MAC AFRIC 1 100 W Wall Chaser

What is a wall chaser?

A wall chaser is a power tool specifically designed for cutting grooves and channels into walls so that electrical wiring or pipes can be installed. As electrical wiring and piping is installed after the erection of the walls, wall chasers are essential tools for making the channels into the walls in which the piping and wiring can be installed.

Wall chasers are hand operated units, similar in design to angle grinders, which are used in continuous motions running against the wall, to cut channels for the electrical wiring and pipes. The hand operated units feature tough abrasive discs or masonry blades which make the cuts into the wall. Most wall chasing machines have drive heads which allow you to use ether one or two cutting discs at a time, as dual blades allow for larger channels to be cut into the wall in a single pass, for water pipes and conduit.

Before wall chasers were available on the market, chasing chisels and hammers were used for cutting the channels for pipes and cables into walls. This method can still be used in tight spots or for short wall chases; but for most jobs, wall chasing machines are the best option, as they make light work of the hardest masonry, so you can get the job done to a high professional standard, much more quickly.