Secret Room 2 ....... "Nazi Bunker"

[Fume Troll]

In fact, any of the landies in your profile coupled with a kinetic recovery rope would move that rock too!



But I'd stick with the digger option.

Cheers,

FT.

[Zeek]

That's not a boulder....etc;)

[Zeek]

Davi said:

A couple of bits of heavy timber pre placed are handy as well, just in case it gets a roll on

To avoid this...I'm sure Mrs 88 would react differently than she did to her new ponds;)

[CY88]

@ Zeek

Well, although I'm not busy digging, I have been doing some more research...

Here is another old photo (together with the first one again). The new one was taken after the war. You can see that the big warehouse structure that was shown to the south end of the property almost in the centre of the wartime photo, is not there after the war (it was in that area that I did some test holes and found the trough etc). I guess that must have been some kind of storage facility?

(during war)


(after war)


There is clearly still a path to entrance of the tunnel, and the rockface appears intact. I've also found a better copy of a very recent ariel photo which I will scan in later for comparison.

[PR350]

Munter said:

daveco said:

Didn't Alexander the Great or Genghis Khan have a method of destroying rocks which involved pouring spirits over it and then setting fire to it? The rock would crumble under the intense heat, or did I completely make this up?

Heating rock to destroy them is probably a bad idea. Some rocks put in fires explode. I should know.....(fortunately I ducked and it went down the back of my collar and out the back of my coat.) Others will crumble but this doesn't look like the ones that crumbeled.

I thought there was a way of destroying rock (if dry) by drilling and inserting wooden dowls into it - you then soak the rock causing the wood to expand which cracks the rock - don't know where I've dragged that from or even if it is true!!!

Absofugginglutely great thread BTW CY88 - well and truly bookmarked. PH gold.

[Stuismyname]

Zeek said:

Davi said:

A couple of bits of heavy timber pre placed are handy as well, just in case it gets a roll on

To avoid this...I'm sure Mrs 88 would react differently than she did to her new ponds;)

But darling, some guys on the internet were convinced it would work..

[Gretchen]

PR350 said:

I thought there was a way of destroying rock (if dry) by drilling and inserting wooden dowls into it - you then soak the rock causing the wood to expand which cracks the rock - don't know where I've dragged that from or even if it is true!!!

Absofugginglutely great thread BTW CY88 - well and truly bookmarked. PH gold.

Bruce Willis; Armageddon?

[anonymous-user]

mel said:

BRGBert said:

richyb said:

I haven't read most posts, where in Europe is this?

Jersey I think.

Does he live near a childrens home? Maybe this isn't such a good idea after all.

I know it's wrong but

[PR350]

Gretchen said:

PR350 said:

I thought there was a way of destroying rock (if dry) by drilling and inserting wooden dowls into it - you then soak the rock causing the wood to expand which cracks the rock - don't know where I've dragged that from or even if it is true!!!

Absofugginglutely great thread BTW CY88 - well and truly bookmarked. PH gold.

Bruce Willis; Armageddon?

Not one clue - just up there with all the other random shyt in my head.

[Fume Troll]

Mmmm, tricone mill tooth rock bit. Wonder if it has sealed bearings...

Anyway, you don't want a milled tooth bit for boulders, far to soft. Noooo, if you're going for a tricone you want a tungsten insert bit, or a TSP fixed cutter bit. Or maybe even a diamond impreg on a turbine.

Cheers,

FT.

[Gretchen]

Fume Troll said:

Mmmm, tricone mill tooth rock bit. Wonder if it has sealed bearings...

Anyway, you don't want a milled tooth bit for boulders, far to soft. Noooo, if you're going for a tricone you want a tungsten insert bit, or a TSP fixed cutter bit. Or maybe even a diamond impreg on a turbine.

Cheers,

FT.

You ARE Harry Stamper!

I think the boulder needs a thread of it's own.

[beastie]

is it Guernsey? I really hope you don't come up under the little chapel!

[SS HSV]

Maxf said:

richyb said:

I haven't read most posts, where in Europe is this?

Slough. Just off the trading estate! Who'd have though it eh?

Common missconception - Slough is a similar hole but without trees and wildlife

[mikekey]

I'd be more than happy to give you a hand with your "excavations", I'm only down the road so just shout! =)

[beastie]

Slough..... happiness in your rear view mirror

[ih8thisname]

Bookmarked!

Another nomination for PH Thread of the Year!

[williamp]

Use dynamite. Its the only way to be sure the boulder is going...

[nevpugh308]

OOooooh, exciting !

[Bungleaio]

Quality stuff!

[BLUETHUNDER]

This is what you need to move things along a bit more swiftly.Withams have some in stock,and they are not that costly............

Edited by BLUETHUNDER on Friday 6th June 16:59