Close Proximity Blasting

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  • The plumbers were trying to dig a trench beside a home for an agi drain when they came across some very hard rock that would not surrender. Fortunately one of the guys knew who to call for a fast and effective solution. Demolition Dave has done many many close proximity blasting jobs like this and was able to break the rock and not the house and get it all done without any complaints from the neighbors.
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  • @jeffgordon9549
    @jeffgordon9549 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +28

    Gotta love a builder that doesn't think about drainage before building the house!

    • @David-if9vi
      @David-if9vi 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

      I have had this one doing jobs for people.
      How come there is always money to fix a job afterwards, but never enough to do the job properly in the first place?

    • @djdeaf13
      @djdeaf13 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      There are several reasons for this.
      1. The house appears cheaper on paper for who ever is getting it built, because the drainage isnt included and thoes who is getting the house built dont know any better.
      2. Who ever gets the house built dosnt have any more money, they spent it all on the house and desides that the surrounding things like garden, fence, driveway and drainage can wait.

    • @alfadoofus
      @alfadoofus 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      But it a good thing for the builder to cut out around the rocks for the retaining wall .

    • @johnturner4400
      @johnturner4400 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      Gotta love a keyboard warrior who can’t comprehend homeowners who have modifications to existing homes that might require the addition of a new drain…

  • @williambryce8527
    @williambryce8527 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Great video of close in work with low energy charges. Perfect mix of content! Well done Dave!

  • @dzntz1
    @dzntz1 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +10

    Hello from America! Love your channel and thanks for posting your awesome content! 🇺🇸🇦🇺

  • @markmayer2029
    @markmayer2029 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    I think the dog was replying "all clear". Thanks Dave and Merry Christmas.

  • @noelwest8234
    @noelwest8234 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Great to see you again Dave. Good work in a tight area.
    Wishing you and yours all the best in this holiday season.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for the well wishes, I'm not really planning any holiday, just keep working when work is available.

  • @SJR_Media_Group
    @SJR_Media_Group 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

    Dave.... job security... there will always be hard rocks in the wrong place that need to be 'gone'... and you have made it an art form... cheers

  • @elitearbor
    @elitearbor 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Slick work, as per usual! Thanks for being willing to share this kind of content.

  • @alfadoofus
    @alfadoofus 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

    Nice fun little job , The excavator operator is good . Great film Dave.

  • @hank5655
    @hank5655 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Love the idea build it first and then worry about water removal. Merry Christmas Dave to you and the misses and family!!

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      You don't need to be a genius to understand that when you build on a hillside there will be water issues.

  • @jakepekarik7772
    @jakepekarik7772 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Thanks Dave, it is great to watch your videos and hear your voice, a tough job indeed. Take care buddy.

  • @paulsto6516
    @paulsto6516 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Good show! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @KellyESEOr
    @KellyESEOr 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Dave great channel! takes me back to my youth working on the big jobs up north.

  • @Journeyman53
    @Journeyman53 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Good work Dave, and that excavator operator is not too shabby either.

  • @davidhandyman7571
    @davidhandyman7571 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nothing like a small job to be a big challenge. Dave overcomes again.

  • @ChrisB257
    @ChrisB257 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Wow - tight work! Nice job Dave. :)

  • @davekiernan1
    @davekiernan1 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    The greatest secret in WW2 was the proximity fuse.
    I learned this very well from my spring meister here in Germany.
    Very important as in the battle of midvay.
    Fair dinkum Dave.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      The biggest achievement of the proximity fuse was making it to withstand the G forces.

    • @davekiernan1
      @davekiernan1 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@demolitiondavedrillandblast the next big thing Dave was millisecond electronic detanotres from Davey bickford.
      As soon as it could be fit a microchip in a detonator tube. Like a mobile phone.
      You can control shockwaves, fragmentation and more.
      Makes lots of sense, especially with large case blasting. Ie coal and copper.

    • @andrewallason4530
      @andrewallason4530 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      ⁠@@davekiernan1
      Correction. Instead of “like a mobile phone” I think you meant “like a Lebanese pager” 😜

  • @donanything6816
    @donanything6816 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

    How do they know to burry the rocks around the corners!!
    😄😁 Thanks, Dave.

  • @bottomlands
    @bottomlands 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Damn, talk about close quarters to work in. Well done Dave!

  • @rockman531
    @rockman531 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hi Dave, Good to see you again! Small booms for a big effect! Stay safe in your summer heat! Thumbs up! Jim

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks Jim, We have Thanks for watching, we have 41c (106F) forecast for Monday, needless to say I wont be drilling.

  • @art1muz13
    @art1muz13 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hello from America! Love your channel, and thanks for posting your awesome content!

  • @damirnedzibovic7074
    @damirnedzibovic7074 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    we missed you!

  • @chriscooper654
    @chriscooper654 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Precision work, as ever. As soon as I heard those multiple shards scraping against the shovel, it was clear you'd done the job cleanly. Happy Holidays, Dave.

  • @billdoodson4232
    @billdoodson4232 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    07:00 here in the UK 🇬🇧. Perfect start to a Saturday morning, coffee in bed and Demolition Dave.
    An awkward little trench to have to work in Dave.

  • @seanworkman431
    @seanworkman431 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    That was a tight spot, good operator, I'll bet the builder knew about the rock but didn't say anything to the client.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      The home was build quite some time ago and the new owner is fixing up damp issues.

  • @jwaterous224
    @jwaterous224 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Dave, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I was curious if you ever have used all electric drilling and hydraulic splitting? This job seems like a lot of manual stuff more than usual anyway!

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Electric drills are seriously lagging on the power to weight ratio.

