[TheForge] Hammer Drill in Basalt

[Mike Linn]

Try contacting these guys,

http://www.rahngranite.com
or
http://www.mojavegranite.com

They make granite surface plates and will drill anchors in a plate onsite.

If anyone would know how.. these guys would..

mike

At 03:50 PM 9/30/2003, you wrote:
>Anyone try to anchor into basalt rock before?  It's select aggrigate for
>concrete so I assume it's no cakewalk to drill.  I have found that it's
>typically 8 on a Mohs hardness scale, with diamond being 10.  Gee, I hope
>it's brittle!  (But I also found that for rock, it has high tensile
>strength.)
>
>I have a hammer drill that does fine with 1 1/4" holes in concrete.  All I
>need in 3/4" to anchor.
>
>I'm going to try to find some closer than the jobsite to try it out but,
>advice is most welcome.
>
>How about acid?
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>Ed
>http://www.hutchtel.net


            Mike Linn
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