Rock Blasting A Practical Treatise on the Means Employed in Blasting Rocks for Industrial Purposes

CHAPTER I.

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THE TOOLS, MACHINES, AND OTHER APPLIANCES USED IN ROCK BLASTING.

PAGE Section I. _Hand-boring Tools._--Drills. Hammers. Auxiliary Tools. Sets of Blasting Gear 1

Section II. _Machine-boring Tools._--Machine Rock-drills. Borer- bits. Drill Carriages 23

Section III. _Appliances for firing Blasting Charges._--Squibs. Safety Fuse. Electric Fuses. Cables. Detonators. Electric Firing- Machines 42