  • @samvittoria9692
    @samvittoria9692 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I love the sound of steel on rock. It sounds like money.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I can see the drill heads disappearing as I drill each hole in this very hard rock.

  • @thelamb288
    @thelamb288 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi Dave. That was a tight one, but successful as always. I still miss those days when you were in forest/jungle and watch the raw power of the explosives unleashed. However, work is work, and we all have bills to pay 😂. Thanks for sharing. It's getting colder here in the UK, whilst it's getting hotter "down under" 😁.
    Wishing you and yours all the very best. Cheers.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Mr. Lamb, nice to hear from you. The Greens killed the logging industry here so there's no more forest roads being built. Getting warm here, 32c today and 41c on Monday! Needless to say I won't be working on Monday.

  • @steveoakley796
    @steveoakley796 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Dave, where have you been? Missed your videos. Hope you haven't been ill.

  • @MostlyInteresting
    @MostlyInteresting 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    But those tiny diggers have been a revolution.

  • @robertgeorgewerner
    @robertgeorgewerner 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Chris G (LetsDig18) has been testing out a little Micro-excavator over in North Carolina, USA. It's very interesting to see how these little machines can be very useful for jobs in tight spaces, etc. Much rather use them than a manual excavator (a shovel). Take care!!! happy Summer.

  • @longlowdog
    @longlowdog 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Two vid's in short order. Nice one Dave. Regards from a somewhat chilly Scotland where we've been down to -8°C these last couple of days.

  • @Michael_CS615
    @Michael_CS615 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Expert in action! This would be the job that sorts the men from the boys (technically).

  • @tugboat2739
    @tugboat2739 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Howdy demo Dave

  • @MostlyInteresting
    @MostlyInteresting 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    This job needs a mini tipper truck too.

  • @cyberhornthedragon
    @cyberhornthedragon 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    doggo beeing helpfulLOL thank you for the video dave

  • @richardschneider4775
    @richardschneider4775 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    He built on solid ledge or as close as he could to skirt the ledge .Nice shatter charges

  • @davidholder3207
    @davidholder3207 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Tight little spot Dave. You almost had to take the rollover cage off the Yanmar to perform a swing.

  • @Dan_Hall
    @Dan_Hall 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    How much of that 25mm emulsion stick did you put in the hole? 1/2? 1/4?
    Do you think even just a little ANFO (1/4 Cup/ hole) might have helped lift the rock up without undue vibration? Thanks!!

  • @chrisp9538
    @chrisp9538 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Do you ever use sand bags?

  • @09FLTRMM77
    @09FLTRMM77 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    MM77 Approved 👍🏼 👍🏼

  • @HawksofOz
    @HawksofOz 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    that's not an excavator, that's a hydraulic teaspoon.

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    It seems brave to go to the trouble of digging that trench without probing it for rocks first.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      It had to be done Jim.

    • @enwri
      @enwri 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      How about building a whole substation under existing high tension wires, before finding out the 4x4x6m holes for the new high tension tower footings were in rock not soil. Now THAT person took a risk, don't think they called them "brave" though...

  • @scotthultin7769
    @scotthultin7769 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    434 👍's up Demolition dave, the most explosive man on youtube
    Thank you for sharing 🤗

  • @Ful-OGold
    @Ful-OGold 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    How was china?

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      It was amazing! Did you see the TH-cam video??

    • @Ful-OGold
      @Ful-OGold 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @ yes mate! Looks like you walked into a different dimension. I wanted to see diffed diggers on the market particularly minis.

  • @ookalleoo
    @ookalleoo 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    👍

  • @keithmoore5306
    @keithmoore5306 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    i'm kind of surprised you used emulsion over here they ted to use the heavy 400 grain cord for jobs like that.

  • @jaquigreenlees
    @jaquigreenlees 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    if it wasn't a trench I could see using expansion compound instead of blasting.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +8

      I chose to use bangers because it can still be quite difficult to dig out rock that have been broken using the chemical when you only have a small digger.

    • @jaquigreenlees
      @jaquigreenlees 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@demolitiondavedrillandblast That's what I figured, and the rocks barely being out of the dirt making the chemical less effective as well. hard for it to shift rock held in place by soil.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Correct!

  • @Jörgensmaskiner
    @Jörgensmaskiner 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Går fint det där…

  • @Cannastrophic
    @Cannastrophic 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    2 Am

  • @drewpackman2929
    @drewpackman2929 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Not really hard to do if you keep the charge weight down and the frequency up. Done it many times.

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      You got it, biggest bang here was 25 grams, this rock is extremely brittle and smashes easy.

  • @seanflanagan3926
    @seanflanagan3926 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    boom

  • @aquilaaudax6033
    @aquilaaudax6033 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    ✋🏼🇦🇺👍🏼

  • @frozenjoe6313
    @frozenjoe6313 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    That was difficult with the house and wall so so close. . In the old, old days the miners would build s fire to heat rock then quench it to break the rock. I wonder.... on any little jobs have you tried a some thermite to get it way hot, them water hose the rock??. It will make superheated steam which is very dangerous Please dont scald yourself, very dangerous>, but with lots of diirt cover and mats it might work well.and no explosions... maybe ...... Have you ever been drinking too much and tried that ?? Who knows, maybe the old ways will be new again ..........But I would stand way, way back under cover.
    ...

    • @demolitiondavedrillandblast
      @demolitiondavedrillandblast  18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +6

      That is a very slow way to do it. A long time ago I have a very bad neighbor who had a nasty rock problem and I chose not to assist him. He worked for weeks using this method, he would build a big fire on the rock and then tip a wheel barrow of water on it. Pieces would fly of in all directions.