A moment of silence please everyone, for Dave's World famous stick. He lived his life on the edge, danger was his friend, no hole too deep, no bang too big. We salute you.
I don’t remember how I ended up on this channel but I’m so glad I’m here. Nothing quite like watching things go boom, so satisfying. Thanks for the content.
Dave without his stick is like Gandalf without his Staff! I wonder what it would have sounded like to be talking on the phone when that blast went off by the phone cables.
i've seen old taps like that Dave they date to the 20's and 30's!! getting that much rain you might want to consider adding a trash pump to your kit!! that breaker puts me in mind of a Maxim or Vicker's gun firing with it's cyclic rate!!
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast We use a air pumps here for watery sludge called Wilden pumps, (double diaphragm) they can pump a looooong way if you have enough 50ml heliflex pipe with kamlock connectors, put a screen on the suction end and you'll be set.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Yeah, a Pump...That was going to be my suggestion in you dont have access to one. Esp considering it would take 3/4 of the day to remove w that narrow trenching bucket. Below comments about noise, heh, Yeah ive been up all night, at least now its 8:20am in Texas.
Interesting collection of techniques Dave... these brute rocks must deserve the name of 'bastards' ! Nice bit of trenching... lovely 'heave' at the end rock bit. That rain sure was hardly welcome. Can't beat a calibrated broom handle :)
21:00: "shrapnelized" - nice. "Hard granite is no match for high explosives" - Wisdom from Dave. Not much is a match for high explosives. :-) Another fun vid Dave.
Nice job again Dave, had to be a bit concerning with the cracking goo submerged like that. The last 2 things I saw a tap like that on were a gal water tank and a Metters brand copper both pre-war vintage, seems like that was the common style in the 20's and 30's.
Thanks for your input Robert, I found it interesting that it said tested on it, this is something that you would normally find on a gas tap (obviously this is not a gas tap) or a tap used in some critical application like a wine barrel.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast yeah that seemed a bit strange to me as well, the only things I can think of might be tested for a specific flow rate or a factory refurbishment perhaps? Really dont know as I've never seen one stamped "tested".
What a gooey site, granite and clayish soil over top, a 350 machine with a 10,000ftlb breaker ya that rock is hard when you hear the dead thump and angel dust with eye poker chips flying around lol.
You got it GT, it's a big breaker and it is still useless on the harder sections of rock unless they have had an explosive jolt or presplit with the cracking goo. Nothing easy about working this rock.
When I was a carpet installer my brooms were stolen . Painting them orange did not help. Then I painted them Barbi doll pink and you could not give them away. HA HA HA.
Probably ruined the day for a bunch of earth worms. Be brave little slo-mo camera. Not the usual adrenalin rush video but it is good to see the dull side of rock demolition too. I know things are not going well for Australians so, I really mean it when I say, Thanks Dave for making this video, doing the editing, and all. Take care, and be safe, mate. Cheers.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Well, I am glad you are doing ok. I was a bit concerned about how you were doing. I don`t believe everything I see in the media, but video on multiple news channels do show some trouble down under. Cheers.
sorry to hear about the loss of the stick(oh i see you found it👍)... thought we might see you blow the water out of that hole heheh... stay safe :o) catch you next time.
Hey Dave, Great way to start a Friday. 3 AM here in Phoenix. What happened to your "bend it like a banana" drill steel? Hope it survived! Will there be a part 6 on Granite Street? Stay safe! Jim
I had to dig up a leaky pipe (city water main to my house) and was surprised to find the line was Lead! :) ... there was 3 foot of Galvanized that looked something like that, 22:45 , that went under the footings ... had to get a special lead adapter fitting, that looked sort of like an air line fitting, from 5/8" Lead (ID) ... to 3/4 Inch copper.
Brother replaced his waterline and when they dug up the street to retap the main (it was installed in about 1925) there was 19 feet of lead under the street. Lead pipe is not dangerous if it is not disturbed or have acidic water run through it that disturbs the lead oxide coating inside the pipe. Still best practice to remove if possible.
I can get My head around the wave propagation and lensing etc, delays to leave an open space to push into, even negative reflections in cool with, But how do you do a square hole with nowhere to go?
