#80 Using a Carbide lamp in the Remac

[@JohnNelson-ft2vd]

Damn frank you should truly have a lot more sub's. I mean I worked in the mines for years! And yesterday I woke up at six am. And watched your channel till nine pm. Dammit your addictive! I've got to cut down! At least that's what my wife sez. But I don't usually listen to her any ways!!!!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks John actually I am really happy with the way the channel views and subs have grown. The filming and production are also getting much better. Season three has some really great content!

[@michellelaroche2189]

I am enjoying the cool artifacts you find in your mines. I think we take for granted the risks that miners have taken so that we can have our modern conveniences. Without mining, much of what we do today wouldn’t be possible. Please correct me if I am wrong but the copper pipes that bring water to my faucet, the wires that bring electricity into my house, the metals used to construct my car, metals that we use for currency, are all made possible by the work of miners. If any miners are reading this, thank you!

[@OutdoorRob]

Very cool with the carbide lantern, didn't know that's how the miners writing was made! Excellent tour, thanks Frank! Hard to keep up with your awesome videos!

[@terracethornhill]

I've never worked on a carbide lamp, but I've cleaned a lot of carburetors, and for cleaning small holes like that, I use a single strand of a bicycle cable. It's very strong steel, so it doesn't bend easily, and once you break through the obstruction, the corkscrew shape of the wire swirls around the hole, helping to knock off any barnacles that remain.

[@oldphart-zc3jz]

That's very old proven method. For removable carb jets and other metal orifices I hold them with forceps then heat with a lighter. Varnish extrudes like a tiny turd and crumbles for easy removal by the cable strand method.

[@kgsalvage6306]

Hi Frank, I use to play with my uncle's carbide lights when I was a kid. He had a big jar of carbide. After it ran out the fun was over. Couldn't find any carbide. Years later I found out that a plant in my home town Union Carbide, had it. It was a by product or something. Funny!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You can't get it in North America it is too easy to make a bomb with it.

[@mfree80286]

@@exploringabandonedmines You can get Bangsite carbide cannon fuel on Amazon all day long, same carbide just in small 'toothpaste' tubes.

[@frozenjoe6313]

Love your videos. I do a lot around Stibnite and Yellowpine Idaho, but Midas mining company is in process of renovating, drilling and locating the ore bodies . of Stibnite... That mine. produced 70 percent of all the antimony oxide used by the united states during WW11., and the government did a whole lot of outrageous things to get the..production going up and running to mine that very critical supply. It is used to make and harden armor plating. That means no antimony, no armor for tanks, armored personnel carriers , ships, so it was a really important material.for the war effort.. I have been all around that area, and am friends with some of the locals .. Its a pretty wild area, and not far from the Frank Church Wilderness.. I do some gold placer..... I have a couple Carbide lamps, and calcium carbide is still available, in the U.S. here, you.... just have to. pay a little more for hazardous material shipping .. Be careful, those mines are dangerous .

[@barbararobinson7980]

Loved the demonstration with the carbide lamp, how it works and the way the miners used it to draw / write. It was good to see the bats are still around. The bee hive looking formations were cool. There was an awful lot of dust disturbed when you threw those rocks down the stope and wow did it go a long way. I always look forward to watching so thank you for sharing.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I try to serve up a smorg.........a little of this and that. Glad you found a few tasty tidbits!

[@joshuataft5541]

Thank you for making these vidios. Ever scince discovering them I'm hooked. I can't wait to get outside this spring and play around thanx again

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Have fun!

[@joshuataft5541]

@@exploringabandonedmines you seem like such a great man.they dont make em like you anymore. I was born in 85 and was bread to be a good man who can do dangerous hobys like shooting motorcycle and outdoor activities and now it's rare..I would have never guessed that would happen as a kid.. nit to be corny but you my freind are inspiring 👍👍👍

[@justintime753]

I have one of those lamps that my grandmother has from my great grandfather. Thankyou for showing this, that's awesome

[@DaleDuffy]

Really interesting video, thanks Frank..!

[@thomasfilion9064]

I have been wondering if you would show us those lamps. So cool.

[@danieldennison5435]

I remember as a young kid back in the 50's my best friends grandfather worked in the mines in the 1890's and 1900;s.. i believe he was born in about 1878 or so, he would take myself and a couple of friends into and old mine that he used to work in, we would use those old kerosene lamps and go in while his grandfather would explain what type of mining he was doing and some memories from back then.. can remember he had a few carbide lamps

[@exploringislivinglife9532]

Great video thanks for sharing u rock brother

[@JohnNelson-ft2vd]

You guys are truly awsum I mean who else can walk on the rib!!!!!

