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David Boneck
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This Channel is devoted to wholesome material and viewer enjoyment. It is not intended for commercial use. There are a variety of interests that include fishing, landscapes and landscaping, story time books for my grand children, recipes and other family interests.
Early Postal History of Aumsville and Turner Oregon
Historical Societies of Turner and Aumsville, Oregon joined together to present their cities early postal history from the mid 1800s and early 20th centuries. Presenters, Gary Tiffin and Ted Shepard, are both avid stamp collectors. Gary Tiffin, is a board member of Yesterday in Turner's historical Society and Ted Shepard is the President of the Aumsville's Historical Society. Their combined knowledge and illustrations is brought before an attentive, participative audience. Interesting facts regarding the early and current history of the postal system in these two towns is visually displayed.
The 59 minute presentation was in the Aumsville Community Center on August 8, 2024.
The 59 minute presentation was in the Aumsville Community Center on August 8, 2024.
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Turner, Oregon The Center of the Willamette Valley Irrigation Project
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The following photos are from the archives of Yesterday in Turner Historical Society. These photos originated from this rare pamphlet published by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in 1913. This booklet was provided to David Boneck by Melvin Baker, the Great Grandson of pioneer, William H and Elizabeth Baker, who came to Oregon in 1851. Bernice Baker was the mother of Melvin Baker. Melvin f...
The Thomas Home Landscape Scenes
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THE THOMAS HOME LANDSCAPE SCENES is Part Two of the June 28, 2024 interview with former Mayor of Turner, Oregon, Paul Thomas, . Part one was, Tale of the Ginko Tree Peace Memorial in David Sawyer Park. Diana Maul discusses with Paul his beautiful landscape of varied plants around his home. The landscape tour futhers the discussion.
Tale of the Ginko Tree Peace Memorial in David Sawyer Park
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The tale is told by former mayor of Turner, Paul Thomas, at his beautiful landscaped home in Turner Oregon. The focus of part 1 of this video interview is the tale of how this peace memorial came to be through the inspiration of Paul Thomas and cooperation of the City Administrator, David Sawyer. The involvement of the students of Turner Elementary and Cascade High school played a large part in...
Turner Celebration Parade and Lamb Show June 1, 2024
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This years celebration includes the District Fire Volunteer Breakfast and lamb judging in the Marion County Wool and Lamb Show. Featured is parade prep and the Parade. A conversation with parade participants, selected vendors and a conversation with the Executive Director of The Oregon Animal Care Center regarding the rescue of abused and unwanted horses. Highlights include midway and vendor sc...
Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley by Dr. David G. Lewis
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The video introduction thumbnail picture of the Kalapuyans, is a photo of the display at the Brownsville, Oregon, Museum that was designed with the help of David G. Lewis. The photo was taken by David Boneck on March 1, 2024. David Boneck is the Yesterday in Turner Historical Society's Project Manager. This video is a presentation by Dr. David G. Lewis before a live audience that was sponsored ...
Cameron Lake Hike Montana July 18 2016 4K UHD movie
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Points of interest are views of Quake Lake Disaster which happened August 17,1959 11:37 PM (not 11:37 AM as incorrectly noted in the video), the trek up to Lake Cameron, Bear Creek, scenes along the trail, family times, Cameron Lake views, Yellowstone and Western Cutthroat Trout, a huge ant hill and a Sooty Grouse to name a few. I have always been fascinated with the high mountain lakes of Mont...
Bumble Bee Boogie Family Command Performance October 14, 1991
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April Boneck, age 17, does a command performance from visiting friends and her Great Uncle Don and Aunt Marianne Boneck from Santa Barbara, California on October 14, 1991. Their visit was just after a successful salmon fishing trip on the Alsea River on the Oregon Coast. Don and Marianne were stars of several joint fishing trips on the coast with our family dating back to the 1970's. Watch for ...
The Great Oregon Flood 1996 Salem Oregon area Feburary 7 8 9 1996 Enhanced SVHS movie
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This is a prior posted video that has been enhanced using Topaz Video AI which has improved the viewing quality of its historical value. Content has remained the same as the original posting of the SVHS recorded copy. At the time of this recording, I worked for SAIF Corporation as a Worker's Compensation Claims Supervisor. Although there is major footage of SAIF Corporation facilities on High a...
