Posts by Wormster

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Topic: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know.
Wormster	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 07/01/2021 16:30:24 Subject: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know. Here's what's insde an average 18650 cell, snapped off the nitice board at work....... [photo]122255[/photo]
Topic: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know.
Wormster	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 07/01/2021 16:22:43 Subject: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know. [quote="lozz"]Experts.....Know more and more about less and less until eventually they know all there is to know about f**ck all. Lozz.[/quote] HMMM some of experts are down to t
Topic: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know.
Wormster	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 07/01/2021 11:38:57 Subject: Lithium Ion Batteries, what cavers need to know. Roy, Having checked with a few of our battery experts I notice that when you are talking about cell identification: Sanyo NCR18650Ga you state it has "Nickel Cobalt" chemistry. Those prefixes are
Topic: Torque Screwdriver Question
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/12/2020 10:40:18 Subject: Torque Screwdriver Question [quote="Mr Mike"][quote="Wormster"] More importantly get a calibrated torque analyzer, you can't trust the settings on the handle![/quote] Even with a brand like Wera?[/quote] Ye
Topic: Torque Screwdriver Question
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 18/12/2020 16:47:35 Subject: Torque Screwdriver Question Space race M3x6mm mushroom slotted head are usually torqued to 0.5Nm and an M6X20mm Capheads will be walked down to 3.5Nm. I don't know how this relates to your environment, but I hazzard a
Topic: Mine/Cave Filming Location (England/Wales)
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/12/2020 16:49:05 Subject: Mine/Cave Filming Location (England/Wales) Just to throw a spanner in the works: Clearwell Iron Mine in the Forest of Dean, lots of stuff has been done there. Redbridge Caves in Bristol, as used by the Beeb many times in
Topic: Parc
Wormster	Forum: North Wales Posted: 30/11/2020 18:59:46 Subject: Parc The Sheltinger would be the person to ask, as I recall he spent a fair amount of time in there, suspect J. Ratt was involved too. Not been in there since DPBB08 I think it was!
Topic: Q for geeks, delivery issues with RS
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 27/11/2020 12:26:19 Subject: Q for geeks, delivery issues with RS Yooof training system - perhaps they put a n00b on the labelling machine AFIK we've no problems at work with RS deliveries - outgoing DHL is a different kettle of fish.
Topic: 28DL loves Roy
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/11/2020 16:59:06 Subject: 28DL dont like Roy I take it you are using your "Normal" username and avatar? My username is the same, but my avatar is slightly different. I've been a member for moons now (as I'm sure others are)
Topic: Boxed Off
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 19/11/2020 16:47:21 Subject: Boxed Off [quote="Down and beyond"]Not aloud to fill them in as there is still very active bats inside , at the same time I completely understand why they are angry .[/quote] Hansons won't be long be
Topic: Ventilation in mines and caves
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 12/11/2020 17:16:14 Subject: Ventilation in mines and caves [quote="Lindybeige"] Possibly the CO2 is dissolved in the water and comes out in the cave. [/quote] Either that or its got summat to do with the water percolating down through the
Topic: Vent shaft stacks
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 10/11/2020 18:59:15 Subject: Vent shaft stacks Oh yeah: In the old days T'Owd man would have been trying to pull air trough a mine in the addit along through the brattices and traps before the fire pulled the air up the vent shaft, most
Topic: Ventilation in mines and caves
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 10/11/2020 17:37:37 Subject: Ventilation in mines and caves [quote]A puzzle about brattices is that they seem to draw air down into the mine, then immediately turn it round and send it back up again. The archaeological report's illustrations showed no method f
Topic: Disappearing Footpaths
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 02/11/2020 21:02:25 Subject: Disappearing Footpaths [quote="TwllMawr"] Perhaps they look at bridleways similarly. I'll ask. I've not heard of any shouting by any equine or mountain biking groups having a go. And as for the 4x4 crowds, you wouldn
Topic: Facemasks for charity
Wormster	Forum: For Sale! (and wanted / for swap) Posted: 20/10/2020 19:57:57 Subject: Facemasks for charity Some of you might have seen this on another forum: https://www.facebook.com/missjennyplumb-109467620820595/ Evening all. :) For the rest of October I'm making a £1 donation
Topic: Oxygen levels
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 07/10/2020 15:26:03 Subject: Oxygen levels With regard of the Crowcon units I did some asking around and it was as I suspected IP67 for the circuitry and IP65 for the detectors. Apparently Thames Water sewer men liked the old 84TR because it w
Topic: Coniston
Wormster	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 03/10/2020 11:26:23 Subject: Coniston Leathers water area Hospital, Taylor's and Flemming's levels are all walk ins as I recall... Plus the slate quarries I think there's a book....
