Basics of drilling 1 SlideShare
#0183;#32;(1) Mechanical attack Generally speaking, percussion drilling with top hammers is appropriate for drilling small holes in hard rock, DTHs for large holes in hard rock, and rotary drilling for large holes in soft to medium hard drilling in rock, the sharp end of the drilling tool, or bit, is driven into the rock by means of a dynamic (percussion, in which the bit rotates slightly in