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I have never drilled through rocks before and I am wondering how different
it will be compared to drilling through solid concrete. I suspect it may be harder? I have an exterior wall that is a 12" thick concrete block wall (8" block with a layer of 4" block), and on the outside of this is a layer of rock/stone face like this: http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w...ckfacewall.jpg I want to add a hose bib on that wall. I have access from the inside and a copper pipe is near by that I can split off and run a 1/2" copper pipe there. I have a rotary hammer with concrete bits and I can chew through the 12" concrete block like butter, but I am not so sure about this rock...I don't want to end up pushing a piece of rock completely out, and if I can drill into it I don't know how clean the hole will be, will I end up cracking it into two? I don't have a spare piece of rock or I would try to drill it just to see. Thanks in advance, MC |
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