Topic: Oxygen levels
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/10/2020 11:20:57 Subject: Oxygen levels [quote="ChrisJC"] Why do you say that Sinker? Crowcon claim IP65 and IP67 (which is odd, surely it can only be one of them!) If it turned out to be IP67, would that be sufficient
Topic: Oxygen levels
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 01/10/2020 16:43:34 Subject: Oxygen levels A couple of pints from what little I remember from my time in Gas detection manufacture: 1 - a 1% fall in oxygen will equate to a bout 3% rise in Carbon Dioxide. 2 - if you are g
Topic: Ochre Pits
Wormster	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 03/09/2020 18:34:41 Subject: Ochre Pits Are you local to Oxford? I used to play all over Shotty as as sprog, not much evidence of ocher pits extant but a good natural sandpit with stream! Always up for a good mooch, es
Topic: Post-Lockdown plans?
Wormster	Forum: Mid Wales Posted: 27/06/2020 10:11:05 Subject: Post-Lockdown plans? Would love to, but Mendip is now 2 hours away and Wales even further, plus I still have a house to finish off..........so in short not this year, maybe next spring I might start up again.
Topic: Destruction of Ripple Rock, Canada west coast
Wormster	Forum: North America Posted: 27/06/2020 10:07:54 Subject: Destruction of Ripple Rock, Canada west coast Very interesting...............:thumbup:
Topic: Hi community
Wormster	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 17/06/2020 16:44:27 Subject: Hi community Hiya, Pull up a pew and pour youself a drink (over there) and grab a few nibbles (over THERE!! - NO! THERE!!!!!) and stooge around.... 2 questions (I know they're basic):
Topic: Photography in caves
Wormster	Forum: Underground Photography & Video Posted: 17/06/2020 16:39:40 Subject: Photography in caves [photo]72887[/photo] Lightpainting.......... Can be done in Caves, Mines and Quarries:o:o
Topic: Box Freestone Quarry Limestone Mine (mine)crabb winch
Wormster	Forum: South West England Posted: 08/06/2020 19:34:36 Subject: Box Freestone Quarry Limestone Mine (mine)crabb winch Interesting one Roy, I'd always invisiged it the other way round: that the crab winch hauled the blocks out of the heading for the cranes to load into the waggons. Don't forget that the cranes were al
Topic: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 14/04/2020 16:49:09 Subject: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden [quote="jagman"]The world has changed immeasurably in the last month.[/quote] You are not wring there Sir, it will take several years before we reach any kind of economic recovery.
Topic: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 13/04/2020 19:37:43 Subject: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden [quote="NewStuff"]Still working here, don't have a choice in the matter. I'd [i]like[/i] to be off, and earning 80% of my usual income, but that won't happen unless a shutdown for manufacturing that i
Topic: Pangolin
Wormster	Forum: Midlands Posted: 12/04/2020 23:12:44 Subject: Pangolin [quote="pwhole"]Just be thankful it's a pangolin and not a peccary...[/quote] Pangloins are cute, Peccaries are a different kettle of fish, according to Gerrald Durrell! (Althoug
Topic: Pangolin
Wormster	Forum: Midlands Posted: 11/04/2020 09:32:45 Subject: Pangolin Its also a narrow boat on the Oxford Canal moored not far from Wolvercote Lock.
Topic: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 11/04/2020 09:29:43 Subject: Ways to pass the time when you don't have a mine in the garden Nieghbours are going to be a bit upset when we bang the end of the passage!
Topic: What’s the funniest thing underground?
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 03/04/2020 23:15:42 Subject: What’s the funniest thing underground? BigBash08: Up in either Hospital ot Taylor's Level, can't remember which, I came to a fork witha nice little seat, so I did and turned my light off fora snooze. Psysk came round a benend in
Topic: Dark Theme
Wormster	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 01/04/2020 09:57:39 Subject: Dark Theme Nope, no all fools day joke, just a thought, seems as its unpopular...........
Topic: Dark Theme
Wormster	Forum: Site Updates, Suggestions & Corrections Posted: 31/03/2020 20:50:36 Subject: Dark Theme Over the past few days I have noticed that a lot of web pages have added the option of a dark theme, I suppose this is summat to do with reducing screen glare whilst we work from home. Do "
Topic: What’s the strangest thing you’ve found?
