#49 Our Mining Museum in 2017!

[@rons1566]

I’m always so glad to see everything you’ve preserved for the generations to enjoy. Many of those items took a lot of ingenuity to invent, no calculators or computers, all math done longhand, metal castings, lots of work to manufacture and a lot of work to get it into a mine and commissioned for operation. Those blasting caps reminded me of a neighbor in Spokane who happened onto a blasting cap under an old home and in handling it somehow it detonated and blew a couple of his fingers off. As always thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and passion with all of us 🌞

[@f.k.burnham8491]

9:10- I believe that is a small Mercury drum. Most I have seen are about 2-3 times that size. 18:57- It doesn't matter if that is AC or DC if you use a lamp load or a universal motor (Runs on AC or DC current). You could also use an old inductive (heating coil) heater as a load, but it must not have any solid state controller parts. The old screw in (lamp base) coil heaters that screwed into a reflector would be perfect. I have a large crucible to donate to your museum also, if you would like it. The steam generator could be tested using compressed air. Also air powered chainsaws are used for underwater logging.

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB! COOL STUFF!

[@remmiemax3624]

😎💯👍Preserving the past in your Museum helps future Generations understand Mining. EXCELLENT... Hi Sharon! Rock On!!!!

[@SuperDalton72]

Thanks .. Love info on gears and stuff.

[@jimmime]

Thanks for the tour of the equipment recovered, Frank. I hope you and Sharon are doing well.

[@SuperDalton72]

Love artefacts you saved and revived,

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Frank and Sharen did a knockout job on their museum, Happy New Year!

[@AVoidDances]

Thanks for the adventures Frank!! We gotta get up there to see your place

[@loyalkuhn5778]

Wow, your collection for the Museum is growing !! You have made a lot of progress in the short time you have had and I'm impressed by all the history you have collected. I'd love to see you fire up that generator and see if it still works !!

[@frankschlichting8337]

We have way more stuff now the video was from 7 years ago!

[@moefuggerr2970]

Interesting.

[@scribnermj]

Very nice. Love it.

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good evening from Southeast South Dakota

[@crispy63]

I swear I’m driving from Dallas to check out the Yankee Boy mine and museum. Once the snow melts! Sharon wants to give me a private tour.

[@tradermunky1998]

Very cool stuff!

[@richardbrobeck2384]

Great video !

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

That metal barrel with heavy duty rolling ridges, i think they had mercury in that.

[@jerryglascock1194]

I have to ask whatever happened to the dog

[@davidkahtava447]

Mercury barrel

[@gerard8496]

that boat is for the mines frank cant wade in

[@imdoctorsan]

How in the Frank did you recover those heavy pieces? Work smart. Not hard.

[@KleinschmitKevin-i5j]

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota