willshak wrote:
X-posted to other relevant group.

Before there were concrete drill bits, or electric drills for that
matter, small round holes in concrete or rock were made by a round
chisel type tool that was pounded into the stone with a small sledge
hammer while turning the tool. It might have been 8" or 10" long. The
face of this chisel had a star-like pattern, only with 4 points, like a
plus sign " + ". I believe it was called a star drill.
A Google search brings up a lot of sports drills (training regimen).
Anyone know if they still make them, or if so, where to get one on-line?
I'm trying to drill some 40 - 3/4" holes in concrete and my 1/2" corded
electric drill with a concrete bit stalls on the stone aggregate in the
concrete requiring me to stop and try to crack the aggregate with a
large punch. I figured a star drill would work better.


You need some more practice in searching perhaps? "star drill steel"
turns up many usable hits.
http://hand-tools.hardwarestore.com/...ar-drills.aspx

But now that you know the old-school tool exists I'll have to say that
drilling that many 3/4" holes manually is something even the most
die-hard masochist would see as too painful. Buy or rent the proper sort
of impact drill and bit and you can be done in a morning's light effort.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com