What’s your invention and what is it designed to do?
The Duoxim Arbor Max is simply an arbor designed to hold and release two hole saws at once. It will allow you to enlarge any existing hole in wood, plasterboard, metal and other similar materials.
What’s your background in the electrical industry?
I’ve been working in the electrical industry for 19 years and running KG Electrical for the last 13 of those.
What inspired your invention?
Every electrician will have received the following phone call: “I’ve just had the house decorated so I’m ready for you now…”
We had a client call us from a large house in London with 200+ halogen downlights that he wanted swapping to new LED fittings, however he had just paid £40,000 to have the whole house decorated, so we weren’t allowed to damage the ceilings at all.
So, I hunted high and low to find a product that would purposefully hold hole saws at once to allow me to widen the existing holes.
There’s always been the trick to wedge a bit of cable between the hole saws, however you need to take it all back apart and reset it after each hole usually, so that would certainly have become tedious and time-consuming after the first 20 lights!
Are there any other scenarios where the Duoxim Arbor Max will prove useful?
The uses for the Duoxim Arbor are endless – it can work as a standard A1 Arbor, a standard A2 arbor and it can enlarge any sized hole from 16 mm upwards. Most commonly it will be used for widening ceilings to install downlights, however it can also do the same in the back of kitchen units.
Why is the Duoxim Arbor Max useful to have in your toolkit?
It’s the arbor that saves you time and money, helps you to avoid making a mess and quickly gets you out of a bind. It allows you to safely and neatly enlarge any hole for whatever purpose you need.
Who would benefit the most from this product? What type of installers?
This tool will be of use to most/all trades across the construction industry.
Whilst I originally thought of the concept to enlarge ceilings for downlights, it works with all standard threaded hole saws which are used by practically every trade – from electricians, plumbers and carpenters in domestic or industrial sites and everywhere in between.
Why did you work with Super Rod?
Super Rod offered me the opportunity to bring my invention to the market, whilst still being able to be part of the overall journey.
After meeting with Malcolm Duncan, I felt I could trust the company with my idea and that they would help me, even if they weren’t going to work with me.
Luckily Super Rod decided that my idea was good enough to bring to market and we haven’t looked back in the seven years since!
Finally, do you have any tips for would-be inventors?
Talk to Super Rod! Even if the idea isn’t viable for them initially, you can get plenty of advice to help you along the way. At the end of the day, if you don’t talk to anyone, your idea may never become a reality!
Do you have a clever idea for the next ‘must have’ tool? Contact Developmentideas@super-rod.co.uk
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