows you were using his bit as a battering ram. He let you slide though, and only charged you for the day rental you agreed to. Now, if you were a regular customer, chances are great that you'd slide on 2hr or minimum rental. Keep that in mind, you can't start at the top and in some ways you have to "buy" your way in.