wormster said:FFS!!!!!
- People lay off the talk of angle grinders, gasaxes and overtightening bolts, let the place lie quiet for a wee while, keep comments about such ideas OFF A PUBLIC FORUM!!
Hanson's et al, will have any forum that mentions the quarry pegged and watched - waiting to pounce!!
wormster said:My comment may have been a bit forceful, I don't often "stand on the hose" on here, but out of ALL of the forums related to Underground/Aboveground exploration, this thread is about the most inflammatory of the lot, most of the "other" forums are relatively restrained and not much talk of gasaxes etc!
Laurie said:Conundrum - Are cavers the easiest people in the world to 'wind up'?
SamT said:Or is the caving world predominantly inhabited by wind up merchants
Dave Tyson said:Brick acid (basically tech grade hydrochloric acid) is readily available from builders merchants (until Teresa May decides it should be banned!) - dilute 1:1 with water.
Bonus: wrap a couple of tight turns clean copper wire around both steel or galvanised parts - the electrochemical effect helps...
Speaking purely from a theoretical view as an ex-chemist :
Dave
NigR said:A question for you, Dave (or anyone else with the requisite knowledge and/or experience):
Would this method work when dealing with concrete?
cavemanmike said:I wonder why nig is do interested in chemically concrete :-\
royfellows said:I dont know whether its true but I heard a while back about special nuts that will tighten but not unscrew. Fantastic.
royfellows said:I dont know whether its true but I heard a while back about special nuts that will tighten but not unscrew. Fantastic.