| The Titan Hand Auger System offers a state-of-the-art,
high-performance soil sampling and sub-surface exploration tool. The Titan
Auger uses aerospace grade titanium which provides superior strength,
durability, and resistance to corrosion.
The Titan Hand Auger system consists of Ti T-handle, 2- foot long extension
tubes with bayonet couplings, and custom designed cutting heads using
Ti tubing and hardened stainless steel cutting heads or double helix augers.
The T handle is 1 foot long with a bayonet coupling attached directly
to the handle. The handle is marked with a scale in inch and 1/10 foot
increments for measuring samples.
The standard extensions are 2 feet long, with a bayonet coupling, and
indexing every 6 inches. The indexing on the extensions and the handle
is lazer-engraved, which creates a Ti-oxide surface that is harder than
the parent metal.
The standard cutting head set consists of 2 tools that will handle most
soil types and conditions. A 1" diameter,1 foot long, windowed tube
with a custom designed 4-toothed hardened stainless steel cutting head,
and a 1" diameter 7.5 inch long helical auger (on a Ti tube handle/coupling
making the tool 1 foot long).
In addition to the 1" helical head I have produced a 1.25"
helical auger. The double helix augers are made using stainless steel,
hardened and tempered for tool strength and durability of the cutting
surface. This tool has a broad and deep u-shaped soil channel on each
side of the auger, providing excellent sample retention and volume for
the hole diameter. The flights are The stainless steel will never corrode,
and will always release the sample with ease. The 1.25" head gives
the best "feel" for geotechnical work, eliminating any potential
for sidewall interference. The 1 inch head is useful in stiff soils, and
can be used in a hole that was started with the 1" tube core sampler.
Both augers are 7.5 inches and mounted on pieces of Ti tubing that makes
a good handle, the female portion of the bayonet coupling, and the convenience
of the tool being 1 foot long.
I designed the 2" tube cutter for conditions where larger samples
and intact core are required. The 2" head is made of Ti tubing, with
multi-toothed hardened stainless steel cutting head, and a stainless steel
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After more than 20 years of experience
as a field geologist, I decided to make a better hand auger.
I use my hand auger a few times a week, and have drilled hundreds
of feet by hand over the past 20 years. I find that I am now having
to go to depths of up to 20 feet in order to obtain the data that
I need for the more difficult sites. This is a near impossible task
to complete with the conventional steel auger systems. The light
weight combined with great rigidity of Titanium makes a drill string
that does not flex, yet is so light that 20' can be hauled up out
of the hole and laid down by hand with ease.
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With ease of use, light weight, and superior cutting heads,
the Titan Hand Auger System increases the productivity of the individual
user, and as a result produces great benefits to a project in terms
of efficiently collecting high-quality data. Hand augers have applications
in Soil Science, Geotechnical and Environmental Consulting, Academia
and Mineral Exploration.
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