Fishing the Alsea October 1991
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This October 1991 salmon fishing video is from the DJ Production archives and is one of many fishing adventure videos. It features, what I called, a tropical fish catch as well as a big Salmon! It provides view of a historical house we called the "Real Hippie House". It was originally recorded on a Richo 8mm video cam October 12 and 13, 1991. The video shows three types of Sunday fisherman who ...
Turner Celebration Parade and Lamb Festival June 4, 2022
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After two years of Covid pause, Turner Annual Celebration is back. The last Turner Celebration was in 2019 which is also viewable on this channel. Featured for this years Celebration feature the Lamb Festival, the Parade and a live presentation by The Roadhouse Band with good old fashioned foot tapping Blue Grass Music. A special appearance was made by the Millan Miller and Linda Carter Duo dan...
Farmer Alfalfa's Health Farm
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This 1936 Cartoon by Paul Terry takes place at Farmer Alfalfa’s health farm. Farmer Alfalfa’s efforts of kindness get exploited by a salty old jewel thief. A dog and Cat chase along with a little help from a bull finally bring a swift conclusion to the thief’s nefarious doings. Here is the results of the colorization process on a black and white cartoon rendition of Paul Terry’s Farmer Alfalfa’...
Abbott and Costello in No Indians Please Colorized
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In 1949 my dad, Clarence Boneck, purchased an Ampro 16mm sound projector. He had a windup 16mm Kodak Movie camera that was used to film home movies. He Joined the Movie of the Month club and would get movies monthly. When he got enough from the club as well as purchasing other sound movies he put them on a large reel. All were black and white. My brother John and I would watch these over and ov...
No Man Lake and Canada on the Side Remastered using AI video Enhance movie
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The original DVD version of this video was Re-Mastered using Topaz AI Video Enhance to increase it to 1080. No Man Lake, in the Madison Wilderness area of Montana, was the target of a mountain hike and horseback expedition to an elevation of 9, 292 feet. Brothers Dave and John with friend Joel McCullough teamed up to make the trek to a beautiful scenic and not too well visited lake. The raw vid...
Flower Pattern Planting in the Spring
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This video can be viewed by all audiences. The Video details my method of using plant lay outs and patterns of individual plant varieties and colors when planting larger planting areas. This video was filmed on location in Springfield, MO. Results of the planting arrangements are shown after about 6 weeks of growth between May 19 and June 30, 2007. I will have to dig further through my family v...
Black Powder Hawkins with Bob and Dave
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Black Powder Hawkins with Bob and Dave
Deanna Boneck sings, "All is Well" December 24, 2020
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Deanna Boneck sings, "All is Well" December 24, 2020
Church on the Hill King's Kids Present, Oh Little Town edited version
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Church on the Hill King's Kids Present, Oh Little Town edited version
Church on the Hill Presents Family Christmas with King's Kids, Emmanuel Oh Little Town
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Church on the Hill Presents Family Christmas with King's Kids, Emmanuel Oh Little Town
Emmanuel Oh Little Town, Church on the Hill December 3, 1995 Full Version
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Emmanuel Oh Little Town, Church on the Hill December 3, 1995 Full Version
Sprague High School Vocal Music Department Fall Concert October 22 1997
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Sprague High School Vocal Music Department Fall Concert October 22 1997
Sprague High School Holiday Concert 1997
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Sprague High School Holiday Concert 1997
The Great Oregon Flood 1996 Salem Oregon 1996
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The Great Oregon Flood 1996 Salem Oregon 1996
Down Syndrome, A Discussion with Her Brother Dave 1997
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Down Syndrome, A Discussion with Her Brother Dave 1997
The Champions Fish Montana July 2004 SVHS
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The Champions Fish Montana July 2004 SVHS
No Man Lake and Canada on the Side 1996
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No Man Lake and Canada on the Side 1996
Peoples Church Choir Presents The "Greatest Gift" Christmas 2019
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Peoples Church Choir Presents The "Greatest Gift" Christmas 2019
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Thanks for posting this Dave. I had forgotten how bad it was. PS- Little did you know you were a RUclipsr about 10 years before RUclips even started. Nice. 🙂
Thanks for watching. I currently have some pickles that I canned using this recipe from July 28, 2020. I wanted to do a follow up video opening one of these jars on youtube to answer one of the question of "How long do these canned pickle last?" I tired one jar about a year ago and it was still ok. Should have done a reveal youtube video on that. Maybe later. Subscribe to my channel so you get notified of the reveal.
