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10s M.GATE SHOWING WINDY DRILLER AND PLENTY WATER! 26-2-86



high pit wilma :- THIS is a HOLMAN compressed-air driller[ a windy-driller..] The drill was 9feet long,straight,with no spiral,hexagonal steel section,with a cross-shaped star-bit on the end.Because the drill was straight,without a spiral,water was pumped through the hollow interior,to flush out the curvings,to prevent the drill from becoming fast in the hole [which often happened.]The water had to go somewhere , didn't it?..........

high pit wilma :- What a lovely place to spend an evening.........!


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25-4-2022..Frankie,who abandoned his Windy Driller,when thatcher gave the word to switch off and pull out..switched off,and said "and ye can stop theor!"

Frankie,a smashing Marra of mine,and me other Marra's,sadly passed away a few years ago,leaving this legacy.

R.I.P. Frankie.

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