We have been struggling with the removal of a large rock, perhaps boulder might be a better description, actually. It is granite so our hammers and picks are basically useless. One older man on our crew said that he had heard of a way to break up this stone. Here is the recipe: Pour diesel on the stone, pile sticks and logs on the stone, light a large bon-fire on the stone, clean the stone off and sprinkle salt on the stone. Then, he says, the rock will break when we hit it with the hammer. Enjoy the pictures of our adventure.
Our rock:
Pouring Diesel on the rock:
Collecting wood to burn:
Piling wood on the rock:
Setting fire to our rock:
The results: A thin layer (about 3/4 inch thick) cracked off the top of the entire rock. However, we need to remove 2 meters so we are still looking for ideas.
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Wow, I'll be praying for a solution. I love the pictures of your process!
The way to break the rock is to drill a series of small holes 1 -1/2inch diameter in the rock in a line. pound a piece of dry wood into the rock and add water the expansion of the wood will crack the rock.
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