Thank you, I appreciate you documenting this. I was born in Salem and I would’ve been about 13 when this happened, though I don’t have much recollection of it. I remember periods of heavy snow and heavy rain, but not this specifically. I lived in Northeast Salem and south Keizer for pretty much my whole childhood, so I am very familiar with the areas you were filming. Pretty cool to see.
Thanks for your comment. We have had several floods since then.
Little Oregon Sunshine
Thanks for sharing! I remember that lake, and I also remember nicknaming it horsefly lake :). Good to see my mom again, and everyone else.
Took a long time to post this. It was sure a memorable trip. Your mom looked great. Liked her story about Joel shooting a buffalo. Don't know if very many people know what a whistle pig is. Road kill they get. Those goodies cooked from the Darryl and Ruthi Brock garden made good sauce. That was the same sauce you made for us. It sure was good. You might want to share the recipe?
Thanks Dave. Good to see Joel and Ruthi ❤️❤️.
after watching, you do this David, I took four Tylenol, had a large meal, 2 gallons of water, and then went and took a nap. All I can say is unbelievable I have enjoyed all of your shows with great interest and thank you for caring for the people around you, much love Lyle 27:08
That method also saves on the wear of the tools.
very cool thanks for sharing that salmon was a hog!
Your Welcome. Those were the days. Just a simple rig for catching fish. Now if trolling you got to tow $40 of a bunch of junk to try and attract what few fish there are now in the coastal streams. Eggs, Shrimp and herring fisherman seem to do the best.
He should have pulled the net towards himself and pursed the net.
15:30 WOW!
That's what we thought too.
I've only been in Oregon since 2019. Interesting to see
Even the dogs look bored.
Took me back big time. WOW.
es un honor para mi conocerlo saludos desde chile un fans de Costello
Gracias
I am 75 and busy splitting rocks. I learned a lot from your videos Dave. Things like get the right drill and you can drill the hole in one shot.
I have a Chinese made SDS rotary hammer drill 1500W - 950 rpm and am trying to do the same exercise with granite rocks. To drill 5/8" holes for the wedge and feathers I have been starting with a smaller drill like a 3/8" then gradually going larger. However my problem is having the tips of the bit mushroom from overheating. I drill for say 20 sec. remove and put in water and do another 20 sec. I use DeWalt or Bosch bits but always end up with mushroomed drill bits. At times I see sparks emited from the hole as if I hit rebar. Don't know what I am doing wrong but I am going through bits like crazy and that is just trying to drill a few holes 4" deep to place the wedges. Any suggestions?
If you hit rebar there isn't much hope for saving the drill bit. I would use only one drill for the correct size for the feathers rather than drilling to resize. Try a 5/8 inch bit for a 3/4" wedge. I have not drilled in granite but suspect that to be less dense than basalt which I drilled and split. The holes i drilled where as deep as 6 to 10" deep to control my split. I think you are drilling about the proper depth with granite about four or 5 inches. Make sure you blow out the dust in the hole frequently to keep the drill from bottoming out. That will also help in reducing the heat build up. When I first started drilling in basalt I had the same experience of going through a lot of bits. I then got me a five gallon bucket with water in it enough to cover the drill bit. After each hole I would remove the bit from the drill and drop it in the water for a couple of minutes to cool before drilling the next hole. Some say that this removes the temper from the drill but I did not find that to be the case. Although the bit finally gave out it lasted much much longer but it would have lasted even longer if I did not drill such a deep hole. I drilled basalt deeper because I wanted more control with the split in the stubborn basalt as I used the split rock for steps or other uses that required a flatter surface. I use a Bosch GBH2-28L-RT 8.5 Amp 1-1/8 in. SDS-Plus Bulldog Xtreme MAX Rotary Hammer. It gives me about 5100 beats per minute with variable speed up to 1300 rpm. I use the Bosch sds plus drills for most of the project and they served me well on my large landscape project. Love this Bosch drill and it is reasonably priced. The only trouble I had with it was a burned out switch which I replaced myself with out to much of a problem. It helps to keep the drill clean so I would blow out the dust using a air hose from my compressor. Hope this helps. Happy drilling.
