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I would market it as The ManHandler. That sob would work a man into the ground if he let it.
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The thing about Caliche is it's damned ELASTICITY, The chit soaks up energy like rubber,.....and "Shearing" it, whether with a tool or explosives is a bit of a challenge.
Ours out at the range falls into the 'Blue Caliche' realm,....and in places resembles flexible limestone,...no kidding. I LOVE drilling problems,....any driller worth his salt should, I reckon.
This particular "Shallow Hole" tool would really light off with rotary percussion,....but is adequate just with the re-cip,....we're just concreting in little stubs of square tubing, and not going very deep.
This will save us a small fortune on target stands, in the long run, and worth the effort.
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Damn Cross you've got a start/stop on a corner, QC ain't gonna dig that.....  Cool azz tool for sure. Whatcha calling 'god rod'? 'Re-Packaged" McKay GP,.....one of those doped 309s, I reckon. WAY cheaper than some. Wish I could find that old blue Eutectic 9598,.....repaired truck leaf springs with the stuff, on occasion. It was NOT cheap. GTC
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I'll drink to that,.... GTC
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Is that Demo hammer a hammer drill too? Looks like just what the doc ordered for a couple projects I've lined up.
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309 is one of my least favorite rods..... along with 316. Damn puddle wont seem to stay where you put it and the slag burns the holy chit out of you....
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Hey cross rig up a sling for your little cannon.
It would break up some of that caliche and might be fun.
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Hey cross rig up a sling for your little cannon.
It would break up some of that caliche and might be fun. We've used the 2 1/4" Mountain Howitzer for "Mowing" steep sided berms,..... crammed full of Pea Gravel "Cannister", fired transversely,.....Worked very well, too. That was back in the time when we were testing a lot of different BPs for the magazine Articles, and there was always LOTS around . GTC
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Damn Cross you've got a start/stop on a corner, QC ain't gonna dig that..... Cool azz tool for sure. Whatcha calling 'god rod'? 'Re-Packaged" McKay GP,.....one of those doped 309s, I reckon. WAY cheaper than some. Wish I could find that old blue Eutectic 9598,.....repaired truck leaf springs with the stuff, on occasion. It was NOT cheap. GTC I have hundreds of pounds of Eutectic that I had shipped up from the Boeing Plant in Washington State. I paid Six yep 6 dollars for a pallet full of it. All different rod, but all the same brand. I like the Eutectic 680 best for overall use. They shipped it by air cargo and it was cheap for delivery, less than I figured for. You say it isn't cheap there, you should see what the Boeing Plant might have. I have bought tools from them for pennies by the pound. Yep they weigh it and sell it to you by the pound. Anything you can imagine, they have it for sale every so often. All NEW. NO Junk.
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That's some Medieval looking chit.
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I use a Pionjar (sp) gas powered rig. What dia hole does your bit drill? How well does it work?
Mark I'm getting 7-8" cut in my Ground here, and anticipate same out on the range (where we shot). Looks like the Taper upward tends to eject small rock, out at a proportionate angle, so I may have to rig a guard above the rascal. On can make the sucker any size, within reason, I'd venture, sure makes a nice ROUND hole, .... GTC damn, just thinking about using a post hole digger in caliche has made my sciatica flare up. nice looking tool.
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Is that Demo hammer a hammer drill too? Looks like just what the doc ordered for a couple projects I've lined up. NO it's NOT a "Rotary Percussion" drill,....strictly reciprocating. GTC
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Crossfire, neat stinger and great idea, but putting it in a Harbor Freight hammer. Come on now! Whatever works I guess...Russ
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That thing was purchased by, and is owned by the Sierra Vista Range, I had nothing to do with speccing it.We're not in the excavating or demolition business, we dig a few holes every now and than.....
A.) What would be a better choice ?
B.) Price of the better choice ?
GTC
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Just teasing, I have a few tools from them myself...Russ
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A reguar post hole auger won't work in Caliche??
We've got some real tough Lava rock up here & most guys with the Auger setups on their Jeeps, have rock bits for them & they just punch right through it.
Lee
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I'm REALLY curious, I intend to set something along the lines of that thing up as a Trip Hammer /Die Stomper for forging Cable damascus heats.
I like the idea of having it mounted above the work area, with a foot control.
Hilti, or Bosch make these things, no ?
I can just begin to guess what they're worth.
Pawn Shops in this part of the world are CRAMMED with tools, and Craigslist is overflowing with em', too.
GTC
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A reguar post hole auger won't work in Caliche??
We've got some real tough Lava rock up here & most guys with the Auger setups on their Jeeps, have rock bits for them & they just punch right through it.
Lee Can you set up a jeep and an auger for $500 ? GTC
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