Safe and Effective Rock Blasting in a Residential Area

Another small residential subdivision where the works came to a stand still because of huge and immovable hard Granite rock. Enter Demolition Dave with a can do attitude and a little Red box full of the right stuff to turn that huge rock into little pieces. Here at Demolition Dave we have completed hundreds of blasting jobs similar to this in residential areas over the last 30 years. Please look us up next time hard rock stops you in your tracks, your one stop solution for rock blasting, breaking with chemical cracking agents and hydraulic wedge splitting. "Safe and effective" yeah, that should work with the algorithm for a little while longer... but not much longer.
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[@yt650]

Two of my favorite KZbin channels are Demolition Dave and Cutting Edge Engineering, both from down under. Thank you.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Oh yeah, I like cutting edge.

[@SambarVSWhammy]

Yep👌🏻😁

[@barrymccockiner6641]

BigStackd is right next to them and just as entertaining

[@aplummer57037]

Colab!

[@wdwerker]

Big fan of both too !

[@mozismobile]

Love the man gesturing with the pointy finger on his digger "this?"

[@davidholder3207]

Hell of deep hole. Must be the area in the new property where the kitchen sink is going. Any reason you didn't use the expansive cracking agent in breaking up this bolder Dave when you discovered the fault zones.

[@precisionblastingllc8353]

I really liked the educational part on the "seam" rock geology, its effects on blasting plan, and your thought process on working out a solution. Also digging around the rock to limit vibration. Thanks Dave!

[@sirskidney7998]

Happy new year, Dave. Oh no, hit with the poop stick on another job 😮 That looked like such a solid piece of rock too. Oh well, X-ray eyes are hard to come by! Thanks for another great video.

[@AlexJBaldwin]

The Zen of Dave: Move dirt, find rock. Make holes, move dirt Make boom, make rocks Move dirt, move rock.

[@tonybrock5288]

Rinse and repeat 😄

[@madmax3864]

Hay nice job Dave at least it not raining from madmax Melbourne 👍👍👍👍👍🤪🤪

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

But it will tomorrow and Monday++

[@TheGamingmidnightsun]

A blasting success dave as normal you and Curtis are my favourite Aussie yourubers happy new year M7INT 73s from uk.

[@davidhandyman7571]

If it was easy all the time, any idiot would be doing it. Good to see the master at work.

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏻👍🏻…………………………………….. I knew that there was a method to your madness! Thanks for explaining what you were doing and why.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad to help

[@petenikolic5244]

Nice wee boulder there Dave

[@markmayer2029]

Oh yea, I love those clay seems to plug the bit. Look at the bright side, at least it told you there was a joint there. Another great vid by Dave, thank you!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yeah.... at least is was not the sticky Grey clay that we get in the basalt here.

[@1010tesla]

that looks like the typical rock I find when trying to put an a simple fence post

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not just you.

[@ChrisB257]

That was one mother of a ''boulder''! Lot of work but - very successful result. All best for the new year Dave. :)

[@chrispy104k]

Good to hear a Rip Roaring Repertoire of Rock 'n Roll

[@user-wu7sn7ml7v]

Thank you Dave. I am so glad you are busy.😊

[@tda2806]

Happy New Year.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

2 of my fave channels... both Demolition Dave. Id be in lots of trouble if i had another Demolition channel in my list!😅

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Who is the other?

[@GroberWeisenstein]

I blast dimensional stone in granite quarries and find it interesting to see how excavation/demo guys approach similar situations in more regulated jobsites

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Please post some video of your work. Do you use black powder?

[@GroberWeisenstein]

​@demolitiondavedrillandblast for beds and downhole channeling I use black powder loads with primaflex tied together with b-line. Blk powder gives the 'push' i need to move larger sections up to 2000 tons away from the main bedrock shelves. I'll sometimes use primacord to fast split drilled blocks that contain too many seams. Forcite is my goto for demo/rubble. No caps, all electrical detonation.

[@johnbrown-rm8kc]

Awesome Job !!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks!

[@gavin5363]

Happy new year Dave from Long Island, New York, USA

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Gavin

[@alfadoofus]

That looked like a challenge , But I think you live for those . Great video.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

What?

[@alfadoofus]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblastthe job looked tougher than usual , and as per usual you did it.

