Coal Boring Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 4″ x 2 1/2″ inches. This extra large sized bit was inserted into the shaft of a long twist drill rod and used to bore holes in the coal for shotfiring. A bit of wire was inserted through a hole in the end of the rod to hold the bit in …
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A Plough Punch – Roseheyworth Colliery
A Plough Punch. Made from iron. Size 9″ x 1″ inches tapering to a 1/4″ of an inch. This punch was used to knock the pins out of the coal cutter head that held the cutter bits into the plough coal cutter (used on the Garw coal seams). This punch came from Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 6″ x 1 1/2″ inches. The word “Padloy Sulmet” is embossed into the side of the pick.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 3″ x 2″ inches. This is a double tipped coal cutter bit.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 5″ x 2″ inches.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 4″ x 1 1/2″ inches.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 4″ x 1″ inches. This is a double tipped coal cutter bit, the word “Padloy” is embossed into the side of the pick.
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A Coal Cutter Bit. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 4″ x 1″ inches. The word “Mohar” is embossed into the side of the pick. This cutter bit came from Cwmtillery Colliery in the early 1960’s.
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Coal Cutter Picks. Made from iron and tungsten. Size 3″ x 1″ inches. The word “Mohar” is embossed into the sides of the picks.
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Hardypick Rock Borer. A blast compressed air rock borer type B6 made by Hardypick Limited. Made from iron and spring steel with a rubber handle. Size 21″ x 7″ inches. Weight 18kgs. This Borer is featured in the Hardy’s 1953 tool catalogue listed as – Simplex Hammer Drill for wet or dry drilling. The Hardy firm was founded in 1870 …
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