[TheForge] Drilling stone

[PlumDon at aol.com]

Many thanks for all the advice re drilling stone...specifically Belgium  
blocks or granite.  In the end I found a nice piece of Pennsylvania  fieldstone in 
my back section and was able to drill two 3" holes in it, in about  an hour 
and a half. Used a 1/2" carbide masonry bit in a hammer drill and then  opened 
it up with a 3/4" star drill and hammer. Did about 1/2" at a time. M'Lady  was 
okay with the fieldstone.
 
If I have to drill more granite like material I think I will just have  
someone else do it. I dont want to make any more investments in tools and bits  and 
maintenance and etc., than I already have. and I already have too much  
stuff. I need to work with what I have...one way or another. 
 
But I now know a lot more about how to drill hard rock and thank you for  
that.
 
Don Plummer
 



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