Stone core drilling

renewablejohn

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lancs
Hammer and chisel,knock a stone out,random rubble in the middle, easier to knock a hole out and build back in

Unfortunately does not appear to be random rubble but a triple stone wall with an inner and outer stone wall and then a lime mortar and stone infill. Have used the same method on the doorway I filled in so I hope I never have to drill it.
 

phillipe

Member
Thats the conclusion I have reached
Well if you can afford thirty or so new core bits keep going ,but me i would be knocking a big hole and rebuilding,do e it many times when installing boilers and vent in the old stone houses,we call it pudding stone,bits of quartz ans such like in the stone burns the core
 

renewablejohn

Member
Location
lancs
Well if you can afford thirty or so new core bits keep going ,but me i would be knocking a big hole and rebuilding,do e it many times when installing boilers and vent in the old stone houses,we call it pudding stone,bits of quartz ans such like in the stone burns the core

Thankfully the core bit does not seem to be the problem at the moment. 700mm through and only half worn out so I can cope with that. I can manage with 1 bit per hole its the drill which is the costly element but I think hydraulic is the way forward for farmers as we already have the tractor as a hydraulic power pack.
 

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