Is being a quarry rock splitter a good fit for you?
Splits rough blocks of stone from a quarry face. Uses jackhammers, wedges or saws.
What the work involves
- Finds the grain lines in rock to work out how it will split.
- Removes pieces of stone from larger masses using jackhammers, wedges and other tools.
- Puts wedges into holes and hits them with sledgehammers to split off sections of stone.
- Marks the size or outline on stone before cutting, using rulers and chalk lines.
The interests that suit it
People in this work tend to be hands-on and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.
How much training it needs
Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.
Find out if it fits you
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Free. About 15 minutes. No account.