Secret Room 2 ....... "Nazi Bunker"
Discussion
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?
I have no idea, but please feel free to try it on your neighbours rockery and post the results for us to peruse.PS If someone calls Munter tells you this is a bad idea, don't listen to him, he's lying.
CY88 - I posted earlier asking if you get to keep any/all future found treasure??
Edited by Gretchen on Friday 6th June 15:03
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.Davi said:
becca_ said:
Davi said:
cornishgirl said:
Shaw Tarse said:
sleep envy said:
cornishgirl said:
I don't understand this thread. Maybe its a man-thing?
don't worry poppet, all will be revealedthanks! 
My shame shall be eternal.richyb said:
mel said:
My Nan had an old buryed nissan (I know the car maker didn't build them but that's what old people always call them) air raid shelter buryed in her garden, I asked about digging it out to explore but she assured me it was about 6'x12' damp, cold, full of shit and smelled of wee (bit like her really) and that grandad had thrown all the rubbish from decorating the front room in there before he filled the entrance in. I Just hope that Jersey will yield more interesting results than Dartford
These are all over apartently. My grandad has one in his garden. Either that or its just a joke grandads use a lot) air raid shelter buryed in her garden, I asked about digging it out to explore but she assured me it was about 6'x12' damp, cold, full of shit and smelled of wee (bit like her really) and that grandad had thrown all the rubbish from decorating the front room in there before he filled the entrance in. I Just hope that Jersey will yield more interesting results than DartfordThe things in peoples' back gardens are Anderson Shelters.
ETA: Top thread. There should be a PistonHeads Gold section, where this sort of thing can be preserved for our grandchildren.
Edited by CommanderJameson on Friday 6th June 15:12
CY88 said:
Fume Troll said:
You could easily roll that rock about with the digger. Just put down old pallats and junk wood to protect the ground.
Cheers,
FT.
We tried Cheers,
FT.
It wasn't easy at all and it wouldn't budge. The digger just tipped up! I'd rather not break the hydraulics.Stick the bucket against the floor under the base and curl the bucket, so it's levering against the floor and under the boulder, rather than trying to pull it over with the diggers weight
Gretchen said:
CY88 - I posted earlier asking if you get to keep any/all future found treasure??
I guess it would depend on what it was? Its all on my property, so in theory I bought it along with the house, but I guess they'd always be an argument that something was of such significance (as if!) that someone else would lay claim to it.I actually found several things while digging the practice holes yesterday (although these were kinda insignificant to everything else). I don't think any of them are wartime articles - some interesting old bottles and jars, and something I was quite excited about - a small carved granite trough. I was quite pleased with that as it is fairly vaulable - £300ish? I haven't got round to cleaning these up yet, and will probably do that and photograph them tonight / tomorrow whilst waiting for the guy to come back with the digger bits.
Davi said:
Stick the bucket against the floor under the base and curl the bucket, so it's levering against the floor and under the boulder, rather than trying to pull it over with the diggers weight
I guess that may work, although its in a tricky position. Guess I need to get hold of some shutter ply to protect the tarmac?Munter said:
CY88 said:
and something I was quite excited about - a small carved granite trough. I was quite pleased with that as it is fairly vaulable - £300ish?
I see a water feature or raised herb garden or something of that ilk. I'm guessing it's a animal water/food trough size?CY88 said:
Davi said:
Stick the bucket against the floor under the base and curl the bucket, so it's levering against the floor and under the boulder, rather than trying to pull it over with the diggers weight
I guess that may work, although its in a tricky position. Guess I need to get hold of some shutter ply to protect the tarmac?Cheers,
FT,
CY88 said:
Davi said:
Stick the bucket against the floor under the base and curl the bucket, so it's levering against the floor and under the boulder, rather than trying to pull it over with the diggers weight
I guess that may work, although its in a tricky position. Guess I need to get hold of some shutter ply to protect the tarmac?It'll definitely work, we used to use it all the time to tip things WAY larger than the digger could shift using brute force (like much larger diggers...) Don't have to be anally accurate with the bucket, might even get in at a slight angle looking at the photo and use the curve of the bucket. A couple of bits of heavy timber pre placed are handy as well, just in case it gets a roll on
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