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Willy Eckerslyke Joined: 03/11/2011 Location: Anglesey View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 23/07/2012 16:43:14 Reply | Quote A few of us had a chat about a trip down to Rhiw, Llyn Peninsula this week for a look at Nant Gadwen manganese mine: http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Nant-Gadwen-Manganese-Mine-Manganese-Mine Underground is a little limited as most of the workings are flooded, but there's still access to a decent sized chamber and a few hundred yards of tunneling. Also plenty of scope for swimming if you're 'ard enough! A second extensive chamber is open to the air and I assume leads through to the aforementioned one. Overground there's a fair bit to see, and it's a nice place for a walk with a path leading down to a pleasant beach. So, think you might be interested? IP: 147.143.161.104 |
SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 23/07/2012 16:45:31 Reply | Quote Willy Eckerslyke wrote: Underground is a little limited as most of the workings are flooded After last week I'd have thought that would be a red rag to a bull  Sorry I can't make it this time - won't be around! -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 95.147.207.193 |
sinker Joined: 13/12/2010 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 23/07/2012 17:40:31 Reply | Quote I should be ok for this, though it may be my last Thursday Night Trip before my Olympics/Turkey/Cyprus jaunt. Flooded chambers are no problem  Where to meet and when?  -- Because it's a challenge.....it's a challenge for me and it's a challenge for the coracle. But mainly because it's been done before.... |
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Willy Eckerslyke Joined: 03/11/2011 Location: Anglesey View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 23/07/2012 19:27:32 Reply | Quote When? I'm easy as I'll already be nearby. How about 6.30pm to give everyone time to get there? This would be a good place to meet: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=205917042449648694069.0004c58348b6393da853f&msa=0&ll=52.825885,-4.610739&spn=0.009193,0.016694 It's a small car park at NW end of Porth Neigwl, below Rhiw mountain. IP: 91.125.249.237 Edited: 23/07/2012 23:10:22 by Willy Eckerslyke |
Strangely Brown Joined: 28/01/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 23/07/2012 23:24:11 Reply | Quote I should be about for this one providing they don't break anything on the railway, may bring a friend or two if it's suitable? They won't be up for a swim or SRT but will be OK walking over and underground. Should I chuck the SRT in the car? -- We do our best work in the dark CO Oysterband, Holy Bandits IP: 86.138.122.148 |
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Willy Eckerslyke Joined: 03/11/2011 Location: Anglesey View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 24/07/2012 08:48:16 Reply | Quote Nice one Owain. It's eminently suitable for novices. Getting down into the open chamber is a bit of a scramble, helped by a rope. I've done it without, but if you could bring one along it would be good. I'll try to remember one too. I'm not aware of any scope for SRT. I wasn't serious about the swim in the mine, though there is the beach if anyone fancies a dip. One idea... The large chamber has a flooded pit/shaft that looks very deep. You can't see the bottom and I've always wondered what's down there. I rather fancy lowering a camera down, and even got as far as buying an old video camera with the idea of sealing it into a waterproof, see-through bag with a light. I never got around to buying the bag, so if anyone has anything suitable or a better idea, perhaps we could give it a go. IP: 147.143.162.104 |
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Strangely Brown Joined: 28/01/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 24/07/2012 09:31:56 Reply | Quote You will need to put it in a pressure tight container, the external pressure will damage components in the camera, I accidently took a phone on a shallow dive in my drysuit, it lasted a couple of weeks then shorted out and tried to set fire to my bol****s  -- We do our best work in the dark CO Oysterband, Holy Bandits IP: 86.138.122.148 |
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Willy Eckerslyke Joined: 03/11/2011 Location: Anglesey View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 24/07/2012 09:52:46 Reply | Quote The camera was cheap enough to be considered sacrificial so I'm prepared to risk pressure damage. There's also a real risk of it snagging on something and never coming back to the surface, which is why I don't want to invest much in it. But bearing in mind your narrow escape, I'll keep it away from my swonnicles! IP: 147.143.162.104 |
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SimonRL Joined: 27/11/2005 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 25/07/2012 21:38:17 Reply | Quote Have a good one and bring back photos -- Half the lies you tell ain't true IP: 217.44.18.49 |
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Strangely Brown Joined: 28/01/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 25/07/2012 22:26:14 Reply | Quote Willy Eckerslyke wrote: The camera was cheap enough to be considered sacrificial so I'm prepared to risk pressure damage. There's also a real risk of it snagging on something and never coming back to the surface, which is why I don't want to invest much in it. Try one of those ridged waterproof transparent food boxes with clips on all four sides, give me a size and material and I might be able to calculate the depth it'll survive. (Don't think supermarkets are likely to have implosion limits in the specs for these.) -- We do our best work in the dark CO Oysterband, Holy Bandits IP: 86.138.122.148 |
Llion Joined: 03/08/2006 Location: Ffestiniog/Eglwysbach (haha) View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 26/07/2012 10:24:38 Reply | Quote Wont be out tonight sorry, got the Sinker bug, overtime calls to finish a job by Friday. Have fun 
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sinker Joined: 13/12/2010 Location: North Wales View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 26/07/2012 12:18:20 Reply | Quote Sorry guys, but I won't get there either  My plan for a 1600 hrs finish won't happen and I won't be off site untill 1800 at the earliest and it's just too far to travel I'm afraid! I will however manage next Thursday night, the 2nd if anyone fancies doing something?  Following that I am away for three weeks..... The next "scheduled" Thursday Nighters trip will then be the "Life and Death Underground" trip with Corris Mine Explorers at Braich Goch on Wednesday the 29th, which I for one am really looking forward to -- Because it's a challenge.....it's a challenge for me and it's a challenge for the coracle. But mainly because it's been done before.... |
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Strangely Brown Joined: 28/01/2009 View Profile View Posts View Personal Album View Personal Files View all Photos Send Private Message |
Thursday nighters - 26 July
Posted: 26/07/2012 23:15:43 Reply | Quote Sorry I didn't make it, computer at work threw a wobbly so I couldn't tell anyone. Been waiting for a part to arrive I needed to fit to a loco. I found out this evening had part only just been posted  -- We do our best work in the dark CO Oysterband, Holy Bandits IP: 86.138.122.148 |
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