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thinking of building a small water well drilling rig but i need some advice on how to make a auger bit any ideas?Lincoln Power Arc 4000 Thermal Arc Fabricator 252 iThermal arc 186Thermal Arc 26 tigTweeko 200 amp spool gunHobart AirForce 400WP-17V-12R
Reply:Don't know what depth you're talking about. Unless you have continuous auger, you'll be trippin' out a lot. And if you hit rock, even a large stone, that's more than likely the end of the drilling.                                          JMHO,                                                      MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:well the auger bit needs to be 4 foot by 12 inch wide. it will be used to do a spool in and set the T for my return flow then ill start my drilling with a 6 inch  bit.  for the rig well its going to be a 15 ft derick and ill be running 10 ft joints. i probably  be going   20- 600 ft deep. as far as the bits go well i can get a a 3 cone rock bit and a drag bit from a buddy that has a water well co.Last edited by assassin_works; 10-04-2010 at 12:21 AM.Lincoln Power Arc 4000 Thermal Arc Fabricator 252 iThermal arc 186Thermal Arc 26 tigTweeko 200 amp spool gunHobart AirForce 400WP-17V-12R
Reply:i used to work on an oil well rig and then i went into the uranium drilling which is done with water well rigs .Lincoln Power Arc 4000 Thermal Arc Fabricator 252 iThermal arc 186Thermal Arc 26 tigTweeko 200 amp spool gunHobart AirForce 400WP-17V-12R
Reply:Here's some pictures for some ideas. I know you can buy flighting. Not sure of the cost tho. I've heard of folks making their own flighting out of a series of helix's (sp) from cirles cut in plate. http://www.millsmachine.com/pages/ho..._aug/index.xml"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:Originally Posted by Sandy. I've heard of folks making their own flighting out of a series of helix's (sp) from cirles cut in plate.
Reply:Originally Posted by assassin_worksthats what i want to know i heard the same thing what i need to know is how to bend them to link them together ...
Reply:thanks sandy you were great helpLincoln Power Arc 4000 Thermal Arc Fabricator 252 iThermal arc 186Thermal Arc 26 tigTweeko 200 amp spool gunHobart AirForce 400WP-17V-12R