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Author:  dufflight [ Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Well digger
Ordered some plans off the internet on how to build a well. Its a air hammer drill(or rattle gun) that you put a drilling tip on. Runs on air and seems like a good idea. Air out of the drill bit uses a type of airlift pump to get rid of the dirt and stuff. I have a bore in the yard but it's got crap in it. I can drill a new one or use this jigger to clean out the old one.
I also like the idea of pulling a rattle gun apart. :rock: Also wanted to try something with new trees. I dig a big hole and put a lot of stuff under new trees. But I have always wanted to be able to drill down 10mtrs by 100mm and fill that hole with potting mix and fert. The idea being the tap roots go down faster.
http://www.howtodrillawell.com/
PS they got some video that showed the jigger workin.
Author:  curnow [ Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Heh Duff,

Let me know how good the info is when you get it. If you recommend it I will put in an order myself.

Cheers
Dennis
Author:  earthbound [ Mon Jan 18, 2010 2:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
My uncle dug a well in his back yard using a heavy section of steel pipe with a one way valve in the end of it. Tied to a rope up over a tree branch, he would pour water in the hole to make a sludge, then drop the pipe down the hole. Pipe fills up with slurry and one way valve (big ball bearing) keeps it in there as he lifts it out of the hole. It didn;t take him long to get down to the water table with Perth straight sand..

Interesting stuff here http://ewb.students.mtu.edu/guatemala/h ... manual.pdf A 39 page manual on how to dig wells by hand.
Author:  dufflight [ Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
It turned up. Have to watch the DVD but looks like a bit of thinking went into it.
Author:  curnow [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
G'Day Duff,

Ordered a copy the other day. :)

Have you had a chance to look at the dvd yet? :thumb: :bad:

Cheers
Dennis
Author:  dufflight [ Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Was interesting to watch. Showed them digging a well from start to finish. Looked easy. I'd use black pipe instead of PVC lengths. Cos its cheap and can be then hooked up to a pump and it allready has the mtrs marked on the side.
Author:  Food&Fish [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
What type of soil do you have there and do you know how deep is the water table
what size compressor do you need
sorry for the questions but i am sceptical if it will work
i had a bore put in up the farm the rig had a 12 cylinder gm and a 600 cubic foot a minute compresser
Author:  dufflight [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Water is around 50ft down, mainly sand and small gravel once you get down a bit. Compressor they used on the DVD was a petrol 49hp. 90psi. Lot smaller than the one I can borrow. DVD showed them put down a bore through sand and gravel. They explain how to go through rock but its a lot slower than normal drilling and a different bit. I like the idea of how it works. Also like the idea of using it to drill under a slab to run some pipes. I'll post some pictures if it goes well or if I stuff it up.
Author:  fizzyj [ Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
do australian trees have tap roots? I seem to recall a presentation by a well known WA person in horticulture saying there were only 3 "varieties" of trees that have tap roots and eucalypts were not one of them. I could be wrong.

It could also be the definition of what is a tap root and what is a feeder root as many trees will have deep feeder roots.
either way I am keen to see your progress. I had planned on doing something similar with an auger on the back of the tractor to get through hard gravelly clay but really only to a depth of 1meter.
Author:  curnow [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
G'Day Duff,

Interesting DVD :thunbs:

Have you found a source for the air drill in Oz or are you going to import their hardware :?:

Cheers
Dennis
Author:  dufflight [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Got a coupe of air drills and rattle guns. Still not sure if its easier to order theres.
Author:  earthbound [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Hey fizzy, answered your question about different types of roots etc over here : viewtopic.php?f=16&t=154
Author:  Simo [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:55 pm ]
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Bump :wave: how did the borer turn out Duff?
Author:  dufflight [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Well digger
Still on my to do list. I have most of the bits and a 200mtr roll of black pipe.
Author:  earthbound [ Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:32 pm ]
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You probably have a "to do" list like mine Duff, very long......... :)
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