How To Dig Your Own Underground Sandstone Tunnels!

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @AJ-nc4vr
    @AJ-nc4vr 3 года назад +1366

    You watch ONE Colin Furze video, and all of a sudden your recommendations is all tunnels!

  • @wishbone4038
    @wishbone4038 3 года назад +87

    Collin a few months ago "Write that down write that down!"

  • @kleetus92
    @kleetus92 3 года назад +73

    that is some amazingly soft sandstone... I've mined the stuff in Pennsylvania and I can assure you they don't just crumble and fall apart... hydraulic splitters are needed to separate the pieces. Being that soft I'm amazed you don't have water problems.

    • @Seedyrom247
      @Seedyrom247 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, I’ve been doing some work in My backyard in Sydney, Australia.
      The sandstone is like flint in some places. Sparking at the tip of the jackhammer. It’s just so hard.

    • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
      @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 2 года назад +2

      There is probably a difference in what other minerals are mixed in. In Tennessee there is a lot of iron, and copper, mixed in.

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 2 года назад +3

      @@rhondasisco-cleveland2665 Maybe, but they're playing with stuff that's literally like packed sand, not stone at all.

    • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
      @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 2 года назад +2

      @@kleetus92 lucky them.

  • @roanschaffer7720
    @roanschaffer7720 3 года назад +33

    POV: you get this recommended from watching Colin Furze

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +4

      Haha, that's awesome. I saw he was finally getting on the tunnel bandwagon :-D

  • @JW-og9ym
    @JW-og9ym Год назад +4

    This is so cool! What a fantastic hobby. Shame I'm not in the area otherwise I'd dig for days

  • @aaronlegend14
    @aaronlegend14 2 месяца назад +2

    I love your channel so much. I’m all in on your tech stuff, but I didn’t expect to find something on tunnel digging from you.

  • @SanduTheMountainDweller
    @SanduTheMountainDweller 4 года назад +86

    This is so bloody cool! Would you mind telling me a little about how you deal with ventilation ?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад +38

      We have a pipe from the surface with an electric fan, it runs constantly when we're working. As we go deeper we plan on extending some air lines. The tunnel also "breathes" to some extent through temperature differences with the outside.

    • @gusjeazer
      @gusjeazer 3 года назад +7

      A ventilation hole on top, an air suctioning hole from below.
      Hot, used air goes out the top, clean air is sucked in from a lower level.

    • @bigredc222
      @bigredc222 3 года назад +5

      At 3:20 you can see a PVC pipe and fan.

  • @ruthdoyle9085
    @ruthdoyle9085 Год назад +10

    You could take the tires off the wagons and lay pipes down for tracks. Much easier to move the sand. Also consider digging at a slight incline 1-2 degrees. Easier to get the sand out. Later on you could level it if desired. (After the vast majority is removed)

  • @olfhausen
    @olfhausen 10 месяцев назад +3

    woow, thats so cool! if i can ever visit the US i'll make sure to drop by and lend you a hand. looks like really exciting projects! greetings from germany and keep digging folks

  • @memejeff
    @memejeff 7 месяцев назад +1

    Very cool. Every time I see sandland sand closeup I think of how tasty it looks. All that sand and your pond make me wonder if a hydroponic vegetable garden is feasible.

  • @seanmcguire7974
    @seanmcguire7974 3 года назад +11

    Did you guys make it to the other side of the mountain?

  • @milesua990
    @milesua990 3 года назад +11

    I recognize all those caves in St. Paul some crazy shit under that city

  • @Melhisadek
    @Melhisadek 8 месяцев назад +3

    Спасибо большое! Очень интересно!

  • @KClO3
    @KClO3 Год назад +12

    here in iceland we dont have any sandstone but we do have palagonite which is basically volcanic sandstone formed from eruptions under ice. mountains are often made of it and i plan to dig a tunnel into one nearby my house. its about the same hardness as sandstone and very easy and fun to work with!

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  Год назад +3

      Very cool! I've seen something similar in Naples Italy, they have hardened volcanic ash called Tufa. Lots of tunnels dating back to the Roam empire or even earlier.

  • @josephdupont
    @josephdupont 4 года назад +10

    I have 40 acres in Hudspeth County and I think you give me an idea to take advantage of this 120' mound that I have of the looks like it's some sedimentary rock

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад +4

      I tried replying to this earlier but YT ate it. I'd suggest checking your local state geological survey, or USGS, or a major local university for geological maps. See if you can find out more details about what your hill is made of and how easy it might be to dig.

  • @jimcameron9848
    @jimcameron9848 3 года назад +4

    Man oh man that winch really tied that haul tunnel together.