[@TalRohan]

Its not the kind of thing that most would consider precision engineering but there is a real science and art to what you do. A lot of experience and knowledge goes into blasting. Question have you always been a self employed boom boom or have you done mining work and the like? I reckon it would be really exciting if you didnt cover it ...the potential mess would be humongous thanks for sharing

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, there is a bit of art also involved, not always self employed, previously worked as specialist in radio comms. Plenty of uncovered shots on this channel, have a look through the road construction play list.

[@thelamb288]

I'll bet you will be glad to be on another job that is not so "vibration" sensitive 😁. Holy crap, H&S are bad enough! Happy New year. Cheers.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I get so many jobs like this Mr. Lamb. Thanks, same to you.

[@art1muz13]

Happy new year, Dave!

[@TheGamingmidnightsun]

A blasting success dave as normal you and Curtis are my favourite Aussie youtubers happy new year M7INT 73s from uk.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Happy new year Dave! I hope you had time with the people who matter to you, and I hope this year keeps you busy with interesting jobs and continued growth of your audience here!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Happy new year Jim, Yes, had a few family events, all good over here.

[@R.E.HILL_]

Excellent.. look forward to your next video.. 👍

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks, keep watching.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

hope the coming year is excellent for ya Dave thank you for the videos

[@johannesels5288]

Always entertaining, love you work mate!

[@paulsmodels]

Happy new year. Looks like you are having a real blast!

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy demo Dave

[@RogowskiBubba0864]

Morning Dave, have a nice weekend. Greetings from the Netherlands 😊

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Greetings, thanks for tuning in.

[@no_nuts]

KABOOM!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

First!

[@no_nuts]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast I'm not finished watching yet! I assume there is a kaboom... Best Wishes sir!

[@rockman531]

Hi Dave, Another successful job! Great way to start the year! Thumbs up! Stay safe! Jim

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Jim, lets hope we both get through another one.

[@markfiges999]

Start the year with a bang, take care Dave.

[@gordonormiston3233]

Happy New Year Dave. Hope you had a great time over the holidays. Here’s to a super new year with lots of business for you. Thanks for the great videos.

[@cosmopezzolla996]

Great job Dave.... the seams... it's amazing how they can be helpful, but also your worst enemy sometimes. Your definitely taught that rock a lesson though, great job! Also... is that a new stick...i know you lost old faithful a while back!

[@williamgamache2882]

Another Great Video !! Thanks Dave !! I Hope you had a great Christmas and this New year Brings you Good Health, Wealth, and a lot of new viewers...

[@------country-boy-------]

Stay awesome dave!!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks Country Boy.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day Dave

[@jwaterous224]

Happy New Year Dave! Looks like some nicely demolished granite! They're lucky to have you to call when the going gets tough!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

They are, I get call from interstate all of the time as there is nobody locally who will do domestic jobs.

[@scotthultin7769]

54 👍's up demolition Dave thank you for sharing 😅

[@scotthultin7769]

Have you found any gold doing your work

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Nah... nothing.

[@mariaviklund4546]

What are those yellow plastic clips? Are they delays? It would be so interesting with a video explaining what everything is and how everything goes together. =)

[@paulcooper9135]

Love it! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Paul.

[@1_2_die2]

Happy New Year 😃

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Happy new year!

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks!

[@eddielittleii8919]

I wonder if when you run into a large horizontal void like that you could drill the hole and put cracking goo down in the first layer up past the void and then blast the top part 24 hours later to keep from loosing blast pressure?

[@Hutch400]

Thanks Dave

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Kelly

[@andygray9285]

Nice job.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks!

[@vsvnrg3263]

yt has been 'forgetting' to notify me of your uploads. but thats alright. i remember my favourite channels. while on the subject of favourite channels, i replied to your "fancy meeting you here" post with a free book offer. if youre interested let me know otherwise i'll pass it on to another of his viewers.

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

Merry New year Dave, your not on holiday like most other people?

[@johnnymac1580]

Not bad ⚡️

[@richdillon2157]

Hey Dave, Another great video, Thanks for sharing. That friend of mine I told you about with the Tornado Damage lives in Jimboomba. They got there power back after 9 days. Cara told me that there are folks still without power. Possibly up to amonth for some. Something I have noticed too, Is that you are picking up all of your Blasting wires now, Is this just what you are doing or is this a new rule from the goverment ? Again Dave thanks for the video.

[@markmayer2029]

Not really a requirement, it just keeps you from having to answer a lot of questions later from concerned citizens, or the Police, or some other public safety sector. Also just plain good housekeeping.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

There has been a lot of storm and flood damage in Aus. recently, I have to ensure that I recover as much of this waste as I am able Rich.

