Cable Tool Drilling In Granite

Water oil or gas.

Cable tool drilling in granite.

Recently my buddy don was presented with a conundrum. His friend had burned up 3 masonry bits trying to get the job done before he gave up. I have a 6 and 8 pit 6 and 8 bailers for the rig. While you can drill through granite it takes more work than drilling most other holes and patching up is not going to be an option.

Make sure the drill bit is specifically designed for drilling through granite and that it can handle the depth of drilling your application requires. The drill bit breaks or crushes consolidated rock into small fragments whereas the bit primarily loosens the material when drilling unconsolidated formations. Drills in hard rock shale sand stone granite. It is simple to use while maintaining excellent power.

This works for any other stone surface too. A friend of his needed to drill seven 1 4 holes through 1 thick granite. Cable tool rigs are a traditional way of drilling water wells the majority of large diameter water supply wells especially deep wells completed in bedrock aquifers were completed using this drilling method although this drilling method has largely been supplanted in recent years by other faster drilling techniques it is still the most feasible drilling method for large diameter deep. Diamond core drill bits have a good reputation for drilling through granite with ease.

Quartz marble and granite. To perform this feat of nearly magic you ll need a plastic cap that s at least 3 4 deep. First of all consider all options before you start drilling or even plan further. The power drill being shown here is one of the most reliable units on the market.

Picking the right drill bit. Truck is road worthy rig has new engine less than yr ago was rebuilt. Plenty of spare parts. It is a drill that feels good to use and will come in handy for many purposes outside of granite projects.

Really easy when you get. A good one should be able to get through a inch 1 9 cm slab in less than a minute. Drilling cable tool allows you to hit water in dry places. A lot of times you can avoid having to drill through granite altogether by rerouting your plans.

This will be able to make short work of most of your granite drilling needs. I can get more pits just let know what you need the truck that the rig is on is a 1998 gmc top kick with v8 gas with a 5 with a 2 speed tranz. You can drive casing also in hard to drill places. Don then reached into his bag of tricks and pulled out a whopper.

There is a little more i will to compleat the rig.