Good question Bruce, there is a few ways, the most frequently used method these days is the classing tunneling burn cut - you have a large diameter central hole and at least 2 close by parallel holes on delay #1 that are very heavily loaded that break into the empty central hole.
My coworkers and I always talked about it but nobody really knew for sure. Is it safe to use the excavator breaker on granite? We got the impression from the rental agency, breaker attachments were only for concrete and sedimentary rock. Obviously you have WAY more experience and I am curious to hear your recommendation sir.
Safe? well it is safe if you don't breathe the dust or get hit by flying fragments, interestingly this digger lost a front window on this job due to a flying fragment. In general breakers do not do well in granite, tends to destroy the point very quickly, can ruin them in one day if you don't know when to stop. You really have to evaluate each case individually Bill, some granite is not very strong and some is very strong and we had both on this job. The breaker is very useful post blast if there are stuck bits that will not come out as the rock is now full of stress cracks and the breaker makes short work of it. So I would say that on a machine of this size it is a very useful addition when blasting.
I had two questions to ask 1 age of the tap? 2 did the drill bit survive? Reading through the comments I got the answers to both! So no need to ask now. Great variety in that video Dave thanks mate. 👍🏻🧨
It is all being stacked up at the bottom of the site for now... not sure of it's eventual destiny, there is value in it so I'm sure that it will not just be buried. Thanks for watching.
A moment of silence please everyone, for Dave's World famous stick. He lived his life on the edge, danger was his friend, no hole too deep, no bang too big. We salute you.
Found it!
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast your stick was where you left it ? It happens with age ! 😂
It was, of course, in the last place he looked.
Ahh lovely.... nothing like the soothing sound of a jackhammer in the morning, good stuff!
Funny how residents don't really get a kick out of it.
Well done Dave! I'm glad you got the Broom calibrated in...😂...
Oh yeah!
Tragedy The stick is gone I hope you find it or calibrate another . Great vid . Nice find on the old tap also
Found it!
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Awesome
Another good one Dave. Thank you!
Still at least one more video in this series Tim and plenty of work on that radar. Thanks for watching.
Sweet Friday video, have a great weekend Dave
First! Thanks Matt.
Had today off..... to build my pergola. Always good to see u still up n about!
I'm planning to be vertically polarized for some time yet Jase.
I don’t remember how I ended up on this channel but I’m so glad I’m here. Nothing quite like watching things go boom, so satisfying. Thanks for the content.
Welcome aboard Michael.
Nice little booms and cool pipe and spigot.
Thanks 👍
Good sharing 👍👀
Good watching, thanks.
Glad to see you playing with the bangers again!!
Always Bill!
Dave without his stick is like Gandalf without his Staff!
I wonder what it would have sounded like to be talking on the phone when that blast went off by the phone cables.
👍👍👏🏻👏🏻 fun to watch
...good one, keep safe and have a great weekend,,
Thanks Bob.
i've seen old taps like that Dave they date to the 20's and 30's!! getting that much rain you might want to consider adding a trash pump to your kit!! that breaker puts me in mind of a Maxim or Vicker's gun firing with it's cyclic rate!!
Good Idea.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast We use a air pumps here for watery sludge called Wilden pumps, (double diaphragm) they can pump a looooong way if you have enough 50ml heliflex pipe with kamlock connectors, put a screen on the suction end and you'll be set.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Yeah, a Pump...That was going to be my suggestion in you dont have access to one. Esp considering it would take 3/4 of the day to remove w that narrow trenching bucket. Below comments about noise, heh, Yeah ive been up all night, at least now its 8:20am in Texas.
Excellent Dave…..Mixed bag of entertainment 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, lots of jobs on the radar, more video soon!
Interesting collection of techniques Dave... these brute rocks must deserve the name of 'bastards' ! Nice bit of trenching... lovely 'heave' at the end rock bit. That rain sure was hardly welcome.
Can't beat a calibrated broom handle :)
Oh Chris, the rain is doing my head in, we still have a very difficult stretch to go and it would be so much more possible if it were dry.
Dave, your slo-mo’s are amazing!
Thanks JWD
Dave you saved the breakers life.
Nothing in Australia works without a good stick. A Strait stick, a bent stick or a hollow stick is required for every action in Australian life.
I hear the Aborigines invented all three....
Seems you guys have been paying attention...