  • @Mr.Neko013
    @Mr.Neko013 3 года назад +13

    Although it's a lot softer than what it's designed for, try a concrete saw. The only real issue I see is it's usually gas powered, but I imagine there are electric ones out there

  • @SybilGrace
    @SybilGrace 2 года назад +2

    I absolutely want to come out here and work with y'all! I'm in Chicago but it is worth the drive.

  • @moonaddict
    @moonaddict Год назад +2

    at first I was thinking "why would anyone dig a tunnel just for fun?", but I realized that there is something interesting about touching matter that has never been touched before, and which has probably been millions of years without being exposed to sunlight.. Not to mention that I've also invested a lot in my hobbies without expecting anything but fun in return :P

  • @ramases1
    @ramases1 Год назад +3

    What is the best non mechanical tool for tunnelling have you found Eg pick axe or sledgehammer?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  Год назад +2

      Probably a pickaxe, that's how most of these were dug in the old days before power tools. I don't think the tunneling crews even bothered blasting, since the sandstone is so soft.

  • @Billy_Herrington1969
    @Billy_Herrington1969 3 года назад +3

    This was very interesting, thanks.

  • @captainmike808
    @captainmike808 2 года назад +2

    I’m glad you warned me not to try to dig sandstone tunnels at home.

  • @thomasackerman3995
    @thomasackerman3995 3 года назад +2

    have you run the sand though a sluice? It might have some gold!

  • @IronicallyVague
    @IronicallyVague 11 месяцев назад +2

    Wonder if you cold use a propane skid steer with a jack hammer attachment?
    Tunnels would be larger but you could move a lot more material

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  11 месяцев назад +1

      We don't really want combustion engines in the tunnel, even propane puts out CO2. I've been thinking of turning my electric mini tank into a mini skid steer...

  • @kenibnanak5554
    @kenibnanak5554 2 месяца назад +2

    This is interesting to me. I have a (huge) slab of basalt that doesn't seem (from the surface) to have any fractures I am thinking of tunneling and putting storage chambers in. Agreement that jack hammers (based on some experiments) is probably the best way lacking a mole machine.

  • @laughingsnake1989
    @laughingsnake1989 2 года назад +12

    A lot of people are missing that as a male there is something inherently calming about digging a hole. Most kids especially boys enjoy digging holes outside. As men most of us never grow out of this calming fascination. If you go to the beach and a child is digging a good hole, there will end up being several grown men watching the hole being dug. We also do this at construction sites. If someone is digging then I am watching. And most of the time want to join in the hole digging. If I had undeveloped land somewhere, I would dig holes as well.

  • @Glenn.Manuel
    @Glenn.Manuel 3 года назад +4

    This makes me want to try it at home... I think there is either Gysum or Sand Stone under the dirt where I live. A sandstone tunnel would make a great fallout bunker.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +3

      Sounds awesome! Gypsum is a little less stable than Sandstone, or so I hear. Maybe easier to dig though.

    • @Glenn.Manuel
      @Glenn.Manuel 3 года назад +2

      @@saveitforparts I just need to start digging straight down and see what I hit. I know there is a former gypsum quarry half a mile from me so may be worth digging down.... be good when the nukes start flying.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +3

      Depending where you live, you might be able to find geological maps or well drilling records that tell you how deep the different layers are. Sometimes those are online. More cities/counties etc are also doing LIDAR surveys that show pretty accurate elevation data, if you can find a website for that you could check the elevation of the exposed gypsum at the quarry vs your place.
      If you dig straight down, make sure to have some ventilation and some way to deal with water! Sandstone can erode if it gets wet and I think gypsum does even faster. Air can get stale at the bottom of a hole if there's no other vent or cross flow.

    • @gaberomo7156
      @gaberomo7156 2 года назад +2

      @@saveitforparts I would love to see this tunnel sometime. Want to see how it's done so I can start one

  • @MArsethewalrus
    @MArsethewalrus 3 года назад +2

    Man, sandstone's so cool. It's so soft, you don't even need to wear helmets or make any support structures while tunneling through it.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      These days we do wear helmets and respirators, some of the footage in this one is a little older. But usually nothing significant falls from the ceiling if you maintain that arched shape.

  • @maclain1251
    @maclain1251 Год назад +2

    Hiring full time? Sign me up. I live in Madison. One day I hope to find a property like yours!

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  Год назад +1

      It's all volunteer, the owner doesn't have enough money to pay people. There are sandstone outcroppings in a few parts of the Midwest, especially along the rivers.

