Patrick Herd
@patrickherd.bsky.social
Engineering (Sometimes Electrical) Environment, Fabrication, EVs, Education. Will instablock cryptobios. Wairarapa, Aotearoa New Zealand. Same handle on mammothsite. 🏳️🌈+🏳️⚧️ ally.
Thunderbirds are go!
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Thunderbirds are go!
If I were doing more I'd absolutely do something like that, the first metre or so is mostly dirt so I was back on the ground within minutes of starting the drilling operation. I would then shut the drill off, remove it from the drill rod and then pull the rod out manually
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If I were doing more I'd absolutely do something like that, the first metre or so is mostly dirt so I was back on the ground within minutes of starting the drilling operation. I would then shut the drill off, remove it from the drill rod and then pull the rod out manually
Yeah it's a heavy beast for sure, only way to get these to go into the ground here
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yeah it's a heavy beast for sure, only way to get these to go into the ground here
As it's a rock drill, the torque reaction is significantly less than even a battery drill
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
As it's a rock drill, the torque reaction is significantly less than even a battery drill
Drilling pilot holes, complete with ladder start. For scale reference I'm 2m tall.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Drilling pilot holes, complete with ladder start. For scale reference I'm 2m tall.
Ever since moving into a house with proper heating and insulation, winter has been my preferred season. 40+ in summer might have something to do with it?
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Ever since moving into a house with proper heating and insulation, winter has been my preferred season. 40+ in summer might have something to do with it?
I used to do wildlife rehab in a state where our primary rabies vector was bats.
One summer we had *two different incidents* where a Good Sam brought us an injured bat that they had been *letting crawl around on their bare chest* and feeding breastmilk.
One summer we had *two different incidents* where a Good Sam brought us an injured bat that they had been *letting crawl around on their bare chest* and feeding breastmilk.
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
At the end of projects I keep going "I should have bought a mitre saw for this"
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
At the end of projects I keep going "I should have bought a mitre saw for this"
Not great, not terrible.
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Not great, not terrible.
Other thing to watch out for re: E6 is they don't have dc fast charging
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Other thing to watch out for re: E6 is they don't have dc fast charging
I'll post some videos next time I do some rock breakkng shots
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I'll post some videos next time I do some rock breakkng shots
The E6 is an ok buy, they often have 200,000+km on them meaning they sometimes need a lot of suspension work early on. The MG5 as a uk import is the other good option for a wagon
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The E6 is an ok buy, they often have 200,000+km on them meaning they sometimes need a lot of suspension work early on. The MG5 as a uk import is the other good option for a wagon
What the business end of the drill steel looks like
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What the business end of the drill steel looks like
One time squid cosplay if they do fall off at speed
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
One time squid cosplay if they do fall off at speed
2.4 x 3.6m x 3m high. Wind is so strong here that rocks land on the roof of the house.
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
2.4 x 3.6m x 3m high. Wind is so strong here that rocks land on the roof of the house.
Conventional foundations would need a fucktonne of concrete
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Conventional foundations would need a fucktonne of concrete
I had the rock drill already but no steels for it yet so good motivation to actually use it
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I had the rock drill already but no steels for it yet so good motivation to actually use it
It's the worst possible mix of clay gravel and rocks, screw piles are 80mm diameter and 1.6m long
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
It's the worst possible mix of clay gravel and rocks, screw piles are 80mm diameter and 1.6m long
I need a pilot hole for the screw piles I'm installing for our new greenhouse
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I need a pilot hole for the screw piles I'm installing for our new greenhouse
Heheh, 1600mm long, 39mm dia
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Heheh, 1600mm long, 39mm dia
Atlas Copco Pionjar: powered by like a 300cc two stroke motor. It's feral but gets the job done
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Atlas Copco Pionjar: powered by like a 300cc two stroke motor. It's feral but gets the job done
One piece steel for my rockdrill, looks like a carbide tipped spade bit. Hollow for flushing air
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
One piece steel for my rockdrill, looks like a carbide tipped spade bit. Hollow for flushing air