A down-the-hole drill, usually called DTH by most professionals, is basically a screwed on the bottom of a . The fast hammer action breaks hard rock into small cuttings and dust that are evacuated by a fluid (air, water or ). The DTH hammer is one of the fastest ways to drill hard rock. The system is thought to have been invented independently by Stenuic.
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