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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumsa product I designed
This one is kinda wierd.I helped design a coal mining bolt that helps save miners lives but means they can go farther and farther digging coal.
Kind of a mixed blessing.
http://www.jennmar.com/pdfs/JENNMAR_YieldLok.pdf
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a product I designed (Original Post)
backwoodsbob
Nov 2012
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I saw those things installed on a strange TV reality program about a coal mine
Brother Buzz
Nov 2012
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Brother Buzz
(36,383 posts)1. I saw those things installed on a strange TV reality program about a coal mine
The bolts are cool, but the machine that bores the holes and installs them was what really held my interest.
backwoodsbob
(6,001 posts)2. it's called a pinner
one dangerous ass job
Brother Buzz
(36,383 posts)3. Especially if the operator is addicted to Oxycodone....
and has a ready supply.
backwoodsbob
(6,001 posts)4. yep
that's a bad addiction in coal country
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)5. Wow. That's impressive! Yes, a mixed blessing, but in a good way.