21:00: "shrapnelized" - nice. "Hard granite is no match for high explosives" - Wisdom from Dave. Not much is a match for high explosives. :-) Another fun vid Dave.
- The ultimate solution.
Another great video. Regards from Scotland.
Glad you enjoyed it LLD
246👍's🆙 demolition Dave thanks for having us over for the morning
Thanks for coming BRR.
Nice job again Dave, had to be a bit concerning with the cracking goo submerged like that. The last 2 things I saw a tap like that on were a gal water tank and a Metters brand copper both pre-war vintage, seems like that was the common style in the 20's and 30's.
Thanks for your input Robert, I found it interesting that it said tested on it, this is something that you would normally find on a gas tap (obviously this is not a gas tap) or a tap used in some critical application like a wine barrel.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast yeah that seemed a bit strange to me as well, the only things I can think of might be tested for a specific flow rate or a factory refurbishment perhaps? Really dont know as I've never seen one stamped "tested".
What a gooey site, granite and clayish soil over top, a 350 machine with a 10,000ftlb breaker ya that rock is hard when you hear the dead thump and angel dust with eye poker chips flying around lol.
You got it GT, it's a big breaker and it is still useless on the harder sections of rock unless they have had an explosive jolt or presplit with the cracking goo. Nothing easy about working this rock.
Another great video Dave .
Thanks 👍
Thanks Dave. Your work sure saves the breaker. I see so many videos of broken breakers and track shovels.Call Dave first.
You bet, I probably see more than you, they never learn.
When I was a carpet installer my brooms were stolen . Painting them orange did not help. Then I painted them Barbi doll pink and you could not give them away. HA HA HA.
Nothing like seeing shit get blown up, Thanks Dave ✌️ Napa California
There is one thing better.... and that is getting paid for it Sean.
Probably ruined the day for a bunch of earth worms. Be brave little slo-mo camera. Not the usual adrenalin rush video but it is good to see the dull side of rock demolition too. I know things are not going well for Australians so, I really mean it when I say, Thanks Dave for making this video, doing the editing, and all. Take care, and be safe, mate. Cheers.
We are doing OK #62, (for now anyway) Rule #1 don't believe what you see in the mainstream media, rule #2, refer to rule #1.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Well, I am glad you are doing ok. I was a bit concerned about how you were doing. I don`t believe everything I see in the media, but video on multiple news channels do show some trouble down under. Cheers.
The upside to working with someone as calm as Dave is that if you ever see him running you know exactly which way to run too.
And I tell them - "if you see me running, try and keep up".
Hiya Dave, I prefer when they go 'BANG!!!'
Me too Stephen, sometimes the bang approval process takes just too long when it is on government land.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblastfunny you saying that what with the job you have, almost like it was planned? Stay safe, Steve...
sorry to hear about the loss of the stick(oh i see you found it👍)... thought we might see you blow the water out of that hole heheh... stay safe :o) catch you next time.
Not a great idea for this location Zippy - would have made good video though...
Hey Dave, Great way to start a Friday. 3 AM here in Phoenix. What happened to your "bend it like a banana" drill steel? Hope it survived! Will there be a part 6 on Granite Street? Stay safe! Jim
It got very bent Jim, I have enough footage for part 6 now and not finished yet.
I had to dig up a leaky pipe (city water main to my house) and was surprised to find the line was Lead! :) ... there was 3 foot of Galvanized that looked something like that, 22:45 , that went under the footings ... had to get a special lead adapter fitting, that looked sort of like an air line fitting, from 5/8" Lead (ID) ... to 3/4 Inch copper.
Oh wow! I think Id be getting rid of that lead pipe real quick.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast The only way would be to dig up the street :(
Brother replaced his waterline and when they dug up the street to retap the main (it was installed in about 1925) there was 19 feet of lead under the street. Lead pipe is not dangerous if it is not disturbed or have acidic water run through it that disturbs the lead oxide coating inside the pipe. Still best practice to remove if possible.
@@kenore4003 The city replaced the lead pipes that an to my house just a few years ago
Nice.. that charge pattern @7:21 that must be called the huntsman..? 🙂👍
You might be correct.
Did you manage to recover your drill bit? Did you find your all purpose, calibrated, tested and approved stick?
I found a drill steel that looked like a banana, the stick did also turn up on the site.
