Cool Tools: Hilti PX-10 Transpointer
It solves a problem that nothing else on the market solves: making a drilled hole come out at the right place on the other side of a wall, and I mean a wall where getting to the other side requires a hike. It solves a problem that nothing else on the market solves: making a drilled hole come out at the right place on the other side of a wall, and I mean a wall where getting to the other side requires a hike. If you're working alone, the transmitter is light enough to stick onto a surface with adhesive putty, which comes with it. I suspect this tool has a broader market than Hilti realizes. If you're working alone, the transmitter is light enough to stick onto a surface with adhesive putty, which comes with it. I suspect this tool has a broader market than Hilti realizes. This tool is under-marketed, over-priced, and difficult to find, but once you've used it, you won't want to be without one. This tool is under-marketed, over-priced, and difficult to find, but once you've used it, you won't want to be without one. You put the transmitter on one side of the wall, then take the receiver to the other side. To run a cable, we needed a hole through an exterior wall 14" thick, starting in an interior closet and exiting in a mortar joint, not in the adjacent brick. To run a cable, we needed a hole through an exterior wall 14" thick, starting in an interior closet and exiting in a mortar joint, not in the adjacent brick. 4 ft) thick, with a positioning accuracy of +/- 2mm per 200mm of wall thickness. 35m (>4 ft) thick, with a positioning accuracy of +/- 2mm per 200mm of wall thickness. I've also used the PX-10 when installing thru-hull fittings in boats, otherwise a slow, nerve-wracking job (especially near the waterline). I've also used the PX-10 when installing thru-hull fittings in boats, otherwise a slow, nerve-wracking job (especially near the waterline). To get from one side to the other, you navigated a warren of interior hallways, descended two flights of stairs, and climbed up several levels of scaffolding. To get from one side to the other, you navigated a warren of interior hallways, descended two flights of stairs, and climbed up several levels of scaffolding. The manufacturer says the PX-10 works on walls from 5cm to 1. their marketing seems focused on contractors doing core-drilling in concrete. their marketing seems focused on contractors doing core-drilling in concrete.
