A bit of dirtbag engineering with the Schmidt hammer, aka rebound hammer or Swiss hammer, testing sandstone.
Here I try a new open source kinda method that anyone can try if they, like me, want to get an idea of the compressive strength of rock they're climbing on.
For in-depth rotary hammer stuff, check out my other channel, Boltah Downunder: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88tUnLr3E7MqpKX344tVEA
I’m completely self-funded and receive no freebies or kickbacks from tool companies. I’m just a guy who wants to know how these tools perform, and figure you do too. You can chip in here, it'll be hugely appreciated:
https://paypal.me/BoltahDownunder?country.x=AU&locale.x=en_AU
https://www.patreon.com/Boltah?fan_landing=true
Support your local access climbing fund! Or mine: www.qldclimb.org.au
Cheers!
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - What is the Schmidt hammer?
01:47 - Surface preparation
02:03 - Hammering!
03:30 - Test results
05:17 - Is this the right method to use?
07:14 - Signoff
