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Good luck with keeping the drill holes exactly where they should be. And take those bleeding labels off (what is it with labels and their nigh impossibility to remove?!!)

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Dex, what I will do is pilot with a small masonry bit first before using Big Bertha.

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Of course. Must admit that if it were me, I'd tack the fence panels in place as well as those uprights into the sockets first. Wouldn't want to be putting any undue stress on the sockets when one discovers that the best laid plans don't always work out after all

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The grinder made light work through the concrete post.

Big Bertha made light work of the holes.

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My long extension lead has gone up the wall, off to sort that now so I can drill and plug the post at the top of the garden.

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Typical.

Had the same kango as you for many years until it got nicked.
Also had a 9" angle grinder until, out of the blue, I lost my bottle

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Yes Dex, on the Vine programme a couple of years ago, there was an item on DIY accidents, there was a geezer on there who had a grinding disc break, a chunk embedding its self in his groin, so thoughts are never far from my mind.

One concrete sump fived to another (I forgot I had a spare extension)

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Had to work out what "sump fived" meant. Thought it was a technical term before I saw the typo's

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Anyway - that's the easy one done.....

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This photo should give the final explanation, the timber at the bottom is the same length as a gravel board, the wooden post is 100X100mm, 25x25mm piece of timber will be screwed to the far side of the post, the gravel board and panel will be inserted, then another 25X25mm timber screwed to the front of the post making a wooden slotted post so panels are removable for maintenance etc.