[@danielfouardlibertarianono8017]

Man brother you are the craziest. I love this shit.

[@BestBuddies.]

Cool demonstration with the carbide lamp Frank. That Remac mine looks like it was quite the operation very big

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes Ben it was a large operation and also quite modern it closed in the 70s

[@harrickvharrick3957]

Enormous depths on this mine! Btw, I wonder what they used for lighting in coal mines. The open flame of a carbide lamp may have been too dangerous with the methane and possible other gases that could come free (and the reason for the 'No smoking' signs in some mines) ! EDIT I found the answer somewhere.. seems there was a version of it called 'miners safety lamp' that had a fine-woven metal screen keeping enough heat from the flame away from the outside world to prevent that other gases were set ablaze.

[@3v249]

I am sorry for the loss of your dog sir. Really enjoyed the carbide lamp.

[@wapiti7899]

Frank your videos are fantastic keep em coming...

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Thanks I will!

[@balalaika7088]

i love the old carbine lamp i have i use it to light the cutting torch when i have lots of cutting work and i will be turning the torch on and off a lot. saves lots of time

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I can't imagine many people do that!

[@balalaika7088]

nope it is a trick i learned from an old miner that worked in the montana mines

[@tedc3895]

My grampa gave me a carbide light out of coal mines . It had a flint striker in the reflected.He taught me how to make make a tennis ball shooter with. Carbide in Pipe haha used carbide in paint can to with touch hole. Would launch the can lid. Great fun with gramps. Had me hold spark plug wire on lawnmower. Haha. Traumatized me for life lol ... Never touch spark plug wires again while running. Haha ha. Fun memories....

[@jeffreyjefferton6945]

great cap and excellent presentation and exploration!! i always wonder how many amazing things you could find in south america!

[@tuledude89]

Thanks for the carbide lamp history lesson...

[@fritz13a]

A piece of steel high E guitar string works well to clean the eye of your carbide miners lamp ....

[@577buttfan]

Thats funny cause a steel G string works great on small engine carb jets lol :)

[@murielgordon1053]

Thanks for the tip!

[@jimjenkins673]

Thanks for another great one. You keep it interesting.

[@jerrygillespie6121]

When I was a kid my friends, and I bought carbide at our local country store, and made can rockets with the carbide as fuel.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It is hard to get now.

[@jerrygillespie6121]

@@exploringabandonedmines I can imagine that.

[@DFDuck55]

Those bee hive looking formations were unusual and unique. Never seen anything like that. Probably the coolest thing I've found was some brown crystals 6 to 8 inch across, 3 to 4 foot tall. In hind sight I wish I had grabbed a couple, I left them there so others could see them too but the mine has since totally collapsed.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

That is why I take videos of all that stuff........you never know when it will be gone!

[@DFDuck55]

I was doing it long before the age of digital video, and didn't own a camcorder. Tried to get people to loan me one but when I explained there was always a chance I could die in there and they wouldn't get their camera back, no one would loan me their camcorder. The price of being up front and honest :>

[@reelthing4u]

THANKS for the carbide lamp demo .great vids

[@prismstudios001]

Had to make a screen capture of those "beehive" mineral formations, fascinating stuff!

[@grandprismatic]

Frank, thank's for the Carbide lamp demo... enjoyed the Remac again. Frank #2 found one recently himself.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I saw that.........it inspired me to show everyone how they actually work!

[@stevengill1736]

Back in the 60s we used to make carbide cannons and played with CaC2 lamps too, even tried them in mines in the early 70s, but you could buy carbide easily then. Then of course had to make silver acetylide, but that's a different story. ;*p But we're so spoiled now, can you imagine navigating a vertical shaft with a carbide lamp? Or even worse, a coal mine? Yikes!!

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Frank, nice video, you really don't want me to grow my nails though haha. Thank you for yet another great explore. x

[@exploringabandonedmines]

With all the time you spend watching my videos you don't have time to trim them so it works out!

[@oliviaannejohnson9689]

Fearless Frank is back at it again be safe and sound

[@johnizitchiforalongtime]

Thanks for giving the heads up on the carbide versus a candle. These guys look like their on a mission, walking fast. How deep can you go. I can't see for the dust, cut it out, the echo, must be huge in there.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes they are

[@luvhungryman]

Just found your channel recently, absolutely awesome videos, been binge watching all your videos. Dammit, you a braver man than I will ever be, but glad you are cos them old mines, the history and artifacts, and even the rock formations are beautiful and scary at the same time. Amazes me how men went down into these places daily risking their lives, and I have nothing but admiration for them, like going down into hell!! ) Anyway cheers, a fascinating insight into a world that is out of sight! Take care, and be safe!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Mining is much safer today than it was back then. But like everything you get used to the risks and after a while it becomes routine. Glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@luvhungryman]

Im sure it is safer now, compared to when it was picks and shovels, and using candles and open flames to see, and using canaries to see if there was gas, etc, must have been a nightmare! Them guys must have been hard as nails. Thanks for replying, yes love the channel, am just watching the Anyox vids, the colours of them rocks are stunning in those mines! Cheers!

