[Rockhounds] Why are we still living in the Iron Age???!

[Lanny R]

Hi Steve,

Sorry for the delay in answering. I was out of touch for a couple of  
weeks working in Alaska and traveling through  BC.

My mistake; it wasn't Rock Blaster, having too much fun working up  
north to think straight. As soon as I read your message I saw my  
error. It is Boulder Buster. Didn't used to be able to find it on the  
internet, but it is easy to get information now. The one I referred to  
is at http://boulderbuster.ca/. This unit uses a shotgun shell size  
cartridge. Simpler and more powerful than the Micro Blaster, but  
requires a larger diameter hole. Now, I see they have also come up  
with a booster cartridge to make it more powerful and break larger  
boulders.

A search of the web also turned up the same name at http://www.boulderbuster.com 
. Similar thing, but different mechanical parts and different type of  
cartridge.

Regards,

Lanny


On May 30, 2008, at 9:22 PM, steve travis wrote:

> Where do I get a rock blaster.  pant pant I need one.  no seriously  
> I need one I have a bolder with TQ veins runing through it.  Steve
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>>> We also have at our disposal such things as the Micro Blaster:  
>>> drill  a small diameter hole, insert a small cartridge, set it off  
>>> and split  a big boulder into pieces. Or the Rock Blaster, same  
>>> principle, only  it uses a shotgun shell size cartridge, same  
>>> thing, works great. The  nice thing about these are that they can  
>>> be used by anyone, no  blasting license needed. The cartridges are  
>>> classified like ammunition.
>>>
>>> Why does the average mineral collector need to blow up rocks?  
>>> Would  the governments consider us using explosives and not hand  
>>> tools.  Would they look at us as commercial collectors if we use  
>>> such things?  And would the careless and uncaring destroy things  
>>> and mess it up for  the rest of us if they had more powerful  
>>> tools? The answer to the  last question is yes, they already do  
>>> that with dynamite and  bulldozers if not watched carefully.
>>>
>>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Lanny
>>> www.eclecticlapidary.com/Rockhounds/index.html
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