anthony law Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 i whant to make a rock backing with heps of caves does any one know of how to make holes in rock /as i can get big rocks.any help will be helpful cheers ant also slaps of rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 how big are the rocks and what type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 the rocks are river rocks they are heaps of them in river down hear .also i got a mates brother who owns a qurry wicth i can get slabs of rock thats sand stone or granite.if i whant to. size is to how big i can carry.the bigges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 You can use a standard masonary drill bit to drill the rock... and you can use either lengths of plastic or wooden dowel (Rawlplugs from the hardware shop work).. to hold the rocks where you want them. Make sure that the dowels are a good hammer fit in the rock ... then push the next rock on firmly and knock into place with a wooden block if needed. Using this method you will need no glues of any sort. Your drill needs to be on SLOW SPEED... and if you have a drill stand... it will make things easier. A Hammer Drill would speed things up. Take care now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 thank you pegasus. also i whant to make caves in the rock do i use the masonary to make caves or is there a anthor way of make them ,cheers ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Nothing wrong with drilling and pegging the small structures together to create "any" shapes that come to mind.. but you can make caves from the dozens of methods posted here.. like using bits of pipe covered in silicone glue... then rolled in gravel to make them look natural... or the "Coconut" shell type ones that have a thread running at the mo. Bits of roof tile make good structures if stacked and secured correctly. You don't want large pieces crashing down and smashing the glass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 If it were me I would use fish freindly silicone to hold it all together, drilling holes would be a bit of a major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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