[Coral-List] Drill Inquiry

Wed May 16 13:25:42 EDT 2018

Hi David,

For your application, I would recommend using an underwater pneumatic drill over a battery-powered model. You will typically get twice the power output for the same sized drill. Electric drills lose about half their power output from the armature to the drill bit, so a 1750 Watt electric drill actually produces about 875 Watts at the bit. In pneumatic drills, power in equals power out, so a 1750 Watt drill puts all its power to the bit.

You can buy specialty underwater pneumatic drills (both rotary and hammer versions) here: https://www.egamaster.com/en/component/egamaster/categorias/508/Tools_for_underwater_use/PNEUMATIC

They are a bit expensive, so one way to go cheap is to use a garden variety pneumatic drill (easily found in hardware or auto parts stores). The drill can be hooked up to a portable compressor on a boat, or simply powered by a SCUBA tank - you will just need to remove the second stage of your regulator and find a fitting that can connect the drill to your air hose. You may need a dozen tanks for a couple of hours' work but a few dozen air fills is a whole lot cheaper than one compressor. To stop the drill from rusting, remove the casing and soak the drill overnight in diesel, then let it dry. I used this system for several months with no problems.

Cheers,
Mark

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-----Original Message-----
From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of David Weinstein
Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2018 7:13 AM
To: Dennis Hubbard <dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu>
Cc: Margaret Miller <m.miller at secore.org>; Coral Listserver <coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov>
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Drill Inquiry

Hello Margaret and others,  I was wondering if anyone had any more information about thesebattery operated underwater rotary or hammer-drill systems Margaret asked about.  Specifically, we are wondering if they are strong enough to actually take short cores (about a m) through coral limestone substrate such that the cores have a diameter of around 5 cm?  We would like to do some simple drilling but want to make sure these electric systems are strong enough to fit a coring tube onto them and retrieve a core (specifically at 45 m).  Thank you.
David Weinstein
---Zuckerman Postdoctoral  Scholar
Hebrew UniversityInteruniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/dweinstein/

On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 12:39 AM, Dennis Hubbard dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu  wrote:
Hi Margaret:

I wasn't familiar with this unit so I did a little surfing. It appear that

it is pretty much a cordless drill but with some sort of waterproofing. I

do have a fair bit of experience with what look like similar units in a

wood-working setting and have spent a lot of time tinkering with everything

from small throw-away pneumatic systems to larger.... and much larger....

coring systems. Unless there is something extraordinary in the battery life

and torque, my sense is that you're going to be frustrated on both fronts

unless your goal is to insert small pins as markers.

I know that Rich Berry lurks on the site and when I have any questions on

suck things, he's been my most dependable resource. If he reads this, I

hope he will contact you. If not, let me know and I'll ask his opinion

offline and try to get the two of you together. He's spent more time around

rugged and crazy marine hardware than anyone I know.

Best,

Dennis

On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Margaret Miller <m.miller at secore.org>

wrote:

> Dear Coral-Listers,

> We are contemplating a significant investment in one of the new 
> battery

> operated underwater rotary (Nemo V2 Divers Edition) or hammer-drill 
> (Nemo

> Divers Hammer Drill). I would appreciate to hear from folks who may 
> have

> experience with either of these. How many holes on one battery charge 
> (3

> vs. 6 amp)? What types of reef substrate have been successfully (or 
> not)

> drilled. Please email me off-list with any advice.

>

> Many Thanks,

> --

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