Hi gang, I am in the market for a rotary or demo hammer for remodeling work. I am looking at tools that deliver 7-10# percussive force (10-14 joules).What is the size recommendation for a rotary or d
I rented one last Fall for exactly the same thing. It was a Hitachi as I recall. Not a huge device. For my soil, mostly clay, it was easy - much easier than I thought it would be. I think it took may
I spent several years in my youth installing pay telephones for Southern Bell in the Atlanta area. I installed many (perhaps more than 100) 8' ground rods with a 1/2" rotary hammer and a cup device m
Some guys here went together to buy the big Harbor Freight demo hammer. Ive chipped off some granite with it, but it was slow. One of the guys made a female socket for driving rods and its fabulous,
Author: Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 16:55:36 -0700
Hi Jim, A couple of years ago, I used a 60# demolition hammer (aka "jack hammer") to drive several 5/8" x 10' ground electrodes thru hardpan. One hit a BIG rock. After several minutes, it finally bro
It depends on your soil. At this QTH, I have had limited success using a 70 pound jack hammer. Make sure that you can buy a ground rod adaptor for the hammer that you purchase. John KK9A Hi gang, I a
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:20:59 -0500
I have a demo hammer that uses 3/4 inch hex bits. It is a handful but much smaller and it would not be very effective in driving ground rods. A couple things: The COTS (Store bought) ground rod drive