My uncle was an electrician and showed me that - on my own house one day. He said (and I have no idea if true or not) that "hammering" a ground rod in the ground changed its potential and therefore it was no longer a good ground rod.
-- Larry Smith lesm...@ecsis.net On Wed May 20 2015 15:47, Mathew Howard wrote: > An electrician once showed me how to install ground rods using nothing but > a cup of water... not the fastest way, but it did work. > > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > I always used a lineman’s hammer: > > http://www.amazon.com/Estwing-E3-40L-EstWing-Linesman-hammer/dp/B000LDGBG > >8 Or a hand sledge: > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Estwing-MRF3LB-11-Inch-SureStrike-Drilling/dp/B0043 > >3SC4Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1432154165&sr=1-1&keywords=hand+sledge > > > > For installing ground rods. Never much of a problem. Hold the rod with > > one hand and hammer with the other. > > Don’t miss. > > > > *From:* George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 2:30 PM > > *To:* af@afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver > > > > You get all the good toys. > > > > On 5/20/2015 3:28 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: > > > > http://www.stanleyhydraulics.com/products/ground-rod-drivers > > > > Regards, > > Chuck > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: > >> I've got a hydraulic ground rod driver... I think I ended up getting 2 > >> of them for $300 at auction. We already have a hydraulic power pack for > >> other things...so it works well. It's also specifically for ground > >> rods, not a rotary drill with an attachment. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Chuck > >> > >> On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 1:28 PM, George Skorup <geo...@cbcast.com> wrote: > >>> Dewalt has a battery operated model. Their HEPA vac models are pretty > >>> cool too. We have a smaller Makita, but if I was going to buy today, > >>> it'd be Dewalt. > >>> > >>> On 5/20/2015 8:29 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: > >>> > >>> Nevermind. I would need cordless. > >>> > >>> *From:* Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> > >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:28 AM > >>> *To:* af@afmug.com > >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver > >>> > >>> How much? > >>> > >>> *From:* Jaime Solorza <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:42 PM > >>> *To:* Animal Farm <af@afmug.com> > >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Ground Rod Driver > >>> > >>> > >>> Damn thing drove the rod by itself!!! The ground was not too hard. It > >>> was pretty cool. > >>> > >>> Jaime Solorza
