Apparatus for breaking up solid objects

A buster point assembly for breaking up a solid body of material, the buster point assembly comprising:

• an elongated shaft centered about a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end adapted for connection to an external drilling or percussion mechanism and a distal end;
• and,
• a replaceable tip having a working end adapted for contacting and breaking up a solid object and a connecting end having a chamber for receiving the distal end of the elongated shaft, wherein said chamber includes a packing gland for creating a seal between said elongated shaft and said replaceable tip and said chamber includes a planar bearing surface perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, said planar bearing surface having an area equal to an end portion of said distal end of said elongated shaft, and said distal end of said elongated shaft having a smaller diameter than an adjacent portion of said elongated shaft and including a planar portion in communication with said planar bearing surface.