Dinnie Stone question

[Randy Smith]

Does anybody know how the “pieces of metal” are attached to the Dinnie Stones?

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[KCSTRONGMAN]

I do not know, but Chad, Frank, al, and Kevin Fulton have all lifted them. Maybe one of them will chime in

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[Sanjiv Gupta]

Clint made up the Buffville stones. He may have an idea. I tried to lift the replica stones in Columbus, but never thought to look at how the metal was secured.

[ClintPoore]

The creator of the BUFFVILLE STONES drove a metal rod through the stones and put a bolt on the end of it. Then tested lifting the BUFFVILLE STONES. The rod has not moved to date with the stones being lifted over 20 plus times by 9 individuals so far……& more to come soon!

[Chad Ullom]

I didn’t look really close, but as far as I could tell, they did similar to what Clint did. Def what looked like a bolt then the ring attached. One is direct i believe, the other has a link. Google the stones and there are pics

[Randy Smith]

Thank you for the comments. My interest is partly historical; how they did it once upon a time. And partly practical; I’m considered converting some lifting stones to Dinnie replicas.

On the pictures I found of the Dinnie Stones one looks like it has an eyebolt. The other I can’t tell.

Clint, did the maker of your stones run the rod entirely through the stone? Threaded? Use any adhesive?

[ClintPoore]

Randy

Yes the bolt is threaded, I can add a nut to it if I need to, but as of now the rod has not moved in the stone. The rod runs through the entire length of the stone and I am unsure about adhesive. He told me it was a tight, very tight fit and hard to drive through the granite stone.

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