I forgot to add that it sounds like you are using a regular type drill. The drill should be either a single blade carbon tipped or a cross blade carbon tip. The flukes of the drill are mainly to help remove the dust. The tip does all the cutting. The carbon tips come in single blade or cross blade that are fused to tip of the flukes. I have been satisfied to just use the single blade carbon tipped drill. You can see the types I use for my SDS plus drill at: www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/sds-plus-hammer-carbide-22573-c/
@@DavidBoneck Thanks for the response. I previously used a workshop cordless hammer drill to make holes for wedges and the only way I could drill was by starting with small bits and gradually using larger ones. The rock is extremely hard and hard on DeWalt chucks. Remember I have an empty lot for growing trees and plants and have over time encountered about 10 large submerged rocks that I had to break. You find these one by one so you optimistically predict that you will never find another so why invest in an upgraded drill. I finally upgraded to a Chinese rotary corded hammer drill (SDS) ($110) and tried the same technique as before; start small and gradually go larger and also had a bucket of water handy but noticed after no more than 20 secs the tip melted and mushroomed. The rocks are speckled with quartz and this is probably why I see sparks while drilling. Sometimes there is melted rock fused to the bits. I was amazed when I saw your video that you started with a larger bit and went through the rocks like butter. In my case as well I put a lot of force on the drill which after the fact I understand impedes the hammer action. I ran out of ammo (bits) and live in Central America so I am waiting for a delivery from Amzn to break what are hopefully the last two I ever touch. I will take your advice and apply less pressure and start with a larger bit. If that doesn't do it then I will purchase a drill like you have as it is far less expensive than a Hilti. It all proves that without the right tools drilling hard rock can cause a lot of brain damage. It is too bad that there are no variations of videos similar to yours comparing various drill brands/ models going trough tough rocks like basalt and granite and who makes the best bits for these job. Having the wrong tool for this job really sucks and wastes time.
@@DavidBoneck Thsnks again! I actually have some Bosch bits on order which will be delivered hopefully next week. I have two large rocks waiting for the bits to be tested. This experience has left me exasperated. and when my wife sees me bringing a lot of tools to the car her reply is "Oh no another rock." Your video has given me renewed hope.
A site that does a good job of more in depth use of drill bits is: ruclips.net/video/gEhx1ehRkGg/видео.html
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I was 16 when this happened and I remember driving with my dad and driving near downtown where we drove over one of the bridges that crossed Mill Creek and The water was cresting over the bridge. We were Luck though because where we lived off of South Liberty Rd it wasn't flooded at our house.
I was in Portland during this flood event. it was amazing to watch
Wow. I remember this! The National Guard kicked us out of our neighborhood off of Chemawa Rd. in Keizer for a week. Thankfully, our neighborhood never flooded, despite being right next to the Willamette.
