Cheap High Quality Handmade Rock Separator Wedges And Spacers For Quarry

Wedges and Spacers, it is also known as Hand Splitter, Plug and Feathers, Feather Pair and Wedges. We can design the length and hole size and shape according to customers' requirements.

The role of wedges and spacers A wedge is a hand tool that uses human power to impact a metal wedge into a hole in the stone, thereby splitting the stone. Primarily used for the splitting of split stone and arched stone, which can be divided into smaller or standard stones using wedge sets. Wedges can also trim relatively large and irregular stones.

Properties of Wedge Gaskets

1.) Mainly rely on manpower, the labor intensity is high, and the working conditions are difficult.
2.) Suitable for exposed ores, weathered ore zones with upward growth of fractures, especially for naturally formed ores with multiple free faces, and arch stones with one or two faces connected to the original rock. Therefore, the wedge is a very effective and labor-saving tool, especially for mines where small size quarrying blocks are applied.

3.) Suitable for mines that lack electricity and water.

4.) It is suitable for mining horizontal or gently inclined layered ore, with a layer depth of about 1.5m.

5.) Can be used to dissociate large stones mined by other methods.
6.) Easy to handle and maintain value in mines with good rock fragmentation
performance and low mechanical level. However, the workload of leveling stones is large, which affects the completion rate.