I have a large size professional drawing board that has been sat around doing nothing since I converted to AutoCAD some years ago. Available for collection from Matlock if you want it. Its pretty heavy and will require several burley cavers to move it. Cheers Julie

Does anyone know where I can get hold of about 6m of culvert pipe. Ideally about 1m diameter. Fibreglass  or plastic preferred but we could use galvanised steel or concrete if that is all we can get. Cheers Julie

Hi Guys Has anyone around the Peak District got a couple of trench props to suit 30-36" that I could borrow or exchange for drinking vouchers? Thanks Julie

I've obtained some GRP pipes to line the top 2m of the latest dig at Bonsall Moor Swallet, but we are going to have to cut/profile the bottom part to fit around an awkward boulder and get a decent seat. Does anyone have experience of cutting this stuff and if so what is the best way of culling...

I need to get a cordless drill and a couple of spare batteries through a short sump about 4m long and 1.5m deep. Any suggestions for a suitable container?

This looks like quite an interesting  piece of kit for any budding surveyers who are on a tight budget. I would probably give it a punt if I didn't already have surveying gear...

I currently have a 110 volt Kango 950 which is good as a breaker, but is big and not a very good drill (plus it takes takes stupid size drills which are difficult and expensive to get)  I'm thinking of selling it on to get something more useful for drilling/breaking in near surface digs. Would...

Was just wondering as we prepare to spend many more months digging. Has anyone actually been to have alook at it apart from the origional digging team?

I'm looking at making a londer capping bar maybe 2 feet long that I can use as an extension or as part of a slide hammer. The bar/pin I use at the moment has a thread on the end but I'm not sure it does anything. Does this thread actually do anything? I've seen other people use a crosshead...

Just got one of these for my birthday  :) http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007JSU1MI/ref=asc_df_B007JSU1MI10232598?smid=AJ165RZ9PUVHQ&tag=hydra0b-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B007JSU1MI&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15451054001977765038&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt= Its a great bit of...

Does anyone have any pieces of scraps of old conveyer belt I could use for capping mats. My old one has been washed away by the summer floods. I'm based in the Peak District but will be at the BCRC conference this weekend. Thanks Julie

I?m sure this will be a somewhat controversial subject here,  but I want to put fixed ladders into my favourite dig.  I?m too broken to get thereby SRT at the moment and I don?t want to leave our man(woman)riding winch on surface for months on end. I might be slightly broken but am really...

Hi I'm thinking of securing the roof of one of our digs by drilling holes into a solid wall and then gluing some dowels in to support one end of some scaff poles. Any ideas on a suitable resin to fix the dowels in place? Kitty

Hi I'm still stuck using compass/clino or dial and notebook and would like to update so I can draw the survey as I go. Where can I get an upgrade board to turn an A3 into a DistoX? Also can anyone help me with the assembly etc - my electical/electronic skills are non existant. I'm based in...

Over the last few months it appears there have been several unauthorised trips into Basrobin Sough. Please note that Basrobin Sough is used as a water supply and is on Private land. On two occasions the water supply has been disrupted and the water turned into orange soup. If you really want...

I know its gone but the question is - Gone where? Do tell. Kitty

Anyone up for some Peak District caving on Mondays? I'm very experienced but a bit unfit at the moment so nothing too serious just yet. Am always up for a bit of digging/surveying though. Kitty

I use this knot sometimes for SRT rigging but nobody else seems to use it anymore. Is there some reason this knot seems to have fallen out of favour in recent years? Kitty

Off the peg just won't fit and my old wetsuit has just about crumbled into dust. I really need to get back into some seriously wet caving. Any ideas? Derbyshire area an advantage but not known for its vast number of wetsuit makers. Kitty