[TheForge] Drilling stone

[Andrew Vida]

PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
> My Main Line customer wants a boot scraper in the shape of a canary  (Her 
> small mansion is "Canary Cottage"). No problem making the  scraper. She also gave 
> me one of her driveway Belgian blocks to mount it in. My  pretty good 
> Milwaukee hammer drill doesn't even dent this stone. I dont know  what they are 
> typically cut from but it is REALLY hard.;
>  
> Anyone know of a way to drill it or should I just try to convince her I  need 
> to use another stone. 
>  
> Kindest thanks for any help. 

	All I can think of is a diamond core drill.  Sink the hole at least 6/4 
dee (2" probably a lot better) then make a very small set of feathers 
and wedge... or just the wedge for a job this small.  The wedge should 
have not more than about 1/2* to 1* of taper.  <tap> <tap> <tap> <POP>. 
  You should be good to go.

Of course, you could save yourself all this trouble if you ask her for a 
nice block of limestone.