When you have to bury your holes, can you put cheap conduit into the holes first so you can drop the charges into them later without digging them out?
In theory, yes.
hmmm. interesting.
I can get My head around the wave propagation and lensing etc, delays to leave an open space to push into, even negative reflections in cool with,
But how do you do a square hole with nowhere to go?
Good question Bruce, there is a few ways, the most frequently used method these days is the classing tunneling burn cut - you have a large diameter central hole and at least 2 close by parallel holes on delay #1 that are very heavily loaded that break into the empty central hole.
My coworkers and I always talked about it but nobody really knew for sure. Is it safe to use the excavator breaker on granite? We got the impression from the rental agency, breaker attachments were only for concrete and sedimentary rock. Obviously you have WAY more experience and I am curious to hear your recommendation sir.
Safe? well it is safe if you don't breathe the dust or get hit by flying fragments, interestingly this digger lost a front window on this job due to a flying fragment. In general breakers do not do well in granite, tends to destroy the point very quickly, can ruin them in one day if you don't know when to stop. You really have to evaluate each case individually Bill, some granite is not very strong and some is very strong and we had both on this job. The breaker is very useful post blast if there are stuck bits that will not come out as the rock is now full of stress cracks and the breaker makes short work of it. So I would say that on a machine of this size it is a very useful addition when blasting.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Like old people's underwear It Depends
👍👍
Oh no, not the stick. I hope it’s safe.
Found safe and sound.
Maybe: BSB Plumbing & Maintenance
Plumbers & Gas Fitters - Toowoomba, QLD 4350
That cracking goo did a cracking job under difficult conditions.
Yes, it did deliver despite the flooding. Worked a lot better in the rocks in the road out front.
Nice.
Thanks!
I had two questions to ask 1 age of the tap? 2 did the drill bit survive? Reading through the comments I got the answers to both! So no need to ask now. Great variety in that video Dave thanks mate. 👍🏻🧨
General consensus is that the tap is from the 1920's
is this local or is the whole country like this? they must have fields somethere to grow food.
Localized only.
Whatever happened to the stuck drill steel? 😬
It got bent real bad.
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Is a single worksite with this much rock unusual?
No, not at all, one small estate that I did ages ago, about 24 x 1 acre blocks was 2988 blast holes!
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
All good MM77.
Dave…may I suggest adding a 50mm-75mm trash pump
to your tool inventory?
Yes, I really need one... running out of room in the Hilux though, might have to engage the 4WD Canter truck on a few more jobs.
Another great video, Dave. You have such an exciting life. How do you top it in your spare time? Do you go around disagreeing with the wife ??
What spare time?
Do they crush the rock after for gravel? Or just bury it?
It is all being stacked up at the bottom of the site for now... not sure of it's eventual destiny, there is value in it so I'm sure that it will not just be buried. Thanks for watching.
Wait.... hard rock excavating? Like ACDC?
In the old days before UA-cam got all compliant you could have run a "TNT" soundtrack on this, those were the days.
Gps screen??? What happened to a good old string line n pegs
Still used on most jobs but the machine mounted GPS system is a hoot, plug in a memory stick with the estate plans on it and it all becomes very easy.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast id love one to set up square on a job.... the engineers charge way too much to do the satellite one.
Sound a but subdued Dave, hope your well
All good Matt, I would be better though if the rain would stop for a bit.
If i found a huge layer rock/bolder on a property i just Bolt the house/shed to it done deal it'll never move
I don't think you said if you got your stuck drill bit back.
I did but it was bent like a banana.
@@demolitiondavedrillandblast that's ok, you can drill round corners!
👀👍
The H spoon gets a day off !
The H spoon??? Huh? Sorry, you lost me BW.
Yeah no worries Dave. I think I was fairly tired when I made the comment. I was talking about the little excavator. Aka “The hydraulic Spoon”
Kerja menggunakanTeknologi sangat membantu untuk memudahkan kita membuat kerja jadi cepat.
Oh ya, bayangkan betapa sukarnya membina piramid - Oh yes, imagine how difficult it was to build the pyramids.
thats rite your in a dry area you don't have ass many pumps laying around
Na! Explosives are better than a big digger with a donger!
" I thought I'll give it a crack." Perfect inside joke printed onto t-shirts?
On the the back, go hard or go home.