Metal strainers and gate posts into rock

Dry Rot

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Livestock Farmer
A couple of strong guys can carry a portable petrol generator, then drill into the rock and bolt on a pre-manufactured steel strainer, something your local metal shop could make up. A length of H section with a flat plate on the bottom. For extra strength, support that with a mini strainer a couple of metres away with bracing and a tensioning wire. I suppose it depends how strong it needs to be. Plenty of solid metal strainers still in use that were bedded in a hole in rock with lead tamped in to secure it, then a strut secured in the same way. Modern masonry drills will go through most rock like a knife through butter.
 

Lincs Lass

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north lincs
A couple of strong guys can carry a portable petrol generator, then drill into the rock and bolt on a pre-manufactured steel strainer, something your local metal shop could make up. A length of H section with a flat plate on the bottom. For extra strength, support that with a mini strainer a couple of metres away with bracing and a tensioning wire. I suppose it depends how strong it needs to be. Plenty of solid metal strainers still in use that were bedded in a hole in rock with lead tamped in to secure it, then a strut secured in the same way. Modern masonry drills will go through most rock like a knife through butter.
Trouble with drilling rock ,the bit goes in all directions,,been there ,start with a small hole and its soon twice as big as you want
 

joe soapy

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Location
devon
A couple of strong guys can carry a portable petrol generator, then drill into the rock and bolt on a pre-manufactured steel strainer, something your local metal shop could make up. A length of H section with a flat plate on the bottom. For extra strength, support that with a mini strainer a couple of metres away with bracing and a tensioning wire. I suppose it depends how strong it needs to be. Plenty of solid metal strainers still in use that were bedded in a hole in rock with lead tamped in to secure it, then a strut secured in the same way. Modern masonry drills will go through most rock like a knife through butter.

Just how is a wee Welsh lass going to persuade two strapping Scots ladds to carry a genny into the back of beyond
 

Bury the Trash

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Mixed Farmer
Thats the stuff the north devon boys used on the steep bits for rabbits,
tie a stick to bunny, light fuse and send bunny down hole.
the plan , i am told was working, but bunny did not like the fumes from the fuse and came back out for some air
Those boys down Brayford way get up to all sorts,looks like that time it back fired on them...........
 

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