    • @maclain1251
      @maclain1251 Год назад +1

      @@saveitforparts I figured it was volunteer. There is some sandstone carved out above the lower wisconsin river on hwy 60, between Sauk City and spring green. Private property but I somehow stumbled upon it a few years back and it peaked my interest and curiosity.

  • @gdp3rd
    @gdp3rd Год назад +2

    I watched the Colin Furze series, and then discovered there was another project much closer to home!

  • @thomascorbett2936
    @thomascorbett2936 3 года назад +23

    Keep the ceilings somewhat arched, and don't go to wide unsupported and it should be safe .

    • @stixinst5791
      @stixinst5791 2 года назад +1

      Do you answer questions about support structure of DIY tunnels?

  • @v2dheart219
    @v2dheart219 3 года назад +2

    awesome video

  • @dinamush1342
    @dinamush1342 3 года назад +12

    I thought you were gonna say the product of sandland is the empty space inside your heart will be filled T-T

  • @neixen-
    @neixen- 3 года назад +4

    I WATCHED ONE COLIN FURZE VIDEO, ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      So *that's* why this video is suddenly getting views, Furze stole our idea! ;-)

  • @TheSilmarillian
    @TheSilmarillian 3 года назад +1

    Nice hello from Australia opal miner here Lightning Ridge NSW

  • @DerHirni
    @DerHirni Год назад +3

    God I'd love to have that sort of ground under my house and be able to just dig out new rooms as needed

  • @rongutierrez4363
    @rongutierrez4363 3 года назад +2

    I live in the same region as you it appears. I’m off the Kickapoo River valley. I’d love a tunnel from my house in the hollow on one side of a creek to my hilltop 300 feet up and 1600 feet back on the other side of the creek. Is that even remotely doable? I could start the tunnel on the other side of the creek if the creek is a huge obstacle. Gotta be mostly sandstone. I know for sure up near the top of the hill are exposed sandstone rock faces. I’d love to check out your project.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      You'd have to check your local geological maps for the exact elevation and thickness of the sandstone, 300ft might end up going through several different kinds of rock. Most counties have maps and info like that online in various formats. You might want something a little more industrial than our setup for a tunnel that far. If you have good water flow you could try hydraulic tunneling (blasting the sandstone with high pressure water). And of course you'd have to check local ordinances for hillside construction and sand disposal. Parts of Wisconsin are basically still in the 1800s and haven't invented building codes or the environment yet, but other parts have laws about erosion and sediment runoff. We store our sand in a DNR-approved containment area and have it hauled away once we have a big enough pile.

  • @maxl2994
    @maxl2994 3 года назад +3

    Do you know if tunneling through limestone would be significantly different in the processes used? Thanks!

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      Limestone is quite a bit harder, so not as easy to dig through. It tends to have fractures and cracks that you could try enlarging or use to pry out chunks, but you won't be able to carve through it like sandstone. On the plus side, limestone is more likely to have natural caves!

    • @maxl2994
      @maxl2994 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts thank you for the reply! If I needed to tunnel through about 30 feet of limestone (enough for a human to crawl through), how would you recommend doing this?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      @@maxl2994 I suppose tools like we're using could work, they would just be much slower on limestone. We currently use electric "demolition hammers", the cheapest ones are ~$100 and the name brand ones are more like $400+. We use wide spade bits, but something like a narrow chisel bit might work better for limestone. You'd likely need to re-sharpen your bit every few hours on a grinding wheel. Hope that helps!

  • @wealthelife
    @wealthelife 3 года назад +13

    It looks like pretty soft sandstone. I started digging a shaft for a wine cellar/whatever under my previous Sydney house using a hammer and cold chisel (for a bit a relaxation in the evenings) and our sandstone can be pretty hard (especially when you hit bands of 'ironstone'). Sydney sandstone has compressive strength of 40-70 Mpa. Not sure how this compares to the sandstone at Sandland, but from the video it seems quite soft.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      I've heard about the Sydney sandstone, but never been there myself (went to Melbourne once and checked out some tunnels there :-) ). There's a guy who goes by "Paleas" on RUclips digging tunnels under a building in Sydney.

  • @CaptainJohn
    @CaptainJohn 4 года назад +7

    Thats so cool!

  • @TheXperior
    @TheXperior Год назад +1

    This is awesome, recreational mining!

  • @gaberomo7156
    @gaberomo7156 2 года назад +1

    I live in Baldwin Wisconsin... Would be awesome if I could help dig for a day. This is the kind of stuff I love

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 года назад +1

      The owner's website is tunnelcity.com and has links to his Facebook and email if you want to contact him. He's usually looking for help!