in 1954 my dad brought a victor 16mm sound projector which I still have, I was born in 1954, in the 1960s myself & my 5-sisters would watch his music movies called "SOUNDIES" from the 1940s, he had 100s of these he splice together to create a 1-hour reel of film, these was at least 20-reels. He has the Soundies, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Spanky & The Gang, & Andy Panda Knotty Pine Cabin to name a few, all was in B&W. One of my favor all time movies was "No Indians Please", as a kid we knew the movie as "the car in the water".. My sisters & I can recite every word for word throughout the entire movie since we saw this movie, 1000 times due to we did not have a TV until 1966 when I was 12-yrs, we grew up watching these movies over & over from the 1950s to 1966... we still come together & act out the speaking parts word for word, what fond memories. All the film is gone to age but through RUclips we can still act out the the voices...my only regret was at the end of the chase when Abbot tell Costello "Listen to me, take the turns I tell you to take" that part is missing (Which Was My Favorite Line to say) & they the scene goes to Dr. Ha-Ha's Sanitarium.. As a small kid I figured out the train scene was film with the train going in reverse, you can tell by the smoke going back into the smoke stack instead of coming out, you can tell by the white smoke going in not out... another scene I never figure out how they turn that car around as they did especially in 1942, but you do notice the driver is not Costello, he put his arm up to cover his face, if you were turning a car around that fast no one would do that, the same scene is done twice in the movie, another scene I never figure out was how did they make the car jump in the air, & my last was the crashing into the house pushing the bed, of course they are not going that fast, watch the horses, they are really going too fast for a horse where the scene was speed up to look as they were going really fast... I am 68yrs old & The one line I still use today was when Costello said he would not marry the most beautiful girl in the world, then he saw Sunbeam & said "I COULD BE WRONG" !!I love that line & still use it...Thank You for posting this wonderful classic movie & in color....If anyone knows how they did the bed scene I would really like to know.... I never saw the original movie "Ride Em Cowboys" I only seen this short "No Indians Please" .. After growing up watching these classics, I became a union projectionist at several movie theatres for 20-yrs at the age of 17 until I turn to the technical side of the projection & sound which was 35mm & 70mm film, I just retire from the cinema industry after 51-yrs.... BTW all cinema film projectors are gone, there is no 35/70mm film to show, all the movies at the cinemas is now video projection with encoded servers... Again thank you David for posting this classic..
Your experience as a young lad was very similar to my brother and me. I still have that movie in my closet with all the other movies. It is 18 additional years in the reel case since I had them digitized. I don't know if they are still viable. I have and old Bell and Howell sound 16mm projector in my attic as well as the old Ampro Sound16mm of my dads from 1948 or 49. Don't know if any of them still work though I do know that the Ampro tube amplifier doesn't produce sound any more. I had all my dads home movies of the month club films digitized in 2004. It cost me over $1700. They were digitized at 720P and put to CD. I have others I would like to put to you tube but they are still under copy right so I can't. One of my favorites in WC Fields in The Great Chase. Thanks for watching and giving your input. Enjoy the rest of my channel. Dave
Your bulldog Roto hammer is only 8 Amp. A 16 gauge power cord would be more than enough.
Great video thanks for uploading. I was six years old. Wild time!
Can we get another good rinse please??
Hopefully the drought will be ended soon but just enough please.
64 was much worse
Fortunately I missed that one.
do the fish ever roll so you know where to fish?
These fish were nymph feeding. So we did not see them rolling on the surface though the water is clear enough so you can see them working the bottom in the shallows. When I fished the Missouri River in Montana by float I watched large trout roll along the shore and a good fly cast would often score.
If you paid attention he was saying the fish were rolling and jumping at about 14:oo.
I lived on liberty and shipping when this happened and I remember our basement was flooded out. It was crazy to me being only 11 years old when it happened.
I am glad to see you catch and release. I have no problem if you keep a few for dinner. We need to keep and enjoy this fishery.
Hi David,is it possible to create holes with a bigger sized drill bit?Will it cause any problems splitting with feathers and wedges? Thank You.
Yes it is. You have to have a drill that will handle the bit and you will need an appropriate sized wedges and feathers that will fit the hole. Some rocks are harder than others. Sand stone is easier to control the split as opposed to basalt where it is harder to control. Although my Bulldog Extreme will handle a drill up to 1.25 inches I have not tried it. The largest I used was 3/4 inches on basalt. If you google You Tube you can find several example of size of rocks being split using several methods.
I'm just sitting here on RUclips waiting for that day I'm so good I can spilt rock in a dress shirt and slacks.
That dress shirt was an old work shirt from my work on a grounds crew at a university. When I retired from there I kept some old shirts to do work around the house.
