[TheForge] O T grainte bolder

[Ron Childers]

Would a hammer drill work? Did a great job on cured concrete...

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diamond core bit.
Rent a drill, the kind with hose hookup for constant water coolant,  
and use a diamond core drill.

Granite can be VERY hard.

ries


On Nov 4, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Dan Scheid wrote:

We are a divers group  I have a boulder in my drive to big for the  
backhoe
so I was going to drill it and put in that expanding compound they  
sell to
break up boulder. . I just went at it with a jack hammer and star  
drill and
am having a hell of a time getting a hole . anyone have tricks or ways  
to
drill granite?
Dan Scheid

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