ground rod question [RE-wrenches]

[William Miller]

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Friends:

A good friend of mine injured his thumb very badly with a ground rod 
driver-- I assume it was a slide type driver from his description of the 
accident.  I will not use one.

We have a large Bosch rotary hammer with the ground rod attachment.  With 
our sandstone soil it frequently fails the test.  I was developing at one 
time an eight foot by 1/2" masonry drill to drill a pilot hole.  I think 
this might be the ticket.  My design bogged down in that I was unable to 
figure out how to create flutes all the way up to clear material....

William Miller



At 07:54 PM 5/31/2006, you wrote:

>A similar story:
>The apprentice of an electrician we work with (his daughter) put a ground
>rod right through her hand using a fence-post driver. Came up off the top
>and on the way down.....:(
>
>I don't mind the sledge hammer so much, but sometimes wish for larger
>surface contact area to the head :)
>
>-Kelly
>Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
>Whidbey Sun & Wind, LLC
>Renewable Energy Systems
>NABCEP Certified PV Installer
>987 Wanamaker Rd,
>Coupeville, WA 98239
>PH & FAX 360-678-7131
>sunwind at whidbeysunwind.com
>
>On 5/31/06 6:52 AM, "Dan Whigham, SC Solar" <DWhigham at scsolar.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Todd,
> >
> > I will concur, but take it a step further. I lifted one up too high and my
> > finger was caught between top of the ground rod and the handle of the 
> driver
> > when it came down full thrust. If it were not for gloves, I would have lost
> > the finger for good. The finger to be re-attached, it cut through the bone
> > and 2 stainless steel pins held my finger together while it healed- which
> > took many months. I personally stopped driving the ground rods with the
> > fence post driver method- however my helpers still use the method.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Dan Whigham
> >
> > SC Solar
> > Lighting The Way
> >
> > www.scsolar.com
> > 803-802-5522  Phone
> > 803-233-1750 Fax
> >
>
>
>
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