Splitting a Boulder the Old School Way- Feather and Wedge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2017
- How to split a rock with hand tools. Substitute drill for a large brace for 1800's style work. Watch the crack develop!
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Nice video. I liked it and subscribed. I have a really hard piece of stone/rock at 40 to 45 cm thick (deep) (1 1/2 ft.) that took a very long time to drill the holes into and a variety of thickness in different places which wedges with feathers can't split even that I followed the instructions seen on videos. Some of the wedges and feathers are completely in and others are barely above the stone surface and the hammer is recoiling. One of the wedges/feathers is jumping out of its hole upon being hit with a hammer. The stone is 1,5 meter long maximum (5 ft.) and 1 meter wide in its widest place (3+ ft.) while in the middle it is 80 cm wide (under 3 ft.). The top of the stone/rock has a "mountainous terrain" so to speak (variety of reliefs) so the holes were drilled at different "heights" of the stone. Are the wedges/feathers too short for this stone/rock? Can a rock/stone of various reliefs be split like this? The wedges are about 10 cm long (4") and I used 5 wedges for the stone's length of 1,5 m( 5 ft.). After drilling 5 holes I sprayed the stone powder/dust with a water stream and then drilled more into watery holes. The stone got wet a little bit. Wrong or right, I don't know. I can post photos or even a short video within the next several hours. Is my boulder a granite? Take a look: postimg.cc/yk6x0srH
Those are some big Feather Wedge's
Hi all, I’m new as it gets to rock splitting, I’ve watched several videos, the only thing I am not sure of is what is the absolute best drill bit I should be using. I have a boulder roughly 5ft in diameter, and I’m assuming it’s just a regular rock (sedimentary)🤷🏻♂️. The location of this is out in the forest so the only drill I have to use is the Dewalt 20v SDS Hammer Drill DCH133. I have 10 (5/8”) wedge and feathers at just over 4” long. Any suggestions? Thanks
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What size is the feather & wedge?
What is the appropriate length of the hole?
I've tried doing this with a single handed 3lb hammer, it'll tire your hand and forearm like hell, next time I'll use a way bigger sledgehammer
watching him hammer makes you realize why quarrymen used a 6-8 lb maul when splitting at quarry
She is such a beautiful woman, super attractive, love her and God Bless her, well done.
get a real hammer you should be using a 6-8 lb hammer