Rotation of hand drill while placing bolts by hand?
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Placed 2 bolts last night with friends and I find myself turning the bit counter-clockwise as I feel it's easier to move. My rationale is turning it clock-wise grabs the edge of the bit and makes it harder to rotate. |
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How long did it take to drill the hole turning it counter clockwise??? I only turn it counter CW when I feel it start to bind. |
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Direction doesn't matter until you get a lot of dust in the hole, and you should have cleared it out by then anyway. |
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Kevin, |
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Below Redbox? I've been gong up to the Tunnels quite a bit and have put up a few new climbs there but have been using a power drill. Been saving the hand drill for the new area in the Saline Valley. |
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The bolting I have done is for canyoneering, not climbing. |
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At the southern end of the Saline Valley there is a wall I have been establishing some new routes and finding some old routes. It's about 400' tall by a quarter mile long. I've done a few bolted lines but most have been crack climbs so far. I'm heading out there again tomorrow to climb Friday and then soak at the springs the rest of the weekend. |
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Kevin Mokracek wrote:...... Been saving the hand drill for the new area in the Saline Valley.Why not use power drill? Better, faster, and better bolts..... IMHO |
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Guy Keesee wrote: Why not use power drill? Better, faster, and better bolts..... IMHOIt's illegal, it's a designated Wilderness. Death Valley is almost entirely Wilderness once you get off of any road or jeep road: wilderness.net/map.cfm?xmin… |
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Drilling in rocks, like industrial type, is all counter clockwise. Of course the bits are built for that. You could just do that to increase your drilling cred. |
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Place a closed end wrench on the bottom of the chuck, hold the wrench not the chuck. Better percussion and a hole in granite or basalt very quickly |
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Sounds like for that rock (in normal clockwise direction) you might want to hit a little softer and turn the bit a little faster. That's the best technique for softer rock to prevent the bit from continually getting stuck (pain in the ass and time consuming). |
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Kevin, |