[@mayzo7439]

Wow Frank watching you for so long do all your expectations and all the videos you shared with us if I was a producer I'll be the one to pick you up .somebody should 🤘🤘👍👍

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Maybe some day........you never know!

[@MrMitchB]

I usually skip by the intro but this time I watched it all. DAMN Frank, you almost got a boulder on ya. Right at 4:33 if that rock had made a right instead of a left that would have hurt for sure. Be careful bro.

[@VE6JMB]

Nice box from Calgary :)

[@robertclarkguitar]

7:03 mark ...Barking spider. Lmao

[@Wowee2012]

9:27 do you want Orcs? Because that's how you get Orcs.

[@risingtides3196]

Tawny Parker nice!

[@TheShornak]

Very interesting Videos

[@slaughter4113]

Awesome video bro.

[@WacKEDmaN]

holy shit that stope from level 2 that you threw down was deep! would be interesting to fly ya drone down there if ya could rig up some lights to it!

[@exploringabandonedmines]

You would hit the wall and it would end up at the bottom in pieces!

[@WacKEDmaN]

probably...would be interesting if ya could get it down in one peice tho!

[@Seat1AJoe]

That mine is huge!

[@cheycasters]

My Dad used to tell me when I was a little boy about the carbide lamps they had in Kentucky. he said they would run out of water and pee in them the, they would really stink!

[@noremorse6898]

I used to use carbide lamps for caving when I was younger. Still have several working ones, mostly Autolite. Modern LED headlamps make those pretty obsolete, though. Used to be the alternative to carbide was an electric miner's cap lamp with a lead-acid wet cell that hung on your belt and weighed about five pounds. The battery would last about 12 hours. I still have an MSA model, but the battery died long ago.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

The new lights are pretty awesome!

[@Texas_Red_01]

Is that a chemlight, at the bottom center of the screen at 7:30?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Yes! Not ours.

[@CutthroatMcRage]

TY Frank as always Great Vid :)

[@ethelana9627]

Whats the glowing green thing on the right side of the screen at 6:54 ?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

not sure

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

If u pull the tip and throw it in vinegar and let it soak that will make it work again

[@stevenbiars6212]

What was in the "DANGER! KEEP OUT" section?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

It was the top of a real steep ore pass going down.

[@scottcol23]

that rock fell for 17 seconds.. wow

[@Seat1AJoe]

Frank, do you still use the drone?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I haven't flown it for a while since it is winter.......but it is still in one piece!

[@julianmarsh2758]

What's that green glow at 7:32 Frank.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

One of those chem sticks.

[@bookofjohn1623]

AWESOME VIDEO AND YOU HAVE MAX THE DOG

[@marvinehicks1463]

Frank, Have you ever used a laser pin pointer in a mine?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No........not sure what the point would be it wouldn't light up anything..... it is just a red dot. I had one on my shotgun.

[@royreynolds108]

A laser distance meter might be useful to measure up, across, or down a winze or stope.

[@DirtFlyer]

I am betting you would have been able to see a shaft of laser light in that stope after it got filled with dust. Laser would have reflected off of all the particles. You might try that next time. Bet it would look pretty cool!

[@abettertomorrow5928]

Hello from Australia, just wondering is there any truth of humans getting diseases from bat dropping or from being close to bat colonies while exploring mines?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

There could be some truth to that. We have been in some mines with loads of rat shit. It is hard on the lungs all the dusty material makes in harder to breath for a few days. It feels like someone is sitting on your chest!

[@abettertomorrow5928]

Ok thanks for the reply and thanks for making interesting videos of your great adventures.

[@bensurname2173]

Aussie here...The Fruit bats, definitely. The ones we find in our mines i'm not sure about, but am curious now

[@JohnNelson-ft2vd]

Hanta virus from mice and rats

[@prismstudios001]

Not the droppings themselves, but mostly the organisms that grow on them. Mold spores thrive, which can result in conditions like, like Histoplasmosis, or Aspergilosis .The spores love the warm, moist conditions in the huge droppings deposits. As the mass dries out the spores become airborne, like any dust particles.

[@karlschweizer2554]

thats cool but how long till the water runs out

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Depends on what setting you put it on.