    • @gaberomo7156
      @gaberomo7156 2 года назад

      There's no address or phone number would totally love to come volunteer.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 года назад

      @@gaberomo7156 You can email the owner at digsandland@gmail.com, that's probably the easiest way to get ahold of him. Or Facebook messages.

  • @brentwilbur
    @brentwilbur 6 месяцев назад +1

    This video spoke to me. I have always wanted to buy some desert land and dig my home out of the rock, kinda like that guy in Fresno did with the hard pan there. A mostly-underground arboretum and whatnot. Any idea where I can go to learn about the mechanical properties of sandstone? What angles to carve that remain stable? Load bearing capacity? How to drill and or attach things without compromising the integrity of walls or load bearing elements?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  6 месяцев назад +1

      It depends on the type of sandstone, we're in the Jordan formation, similar to nearby St. Peter sandstone. Both are pretty soft when fresh but tend to harden up a bit when exposed to air (so the first few inches are tougher when you're starting to dig from the surface). I know there are similar sandstone formations in other places (Utah, Turkey, the UK, etc), but there are also harder sandstones that are worse for tunneling and better for buildings (ours would be too crumbly for that).
      We've based our tunnels largely on existing tunnels, brewery caves, etc that we've seen in the area. As long as there's no water flow across the sandstone and you don't let it dry out too much, the tunnels generally don't need to be lined or supported. People will sometimes line them with brick or cement for extra strength, or if they want to heat or dehumidify a space. There are a few scientific studies directly related to our local sandstones, not all of them are online but some are in university archives. The Journal of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering has some good stuff, anything by professor Ray Sterling from the UMN Underground Space Center in the '70s, or more recently stuff like onepetro.org/ARMAUSRMS/proceedings-abstract/ARMA15/All-ARMA15/ARMA-2015-679/66025?redirectedFrom=PDF
      If you're not in the Midwest I'd suggest looking for existing sandstone mines / caves / tunnels in the area and try to find out how they were designed, mined, and how stable they are. Brewery cellars are also fairly common where there's easily-excavated sandstone.

  • @kevorka3281
    @kevorka3281 Год назад +3

    Now imagine all the work the ancients had to do without power tools :)

  • @IberianCraftsman
    @IberianCraftsman 3 года назад +2

    2:50 nice, free sand

  • @TheMan1510
    @TheMan1510 2 года назад +1

    This is so cool!!!

  • @fiokgoogle8779
    @fiokgoogle8779 11 месяцев назад

    Teljes infrastruktúra😮🎉 Nagyin sok kerdésem lenne. Awesome job i would ask about imbering wo is pro in it

  • @Zachry86
    @Zachry86 4 года назад +8

    I wish I could do this on my property. Lots of stone, but its granite.
    Still the idea haunts me that i could have spaces inside the rock

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад +4

      Granite would take a lot more effort for sure! There are plenty of hard-rock mines, but they used heavy equipment or dynamite, so not exactly a hobby project.

    • @gaberomo7156
      @gaberomo7156 2 года назад +2

      Give it a shot anyway 😎😁

  • @worlore1651
    @worlore1651 4 года назад +3

    can you talk about ventilation and air?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад

      We have a fan bringing in fresh air through a duct from the surface, the stale air goes out the inclined tunnel.

  • @peterhendry2154
    @peterhendry2154 4 года назад +4

    Easiest way is to drill a line of holes then hammer in wooden, bone ( tips of antlers) or metal pegs thus spliting off slabs that you can use. On the other hand there's Dexpan.
    Work smarter not harder.
    All the best Pete.

  • @MRSketch09
    @MRSketch09 3 года назад +1

    ... So, I watched a vid by that colinfurze dude, & ended up here... its 11pm at night...
    ... not sure if thats good or bad..
    I'm going to be honest... this looks like a crazy epic undertaking.

  • @Пингвин_13255
    @Пингвин_13255 3 года назад +6

    This reminds me of Rambos tunnels at his house

    • @whyisblue923taken
      @whyisblue923taken 3 года назад

      Great remake of Home Alone. Better than the original.

  • @bearvassar6690
    @bearvassar6690 Год назад

    Just a thought could you recompress the powdered sandstone back into solid bricks for buildings and sell?.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  Год назад

      I've experimented with that a bit: ruclips.net/video/JzRXCfmucCA/видео.html

  • @FreekingAwwsome
    @FreekingAwwsome 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for the share

  • @overcome4him23
    @overcome4him23 5 месяцев назад

    Do you have any tips for digging tunnels in limestone?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  5 месяцев назад

      Limestone is a lot harder, usually the pros have to use dynamite. Sandstone is much easier!

