Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Understand how several parts make up the components of a core drilling system
- Be familiar with the various types of drilling and the special problems each type represents
- Know how to correctly set up a core drill
- Know the fundamental coring basics and how to start the coring process.
- Understand the need for and the use of special equipment and techniques to solve more demanding coring problems
- Know how to correctly perform deep drilling
- Know how to correctly perform stitch drilling
- Know how to correctly perform large diameter hole drilling
- Know how to correctly perform basic coring equipment maintenance
Session Activities
Key activities in this session will include:
1. Participating in a discussion about the basic concepts and equipment employed in the core drilling process
2. Participating in several class and team activities both in and out of class to reinforce learning the material in this session.
Cutting Edge Series Objectives
The purpose of the Cutting Edge course series is to provide you with a basic introduction to the industry in general, how a typical company is structured, and specific information about diamonds and diamond tools. The first portion of the course will give you a very solid foundation on which to build the rest of the material.
With this understanding under your belt, you will study topics including basic core drilling, flats sawing, and wall sawing. The course will conclude with general topics that are generic to all types of service work such as job planning, safety, and maintenance.
The course has been specifically designed to not be a typical, lecture-intensive course. Rather, instruction will be accomplished by the introduction of concepts and ideas through minimal text and lecture and immediately reinforced through the use of case studies and the exchange of your ideas and experiences with those of the other participants.
Upon completing this series you will:
- Understand the history and development of the concrete sawing and drilling industry and how you fit into the average company.
- Understand basic concrete and diamond tool technology and how diamond tools are used in the sawing and drilling of concrete.
- Understand what core drilling is, how it is done, tools with which it is performed and the basics of doing it correctly. You will also learn how the basic core drilling principals are applied to more complex coring applications and how to correctly execute these techniques.
- Understand what flat sawing is, how it is done, the tools with which it is performed and the basics of doing it correctly. You will also learn how the basic flat sawing principals are applied to more complex sawing applications and how to correctly execute these techniques.
- Understand what wall sawing is, how it is done, the tools with which it is performed and the basics of doing it correctly. You will also learn how the basic wall sawing principals are applied to more complex sawing applications and how to correctly execute these techniques.
- Understand how to apply the skills you have learned to date in executing the assigned job at the work site.
- Be aware of the need for and the value of safe working habits and equipment maintenance.
Note: The intention of this course is to provide the participant an overall understanding of a very complicated, technical, and often dangerous craft. In no way can this course provide instruction or specific procedures that will cover every situation an average operator will encounter in any given day on the job. The CSDA specifically disclaims any liability for an action an operator takes following the attendance in this course. Ultimately, every operator must follow the guidance of his supervisor and the acceptable safe practices as prescribed by the manufacturer of the equipment he/she is using.