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| doubleboost:
Hi Most of you will have seen Rob Wilsons work on this & other forums. I had the pleasure of meeting Rob a few weeks ago . Looking at his shop and the quality of his work you could tell he had an eye for detail. I mentioned to him that i am a member of a mine rescue team (like mountain rescue but in disused metal mines). He showed great interest in finding out more about the sorce of his raw materials . A trip was aranged , Rob turned up on time rearing to go suitably kitted out we ventured underground He listend intently as i gave him a quick safety brief & told him his insurance was void in such places . As soon as we enterd the mine you could sense he would be ok (some people dont like the wet dark atmosphere) we had a quick smoke (no gas in metal mines) to allow our eyes to get used to the dark. The futher in we went the more questions he asked untill finaly we came across a good pice of ore , he picked up a piece the size of youir head and slowly fondled it. I am going to smelt my own he said i must be able to improve on the material i buy He carried this lump of rock as a child would carry a new toy After a couple of hours we reached the point where we had to head back out to day . We had a spot of lunch more cigarettes then slowly made oiur way out (Rob still holding his precious find ) All in all a really good day out Regards John |
| sbwhart:
Great post looked like a fun day, some great underground shots. Do you reckon you could get an engine out of that bit of ore then, :lol: Thanks for sowing. Stew |
| Bluechip:
Ah YES!!! Happy memories came back of when I was in the RAF in Somerset .... Potholing in St Cuthberts ..... EDIT ... not St Cuthberts, that's in Northumberland, some other St . :scratch: EDIT again .. nearly right .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Cuthbert%27s_Swallet The non-public bits of Wookey Hole . some of, big system that .. and Swildon's Hole .. with kind permission of Swildon, of course ... :lol: Valiantly trying to get a smoke out of a packet of wet, pulverised Park Drives .... :D All coming back, ....... when does he do a sump then ?? BTW What happened to the telly programs of Syd Perou (?) could do with seeing them again, instead of the mindless carp on now .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swildon's_Hole Entrance looks a bit posher .. Dave BC |
| Rob.Wilson:
Hi Lads Just starting to recover now form my day out with John ,i used parts of my body i hardly ever use ,like my legs :lol:,,,,,,,,, What a trip it was to ,,, I have always had an interest in were or raw materials come from , so when John told me he was part of a mine rescue team and he goes of exploring old mine workings ,and then offered to take me down an old mine i jumped at the chance . John has a good knowledge of the mine working and took the time to explane everything as we crawled (OH my knees ) ,stooped and splashed or way through the workings :D Like why we were walking on what was the roof due to cave-ins , what the many deep shaft were for , and the general why ,how ,whats i came out with . When i found my shiny lump of ore , :),,,,,, i thought i would take scratch building to a new level and smelt my own metal :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks John :thumbup: Cheers Rob |
| PTsideshow:
:thumbup: :thumbup: Great post, brings back memories of caving,(pot holing in England) in West Virgina, Virgina and Kentucky. Best day was when I did the wild cave tour in Mammoth Cave. They take you on an 8/10 hour trip to some parts the tourists never get to see. We crossed paths with a couple of groups of the regular walking tours and the looks on the people faces was priceless :jaw: :bugeye: Last vertical I did was Hellhole in West Virgina, 180' first drop, about 90'second and last 45' great going in. tried by the time you Prusik out. Type of knot and loop you climb the rope out. thanks! you made my day |
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