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 29/03/2020 11:31:02 Subject: What’s the strangest thing you’ve found? [quote="sinker"] The actual "sheep components" are long gone but there is STILL a green film floating on the water after...what...? Must be 10 years? :lol: *[i] edit: its mo
Topic: What’s the strangest thing you’ve found?
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 28/03/2020 10:58:17 Subject: What’s the strangest thing you’ve found? Abbing into a trial shaft at Drwys y Coed, exploded floating darwin sheep on the top of the flooded level! One time in Box we came accross a whole load of freshly balanced and painted stone
Topic: Fellows lamps forum.
Wormster	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 17/03/2020 22:38:48 Subject: Fellows lamps forum. Blade mount???? (sorry Roy!)
Topic: Going to say the dreaded " cave " word
Wormster	Forum: South Wales Posted: 07/03/2020 06:52:59 Subject: Going to say the dreaded [quote="Paul Marvin"]Shoulder pain is in a league of its own[/quote] Oh gods I remeber the pain of a broken collarbone!! rehabilitation too ages, its still not right 8 years on!!
Topic: Going to say the dreaded " cave " word
Wormster	Forum: South Wales Posted: 06/03/2020 16:55:19 Subject: Going to say the dreaded Nice one, I thought you were making heavy weather of the entrance until I saw you're wounded!! I have a video on DVD from a trip we did a few moons back, the music is different but the cave
Topic: Going to say the dreaded " cave " word
Wormster	Forum: South Wales Posted: 05/03/2020 16:53:06 Subject: Going to say the dreaded Well we've been speculating for a bout 40 years now, don't see any evidence of any digging in Bridge Cave!
Topic: Going to say the dreaded " cave " word
Wormster	Forum: South Wales Posted: 05/03/2020 07:12:35 Subject: Going to say the dreaded In Bridge cave main chamber (just before the sump) in the wall is a phreatic tube filled with loose fill and rocks that looks as if its heading into the sandbanks area of L.N.R.C. it would be good to
Topic: Hang out in Cornwall?
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/02/2020 18:45:33 Subject: Hang out in Cornwall? [quote="royfellows"][quote="SimonRL"]Have you tried getting in touch with the Carbis Bay Crew?[/quote] With all my martial arts experience I personally did not have the courage to make this
Topic: Underground Mines and Caverns
Wormster	Forum: New recruits! Posted: 13/01/2020 16:44:39 Subject: Underground Mines and Caverns Oxfordshire???? are you joking man??? all of the spots I know of are sealed up tighter than a drum, or on land that you'll never get permission to cross, Wiltshire??? forgeddit - too fricking politica
Topic: Ancient Egyptian drill holes question
Wormster	Forum: South Africa Posted: 29/11/2019 16:38:39 Subject: Ancient Egyptian drill holes question Woo, pass the tinfoil hats round!!
Topic: Hartham Park Limestone Quarry fly-through
Wormster	Forum: South West England Posted: 08/11/2019 22:19:47 Subject: Hartham Park Limestone Quarry fly-through Aye not too shabby!
Topic: Staying near Wells - any recommendations for mine trips?
Wormster	Forum: South West England Posted: 16/10/2019 18:32:12 Subject: Staying near Wells - any recommendations for mine trips? Five buddles Sink or Grebe Swallett
Topic: Deep shaft required
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 26/08/2019 11:02:34 Subject: Deep shaft required I think we've been here before............
Topic: Calamine Mining in the 16thC
Wormster	Forum: General Chat Posted: 10/08/2019 09:59:12 Subject: Calamine Mining in the 16thC Singing River Mine on the Mendip is a good example. Not sure about the access atm, the old lady who has the entrance in her backgarden passed away a while back, and, I don't know who's the
Topic: 3D printing a head lamp / battery pack
Wormster	Forum: Lamps & Lighting Posted: 22/06/2019 13:58:31 Subject: 3D printing a head lamp / battery pack The battery bos is well worth it, mind you it takes about 7 hours to print!!!
Topic: Parys mountain access
Wormster	Forum: North Wales Posted: 23/04/2019 12:31:35 Subject: Parys mountain access The Guys at P.U.G. are a lovely lot, mind you'll need either a red or green insurance card to visit the underground stuff!
Topic: Newbie S Wales
Wormster	Forum: South Wales Posted: 18/01/2019 17:32:57 Subject: Newbie S Wales Mendip's only a few hours from you - a few 'oles round by me!

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