[@iconoclad]

Dave, do you have a video where you show the charges, detonators, fuses and delays? Also the bits that are left over on the surface, what do you do with them?

[@provo-go7717]

how much does it need to be raining before you have to take a break with a given job?

[@mspeir]

Just an FYI... Here in the US, "Thanks for watching" is typically used to close out a video. It's VERY odd to hear it mid video. I'm forever checking as to whether I'm at the end of the video or not! 😳

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for the info.

[@dennis2376]

Cool! :) Why did the wire break, cut, at 16:22. Thank you and have a wonderful week.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

This was the electric starter firing.

[@dennis2376]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Thank you.

[@alexandermarken7639]

I know the basics of how hard the different rocks are from firt year uni geology and have known a few people who did demolitions in earthworks. What I am very unsure of is how hard it is to cut vs drill and demolish. What I am curious on is could a house site on a hill side be done with the rock being featured as the walls. would explosives allow enough control to preserve rock integrity or is it likely to fracture the walls in weird ways.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

Another odd rock that looks like a loaf of bread that was just placed there.

[@Hemeralopie]

Why do you sometimes use respirator mask and sometimes you don’t? Is it the kind of rock you are drilling?

[@richwielechowski5191]

Dave, been watching episodes of DangerTV and airport security in Australia. Do you have trouble if you fly getting through security? Handling explosives all day I would think you would set off their scanners or the dogs. Thanks for taking t8me to bring us to work with you.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I take a great deal of care Rich. That said, the dogs are very good and would probably ping me. The dogs indicated on one of my workers at LA airport a few years ago, they went right over him and found nothing, he explained the he worked with the stuff but did not have a license to show, they held him for 9 hours until it could be confirmed with Australian authorities

[@alexandermarken7639]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast I guess the amount of regulations and the knowledge of Aussie authorities of who you are and who your workers are helps in that regard. Anyone else without governmental knowledge of who they are and what they do would be held much longer,..

[@qtheplatypus]

@@alexandermarken7639I had a tradie mate who was using a nail gun (the type that uses a shell to drive the bullet) that ran into problems with airport security.

[@insAneTunA]

There is a farmer in North Queensland, called the Queensland farmer here on YT, and he can use some truckloads of rocks for his spillways for his dams. If he has to buy rocks it costs him a lot of money. So if you are ever in that area and need to dump some rocks you can contact him. Or you might know some people who can help him out with a few truckloads of rocks. If you know some people who could help him let me know so that I can tell him about that.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I am a very long way from North Queensland.

[@insAneTunA]

Aaaah too bad, but thanks anyway👍@@demolitiondavedrillandblast

[@MrWoodshoes]

So does the rock go down without limit ?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, pretty much.

[@olduhfguy]

That rock is shaped a little like a casket. I was a bit apprehensive how it would break !

[@ookalleoo]

💥👍💥

[@albertbm3105]

I prefer paint the holes with blue ... 😅😅😅

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I agree, the Blue is best.

[@2wwwilly]

Can save it and maybe can sell to a sculptor for a cityscape project..

[@1010tesla]

did they over dig this rock? they dug deep around the sides only to have to fill it back in when covering for the blast.

[@LesNewell]

Dave talks about this in the video. It's to reduce noise and vibration in the ground, to avoid upsetting the neighbours. Packed soil transmits noise a lot better than loose soil.

[@1010tesla]

@@LesNewell I guess I missed that explanation in the video and it does make sense. thanks for clearing it up for me.

[@paulwomack5866]

First 15 minutes of this 1949 film (laying a gas pipeline in Tennessee) are drilling and blasting in sandstone using Caterpiller tractor mounted twin shaft drilling rigs. 172 miles in 6 months! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH_YYpJ6h6-Nq7M

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

That was interesting.

[@paulwomack5866]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast If I've repaid just a little of the entertainment (and instruction) you've provided me, I'm very happy!

[@maxmacdonald7174]

[@KC-nd7nt]

Try liquid nitrogen to split rock D

[@scruffy6151]

Work pays bills yt does not.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

YT does actually pay a little Scruffy

[@lukeskywalker2116]

Too bad you can’t sell it to an artist for a tidy sum.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Oh.... I hear you Luke, this is an as yet untapped opportunity for my business, my waste product is very valuable to some people. If I could break it out in nice blocks, this nice Granite would be worth a fortune.

[@ppser818]

Meh ..a nothingBurger man.