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Brownstone waiting for shipping
These blocks were broken out using SCA |
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Brownstone quarry
This is a photo of a completed area of the quarry with break lines evident from block removal |
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Removing brownstone from face
Side cuts are made with wire saw, then back breaks are made with SCA. Removal is accomplished with a backhoe |
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Granite quarry
SCA cracks granite at Mine Hill Quarry in CT |
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hand drilling large granite boulder
driller hand drills granite boulder to install SCA and break into multiple blocks |
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granite blocks
granite blocks broken with SCA at the Mine Hill Quarry in CT |
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granite blocks
blocks broken with SCA at Mine Hill Quarry in CT |
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Opening the notch
Backhoe removes brownstone from an area where wiresawing and SCA were used |
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More removals
Notice back line broken with SCA |
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Smooth side cut
Notice smooth wire saw cut and SCA used for the back break where saw can't be set up |
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Ready for shipment
Blocks sit ready to be loaded on truck and shipped out |
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Top view during removal
This is a view looking down at a block which has been broken out using SCA |
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Notice the crack
SCA has been used to crack block, now it needs to be removed |
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Front view brownstone removal
This is photo taken during the removal process |
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Closer view of brownstone block
Notice SCA break lines on the block |
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SCA break line
This is a view of the break line after removal of a block |
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large crack in granite block
if you look at the center of this you will see a large crack created by the SCA |
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SCA cracks granite
side view of crack created by SCA in a granite block |
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reducing granite sizes
SCA is used to reduce a large block of granite to smaller sizes |
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straight line break in granite
SCA is used to break out a section of granite at Mine Hill Quarry in CT |
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