Steel Pan 327 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sometime back there was a product mentioned that is non-explosivefor use in "cracking" rock.Due to fire danger I can't blast so, what was the "rock cracker" previously mentioned? Oh ya, who carries it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,156 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Dexpan is one such product.http://dexpan.net/You can find the closest dealer at this page.http://www.dexpan.com/dexpan-find-a-dexpan-distributor-dexpan-domestic-usa-dealers-distributors.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Pan 327 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Cool, thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Dexpan and ]Crackamit offer Samples. Just pay shipping. Edited June 13, 2014 by homefire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I think that dexpan web site is broken. Hasn't been maintained in ages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Here ya go. http://www.archerusa.com/contact_usa_distributors.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Can't get that to work either. Click the state for distributors, and nothing happens....maybe their on vacation...haha!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Worked for me......none in NV but a few in CaAlpha Explosives, Tel: 916-645-3377, Lincoln, CA 95648Constar Supply, Tel: 559-297-6070, Clovis, California 93611HBE Rentals, Tel: 530-273-3100, Grass Valley, CA 95945Southwest Explosives, Tel: 619-443-8178, Lakeside, CA 92040Valley Center Equipment, Tel: 760-749-1780, Valley Center, CA 92082 Edited June 13, 2014 by El Dorado Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 hmmm...now it works...must have been on break... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Don't forget to ask for the Taste of Free. Most will mail you A box or so you pay shipping and that's enough to do a 1 ton bolder. Edited June 13, 2014 by homefire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Pan 327 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks guys, you're a big help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,552 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) Ive used it but it takes over night to work. Dupont, Prell, whatever is faster much faster. I know you cant blast were you are. geesh no fun at all. If ya got a drill rifle powder will work. watch out for the fly rock. AzNuggetBob Edited June 13, 2014 by AzNuggetBob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Stump Remover (KNo3 ) and powdered sugar goes bang too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devilishjim 162 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Sheesh you guys are a bunch of bomb makers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 LOL! There is a Tool for Every Job. Some tools are funner to use than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 AMEN as brothers of the blastm' tribe get it done MUCH faster. Many mixtures from fertilizer to black powder, gotta luv that ol'Anarchists Cookbook-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Pan 327 Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Silence is golden. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) For Real! What's more fun?a. 16 hours on a Sledge hammer.b. 29 minuts setting up a Drill and punching a hole, Charge the hole, Prime the hole (5 minutes) and 2 uSeconds of KaBlooooowi!c. Calling the Forestry, BLM and Telling them the Rock in impeding your Progress.Hint: Answer is NOT A or C! Edited June 14, 2014 by homefire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steel Pan 327 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Of course, C.You know I'd contact the BLM first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Furness 1,513 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ya ... Right! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold tramp 7 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I used a product called Betanomite, worked well we were sinkin a shaft up above the Mission mine Dale district, got 36 foot before it turned mundic.Some of you may have been up to this hole i call it the Schoolteacher, i think we got a little over a LB nothing like the surface stuff, i wonder if my headframe is still up there? heres a shot of the begining Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weaver hillbille 488 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Mundic? REad about it referring to pyrite breakdown which could lead to host rock disintegration?Does that mean rotten, as in digging any further would be dangerous as the sides might not hold up?, got 36 foot before it turned mundic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold tramp 7 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Mundic? REad about it referring to pyrite breakdown which could lead to host rock disintegration?Does that mean rotten, as in digging any further would be dangerous as the sides might not hold up?I figured since i dug a hole in solid rock 36 foot deep by hand, i could call the end of the line what i like, and i like the word mundic it has a nice end of the line sound to it.Thanks for pointing out the meaning.Guess i should just stick to mining................................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
weaver hillbille 488 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ironic that your "made up" word actually relates. Maybe you were a miner in a former life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundic..............................................................................."Mundic once[2] referred to Pyrite,[3] but has now adopted the wider meaning of concrete deterioration caused by oxidisation of pyrites within the aggregate (usually originating from mine waste). The action of water and oxygen on pyrite forms sulphate (a salt of sulphiric acid), thereby depleting the pyrite, causing loss of adhesion and physical expansion" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devilishjim 162 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hope Rocky the squirrel has his helmet on !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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