Stone Splitting with Shim and Wedge

[@oilmaninpowell]

I love those work boots.

[@mr.citizen9206]

Retitle this video "How NOT to use Shims and Wedges". Cracks at 3:09 You beat the heck out of the one on the left. You went too fast. Wasted your time, but taught all of us how not to do it. Thanks. Happy Day.

[@thomasv9760]

He was hitting the wedges way to hard. If he had taken a little more time and hit the wedges a little lighter than he would have gotten a smoother split and he would have had a much better finish product

[@jeandutton2975]

does not matter

[@atruefreethinker1944]

agreed. time and pressure is key. by hitting one hard, the others didn't have the time nor pressure to keep up. seconds of uneven major pressure was what took place.

[@hbcbz]

love the safety slippers I guess he has 10 toes so up if he lose some I have steel toe shoes my self

[@k.d.8924]

it's all he could afford

[@tomaud]

What kind of a drill bit do you use to drill holes into hard stone? My shims are 18 mm, so would I need to drill holes 18 mm (3/4") wide?

[@jeandutton2975]

nice split stone has gone from bad to worse

[@jeandutton2975]

you took one piece of crap and turned it into two piecea of crap

[@fritzgolden6237]

You should start the video with the holes already drilled. Is your next video going to be paint drying?

[@atruefreethinker1944]

yep. when people think they are being artistic when making vids, they end up losing viewership.

[@marielyscruz7009]

Sounds like splash potions in minecraft

[@UpcomingJedi]

i wish i could go to work in pink slippers. (Jealous)

[@starman7645]

Bet this craft requires a lot of unlucky finger placement

[@JacobJohnson-hw8or]

didn't have to use that many

[@alonzo5.040]

Steel toe Sandles

[@RockStarMasonry]

small stone would of split it faster by hand

[@xspgod6559]

RockStarMasonry how?

[@dtrrtd774]

Hulk smash Puny human

[@ishnifusmeadle]

Firstly up around my parts we can em pin and feathers or wedge and shims. Course ive only worked with 5or 6 other masons so thats all ive every heard em called. second, ive only been at it for 5 years and thus dont have experience with a huge array of stone types, but ive never seen em laid out like that on a split that was basically straight and not very thick. Sure on a complex compound curve split ive seen em get close but in that case usually weve used smaller drill bit & pin set. Regardless of the spacing or what theyre called, or the size used, im really only confused by 1 thing, which again may be a rookie question but like i said, ive only been doin it for 5 years or so and only worked with a handful of career masons, and only a few dozen stone varieties/sub varieties so hopefully someone will have an answer. Ive never ever seen the "shims"/"feathers" ( the inverted "L" shaped pieces placed long side on stone, short side in stone. Only the other way. To me it almost seems like this way would be more apt to have hole top blowout. Sorry for any ignorance, thanks for any insight.

[@architecture1styear519]

Culd u plzz explain me wedging i dont get this

[@brianchandler6127]

Remind me NOT to hire you when you sneak into my country!!!

[@UpcomingJedi]

If only they REALLY knew how to do any kind of work like they claim, they wouldnt be sneaking into the country that coddles these deadbeats. They could simply stay in their own and make it a great place as they expect to find here -- turn key.

[@AndreaSteward]

@@UpcomingJedi ...you make a good point. Most are “unskilled” laborers who have basic skilled and enough confidence to try anything... They would be good, productive workers with access to some training, which they’d get if we actually enforced the laws already on the books about who employers can hire. CHEAP labor replaces Americans who won’t/can’t work for the low wages the illegals will gladly work for... wages that are many times more than what they make in their own country. The REAL PROBLEM is the employers who hire them. My husband had 27 years as a Master Electrician - in California - although he was always on time (every day), never missed a day of work and did work that didn’t have to be done over again... he was let go. The 3rd time this happened, I called the shop owner and asked straight-out Why? He answered... “Yes, he’s good. Yes, he does great work. I just can’t afford to pay him what he wants.” Really? Is that actually true? No, it’s not. That employer hires people who can’t do the job right the first, second or third time. It always has to be done again. How much does that cost? How much does it cost when things go terribly wrong from shoddy work? THE REAL PROBLEM is employers looking for CHEAP labor. End of story. Until that changes....

[@nosenseofhumor1]

RIP my ears

[@robakrobakie7609]

Wtf

[@jaydenelizon3021]

Hnd