[@nicke1903]

Ahhh sit back,toke a spliff and watch Frank explore Mines.

[@pablojmarron2611]

Good advice.

[@mountainmineexplorers]

What camera do you use

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have many.........the best one is a Panasonic AC - 130 Most of my video was shot on one of 3 Panasonic HC-V770 cameras

[@Blaculo]

That was one hell of a vertical shaft. Was it for waste rock?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No that is a mined out ore body. It goes down to the main 1900 level 1500 feet down. The ore was taken by the train to the concentrater from there. We explored the two other inclined shafts that both made it down to that level in earlier shows.

[@bensurname2173]

It's called a 'pipe', a vertical, cylindrical shaped ore body

[@simonmcnicholas]

Ever drop a flare down those big shaft? Might look cool, or maybe a fire hazard...,

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Plus they create a huge cloud of toxic smoke that you need to breath........not a good idea!

[@DirtFlyer]

That IS a long way down. That rock he threw into the stope at 9:25 was falling for 18 - 20 seconds. Even cutting that time in half for all the bouncing off walls it was doing, that still calculates out to at least 1,300 feet down, I would bet it's more than 2,000 feet though. A straight 18 second fall without any slowing down comes out to 5,200 feet! That would definitely hurt, at least for a microsecond. And if it did fall straight down for that 18 seconds it would be falling at close to 400 mph. A 9 second fall calcs out to about 200 mph. That would explain all the dust. That's all that would be left of that rock by the time it hit bottom, along with anything it hit. keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1224835316

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I would have to look but the main haul level was about 1.000 feet or so below. The ore passes are not as steep as you think. Manways with ore passes are often built at a 55 degree angle. Even so dropping ore down them also pulverizes it saving a lot of effort crushing it before it goes to the concentrater

[@ms1941]

Frank....Enjoy your videos. Info below might be of use. How far does an object fall in one second? Whether explicitly stated or not, the value of the acceleration in the kinematic equations is -9.8 m/s/s for any freely falling object. If an object is merely dropped (as opposed to being thrown) from an elevated height, then the initial velocity of the object is 0 m/s. The first equation here, shows that, after one second, an object will have fallen a distance of 1/2 × 9.8 × 12 = 4.9 meters. After two seconds it will have fallen 1/2 × 9.8 × 22 = 19.6 meters; and so on. Example: It takes 4 seconds for a rock “dropped” into a winze to reach the bottom. How deep is the winze in meters? ½ x 9.8 x 42 = 0.5 x 9.8 x 16 = 78.4 Meters (78.4 x 3.2808399=257.2 Feet)

[@exploringabandonedmines]

That only applies if it is a free fall. When you hear it crashing into the walls it is going a farther distance than straight down and it won't reach maximum velocity. Also it takes time for the sound to travel back to you.

[@DirtFlyer]

True, but you can estimate that first rock you threw down the stope fell for about 18 seconds. Cut that time in half to account for all the bouncing off walls, and you have somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 feet. That's probably close. keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1224835316

[@jaketeague7212]

Go in to the hole if safe and not dusty see how many more levels there are.

[@GarnettM]

Geez that`s a deep hole , --Said that to the wife once could`nt see for a week LOL

[@robertclarkguitar]

LMAO

[@RailPreserver2K]

Nice carbide and I may live stream if you would like to comment on it you can

[@exploringabandonedmines]

That is beyond my technological capabilities!

[@RailPreserver2K]

Exploring Abandoned Mines its basically commenting like you did with my comment here

[@robertclarkguitar]

I'm beginning to like the Frank alone vids. Not sure why. Lol

[@gregh7457]

Your wife would be smart to take out a substantial life insurance policy on you. That is some dangerous exploring.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

No worries I am single!

[@billspencerjr8636]

So think of it this way the guys who built this mine did it with nothing but there whits and their series 7 carbide lamp around 19 min you will see frank throwing rocks into the ore pass . one question how did they do all that with a carbide lamp on their head , the mind Fuckin boggles

[@grandprismatic]

CaC2 was or still is used as a rodent killer

[@luvhungryman]

Is that the same lamp you found in a another video i watched recently with Max? Also tungsten CARBIDE tipped drills used in mining, found this tungstencarbidescrap.co.uk/how-is-tungsten-carbide-used-in-the-mining-industry/

[@exploringabandonedmines]

I have never found a carbide lamp in a mine. Most came from ebay.

[@luvhungryman]

Im almost certain i was watching one of your vids a while ago and you found one just under a few rocks by a step, it didnt have a lens on though!

[@gtfkt]

That would be the other Frank: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4nFdX9_ir9petE Carbide lamps never had lenses BTW, only the ones used on bicycles.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Right you are!