Feathers- Wedges and Demolition Steel

FEATHERS AND WEDGES

So have this beautiful old property and your trying to keep that 200 year old aesthetic with all the work you do.  You have a walk way, or wall project in front of you that really needs to be done but everything your coming up with just doesn’t look right.  Not much is neater looking and more in place than hand split stones in many of these cases.  But how do you even start?  The same way they have for thousands of years (yep where talking like the Egyptians) with simple feathers and wedges.  Take a look and see the steps below.  No one is going to say this is the easy way out, but it sure is the coolest.

Step 1- Drill Hole in Stone Step 1

Drill holes in the rock along the line that you wish to split
Step 2- Place Feathers and Wedges in Holes Step 2

Insert the Feathers and Wedges into the holes.

Yea we said it was simple
Step 3-5 - Hit with Hammer Step 3

Hit the top of the wedges with a hammer, working your way up and down the line.
Step 3-5 - Hit with Hammer Step 4

Keep Hitting

See if you can keep the beat to that song you can’t get out of your head
Step 3-5 - Hit with Hammer Step 5

Yea I think your getting the point by now. 

Like the Shampoo bottles always say if results are not as desired repeat previous step
Step 6- Ta Da Step 6

Once the stone cracks its all over

Except for the moving it into place, getting it supported and leveled, filled back in around it with dirt, mortar or processed, and finishing the remaining landscaping.  But seriously it doesn’t look better than this.

 

Hand Split Stone Steps Hitching post Hand Split Stone Steps

 

 

COMMERCIAL DEMOLITION STEEL 

We Carry Bits for many different makes and models of electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic hammer drills and breakers.  Below are your most common bit types.
Give us a call to check Availability and Pricing of what your looking for.

SDS-Plus Diagram SDS plus

These bits are for smaller lightweight hammer drill type units

 SDS Plus Bit End
Spline Diagram Spline

Spline bits like the are going to be used in medium to large commercial grade hammer drills

 Spline Bit End
SDS Max Diagram SDS max

Like the spline bits above these are used in medium and large commercial grade hammer drills.  The SDS Max is currently the most common type of bit in these applications.

 SDS Max Bit End
1 1-8" Hex Bit diagram 1-1/8″

Generally used in large electric breakers like the Bosch Brute, Hilti TE-3000, or Wacker EH-27

 1 1-8" Hex Bit
1 1-4" Hex Bit diagram 1-1/4″

Normally these bits are found in 60 or 90 lb. pneumatic hammers

 1 1-4" Hex bit