I had to rescue my parents who lived along the river in west salem . The water crested at their doorstep thankfully
I enjoy these random videos I been getting lately lol
I live in Salem RUclips is a time machine
I remember having to evacuate my Mom who lived right next to West Salem Roth's by the time we walked back to my 4 runner it was half way up to my shin. She cried she should have grabbed more. 🥺💞🙏 She passed 12/24/97
Wow. Even in the middle of a flood, Salem still looked 100x better than it does today.
I pray for your lungs sir
Thanks for the heads up.
I remember stacking sandbags when i was in middle school with my dad and neighbors cuz our creek was flooding... there was water everywhere... it was wild.
Loved listening to this! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Kudos Dave. I have looked at many rock splitting videos and none show a specific rotary hammer drill for splitting hard rocks. Your video is the only one where you recommend a specific hammer drill and demonstrate that it is up for the job. Nobody else does this so thanks so much. Nobody else talks about cooling off the bits between holes which is another badly needed suggestion. Manufacturers too are vague as to what drill is up to drilling granite or basalt rocks. Your video pardon the pun "rocks".
Glad this was helpful to you. There are other brands of drills that I am sure that would work just as well but I don't have experience with them.
My Milwaukee 1 9/16 rotary hammer is great on granite with fresh bits. 3/4" bits eat through it but can dull out fast. 1 1/2" holes take a lot longer.
Adding a steady stream of water while hammer/drilling, will preserve the bit for hundreds of holes.
wrong the sudden change in temp will fracture the carbide water when drilling is ok but do not put hot bit in cold water
I have never had a bit fracture using this method but I do not rule out this possibility. When working alone it would have been hard to use the steady stream of water and I would have needed a very long hose.
If you are real Amerikan, should use Milwakee or deWalt... or BlackandDekker///
The Bosch was recommended by the sales person I spoke with but I am sure there are others that would work just as well.
@@DavidBoneck Hm-hm...
@@user-qd6hg8my1n I agree, though. American is the best way to go.
@@DavidBoneck D'you have wattzup, pal?
I suspect you mean Whats Up Application. I do not have that. I use messenger.
Most of the videos for wedge and feathers show the user tapping the wedges almost continuously. For best results use a hammer not exceeding three pounds, tap each wedge lightly once or twice the first strike then wait few minutes before striking again. Three to 15 minutes is optimum. This allows the tools to do their job as the strain placed on the rock builds. Each additional strike should be followed by a short wait. Striking quickly or with larger hammers only wears out the tools. Additionally, there is no benefit to drilling deeper than length of the wedge.
as somebody that splits granite for a living this is not the correct process for granite go to instagram and enter rockportcutgranite and see the way we split our stone
quarrymen used a 6-8lb hammer for striking wedges. Once a piece of granite is traced {you do know what a tracer is and how it is used } and drilled the process of striking the wedges whether continuously or very slowly will not change the split at all. I laugh when I read something like this I can only imagine a stone splitter at a quarry telling the foreman he is taking a break while waiting for split to happen, Have you ever actually quarried or did you read about it somewhere
Carbide is supposed to be air cooled. The water quenching can cause stress fractures and shatter. The idea is to have multiple bits to allow time for a normalizing cool down.
Bryan Rutan Thanks Bryan. Good point. When I didn’t use the water I went through a lot of bits. After using the water for cool down my bits lasted much longer. They probably would last longer using air cool down and several bits to get the maximum life out of the bits. Thanks for your suggestion.
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Lets see you have a 2 1/2 " long wedge and you drill a 10" deep hole. The wedge only works on the top 2 1/2 inches and the extra material you take out by drilling that deep is not enough to change the split. We allow two sets of wedges for every square foot of stone to be split.One more set of wedges in a 2 1/2 " deep hole would split more stone than the extra material you removed by drilling holes deeper.
Thanks for that information. I will try it on the next basalt rock I try to split. When I did that before I was just able to break the crust loose. But, your method would sure save time and effort. Thanks again for your input.
What would save time and toes is to get a proper tool to move the rock: a dolly.
