Mike Kushy, John Cooper and Hollie London. MK and JC met at 1600, set up the breaker and JC went down the hole with MK on the winch. HL arrived at 1800 and took over from JC who headed home. Towards the end MK had a go on the breaker and to assess the next step. 25 buckets cleared today, left at 1930. Mike.
Videos by MK.
First: HL using breaker.
Second: State at end of session.
Mike Kushy, Lee Venning and Trevor Hughes. MK and LV met for 10am. LV went down the hole first to clear spoil and 10 buckets removed. After a little break the genny & breaker were set up. MK went down the hole to break rock and clear and LV did winching. 42 buckets cleared in total today. TH arrived around 1330. We decided to prep' up for a charge. Noise made. Finished around 1530. Mike.
Trevor Hughes arrived on site at 17.10 with Lee Venning joining him shortly after. The weather on the hill was dank and foggy but not too wet.
TH went down the hole to add a couple more holes to the ones we had previously drilled, while LV had a little tidy up on the surface.
AM joined us at 19.00. TH & AM went down the hole and sent some tools & the work platform up on the rope to get them out of the way.
AM then got on with setting up with TH supervising. Once this task was completed we all retreated to a safe distance and a associated noise was made.
1 ¾ hours. Lee
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| Lee drilling. Photo TH. |
Trevor Hughes, Adrian Miles and Lee Venning arrived on site at 14.30, the weather was cold with a mix of rain and sleet. AM & LV went down the hole to set up the work platform and start filling buckets with TH on the surface on winch duty. Once the spoil was cleared AM had a go with the hammer and chisel, 17 x buckets to the surface in total. At around 18.00, AM had to go, leaving TH & LV to drill the holes ready to be destroyed. The hole in the floor that is heading south was emptied of mud and it now looks like it needs to be investigated further. 3 ½ hours. Lee.
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| Spoil before clearing. Photo LV. |
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| TH drilling 30mm hole. Photo LV. |
Mike Kushy, Lee Venning and John Cooper. We all met at 17.30. LV down the hole with JC winching and MK bucket carrying, 12 loads cleared. LV had a go at battery chiselling for a while and another 5 buckets brought out, LV said there is lots loose still at the dig face. With time short MK got to drilling for a charge around 1900. 1 whole stick in a 30x450mm hole (at the northern end, slightly higher up the wall to get a rising angle on the drill bit) and 1.6m of 40gm used over another 4 holes in the floor, you could tell the difference clearly on surface. Nearest farmer said he hadn't noticed a thing :) Off site for 2000. Mike.
All photo's by LV.
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| Spoil from Sunday. Looking North. |
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| Loose stuff ready to come out of the floor. |
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| More loose to chisel. |
Mike Kushy and Lee Venning. Installing the platform below ladder. Luckily we had a nice ledge one side so only 1 steel needed on the Western wall. The plank and steel have holes drilled for rebar to be bolted on to secure and also for removal. We also set a charge, 4m of 40gm used, so should be plenty to clear. 3 hours. Mike.