You are right. I did use a dolly on some of the other large rocks I was working with. You have to be careful when getting the rock on the lip of the dolly. I learned that the hard way as when you drop it on the lip make sure that the lip is flat on the ground or you could get slapped by the handle if it flips forward from the sudden drop of the rock on the lip.
drilling the hole any deeper than the wedge is a waste of time. Rather than drilling deeper drill more normal depth holes and insert more wedges and you will get more splitting effect sds bits for the bulldog extreme only cost about $6.00 each on line. Cooling the bits in water are more likely to fracture the carbide than not.
Thanks for the response. I have had the bit tips fracture more often when I did not cool them. They have lasted longer when cooled in water. Basalt is difficult to split and when you use the split rock for other purposes you need as clean a break as you can get. The rocks that I split are usually pretty large. A lot of times when basalt cools in its formation there is a softer shell around the rock and it is difficult to split clean through if you drill a shallow hole. Where is your source for $6.00 bits? I usually buy the 5/8 x 12" at Lowes and get a 10% veterans discount. Last ones I bought were over a year ago and I think were about $18-$20 each. Thanks
@@DavidBoneck David we split rockport granite that we quarry never use bits larger than 5/8 The splitting effect of the wedges is only as deep as the wedges and half rounds No offense we hate the term feathers because they are shaped as a half round and not like a feather we will dill 40 -50 holes at one time without stopping or changing or sharpening bit, bits are usually purchased on ebay and buy 100 at a time last purchase was at a cost of less than $3.00/bit 1/2 size we only work with granite so our process is based on that . go to rockportcutgranite on instagram to see how we quarry and split our stone
Thanks for your good information. I wish basalt split as easy as granite. I am just a back yard project type guy and only bought a few bits at a time. My back yard terraces have all been completed. As they were on city land, which has now been sold, others have the benefit of my terraces. I probably won't be doing much rock splitting again. I could however help a neighbor out.
Why do you drill such a deep hole? I usually only drill 1 inch deeper than the wedges an have had no problems. Would make it easier on your drills.
Jim Schowe Thanks for your question and suggestion. I will have to experiment with that. The rock I split is basalt. The deep holes help control the split as they help channel the split rather than leave it to chance. There is a crust around the basalt rock that often breaks off if it is a shallow hole. I suppose if the crust is thinner that a shallower hole would work fine but I will have to experiment to see how that will work. The rocks I had to split were fairly large and I was unsure if a shallower hole would work. When you have a failed split it makes it more difficult to get a straight split. A straight split also allowed a flat surface which helped when I used the split rock for a base of a stacked wall or for yard or garden decoration.
I use the same equipment except for the feathers and wedges. I use 3/4". The holes drilled in the video seem excessive. I only drill the hole so that it's the same length as the feather. Water quenching is an excellent tip. I've added to the equipment you mentioned - a shop vac and a large flat head screwdriver. Since my drilled holes are shorter, stone dust accumulates at the bottom of the hole not allowing the feather to insert fully. Utilizing the shop vac and screwdriver (as a sort of rake) the stone dust is easily removed. I've gotten excellent results using a smaller hammer (a carpenter's hammer). The larger hammer I started with was causing blowouts at the top of the hole. Once the wedge is seated one tap on each wedge, in order, will split the stone. Once the stone is split I remove the feathers and wedges rather than hammer them all the way into the stone. Then I insert the flat head screwdriver blade into the crack and with a slight prying action the stone splits in half. This will keep the feathers from straightening out as the curved part of the feather never goes into the hole. Excellent video on a rare task.
nyjohn12 Excellent suggestions. My rocks were quite large basalt. With deeper holes I did not need to remove the dust. The deeper holes also helped control the split. Of course it is harder on your drills. That was the reason for the water dip. On the larger rocks I used a large cold chisel or if really large a 6 foot bar to separate the pieces. Some rocks were so large that I had to make several breaks to make the pieces small enough for me to man handle out of the way. If you want a complete dvd of my garden project-Mom’s Memory Garden-let me know your address and I will send you one. I would put it on RUclips but it is over 2 hours long. Send your address to davidboneck@cs.com and ask for it. Thanks
Very good suggestions. Thanks for your input.
thanks, that was very informative
Basalt is really tough, so not easy to split. Congrats.