  • @socks2441
    @socks2441 3 года назад +6

    how is something so soft and crumbly and easy to excavate strong enough to not collapse without tunnel support beams etc? i believe you guys, you're the experts, im just watching a youtube video (youtube algorithm after watching a colin furze video, lol) but anyway, i am just surprised its that strong/ safe.

  • @nwengert
    @nwengert 4 года назад +1

    Are any of these tunnels to be used for housing?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад +1

      Maybe an occasional overnight camping trip, but nothing long-term. We'd probably have to line and insulate the sandstone with something to keep the humidity down.

  • @jackthediscoverer
    @jackthediscoverer 3 года назад +3

    Wouldn’t there be a miniature underground railway or an underground light railway. There have been sandstone tunnels big and large enough for a standard gauge train, heavy rail. Large sandstone tunnels are strong enough that they didn’t need stone or brick lining. But ones in the city needed concrete lining for a heavy electrical railway system. Quite interesting.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      We have a short inclined railway made of wood to haul some of the sand out. We've discussed trying to do mine carts but the rubber-tired garden wagons seem to work well enough.

  • @nedlyest
    @nedlyest Год назад +1

    Someday I'll have one.

  • @cambodianriverpig7613
    @cambodianriverpig7613 2 года назад

    Can you recommend some books to learn everything about how to build tunnels?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 года назад

      All the books I have are from the 1920s from my great-grandfather (a mining engineer). They're not super relevant today since they tell you how many donkeys to use for hauling :-) I'm not sure if there's a good book on small-scale sandstone tunneling.

  • @MrHeuvaladao
    @MrHeuvaladao 3 года назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @cambodianriverpig7613
    @cambodianriverpig7613 2 года назад +2

    I'd like to learn everything about building tunnels (e.g. how can I build a 200km tunnel system? Can I dig a tunnel under any type of materials? If so, the kind of technique to use etc). Tunnels are the future!

    • @willdatsun
      @willdatsun Год назад

      200 kilometres? like 120 miles?

  • @callmebigpapa
    @callmebigpapa 2 года назад +1

    IRL Minecraft ! I love it!

  • @MmmHuggles
    @MmmHuggles 11 месяцев назад

    What is the led lighting used in the tunnels?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  11 месяцев назад

      We've had some random LED strips, they keep dying from moisture though.

  • @alphaphichufafionse3005
    @alphaphichufafionse3005 3 года назад +2

    How to use compass in digging tunnel for exact location?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +2

      When we're doing really precise work we use something called a Disto (electronic surveying device). That way we can make sure the passage is going the right direction for the right distance to connect loops. You can use a handheld compass and tape measure as well, you just have to be really careful to line things up!

  • @mikealvarez8250
    @mikealvarez8250 3 года назад +2

    What is the maximum depth of your excavation? Things become difficult after 100 ft or so once you reach bedrock.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +2

      We're technically IN the bedrock, it's a thick sandstone formation. Our adits are into the side of a hill so the vertical depth varies.

    • @question7615
      @question7615 3 года назад +1

      Wait bed rock is real?😂😂😂

    • @Youchubeswindon
      @Youchubeswindon 3 года назад +1

      @@question7615 Its where the cavemen slept. The didn't have Casper mattress' because they couldn't listen to podcasts, slept on the rock, thought it was comfy enough, and that's where we get the term from.

    • @question7615
      @question7615 3 года назад +1

      @@Youchubeswindon thats pretty cool not gonna lie

  • @kyledurning
    @kyledurning Год назад

    How are you getting fresh air down there?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  Год назад

      We have an air pipe and fan to the loading station. Currently we have two entrances and are digging a third at a slightly different elevation, which will also help with airflow.

    • @kyledurning
      @kyledurning Год назад +1

      @@saveitforparts keep in mind c02 is heavier that oxygen. at your deepest part you should bore a hole straight down, and blow in fresh air, this will displace the c02. keep it up, great videos

  • @Rouverius
    @Rouverius Год назад +2

    When Minecraft chat tells you once to often to go touch grass🤣

  • @cbriangilbert1978
    @cbriangilbert1978 3 года назад +1

    Can you do this with limestone?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      It would be a lot slower with limestone, it's not so easily broken up as sandstone. I think you could probably still do it, but the tools would wear out faster.

    • @cbriangilbert1978
      @cbriangilbert1978 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts Appreciate the info...I was told I have limestone but it appears to be an old coral reef. The exposed parts are full of little holes and easily broken. Then you hit seems of flint. The flint has some weird crystals growing in some of it. The limestone under the ground turns into one big piece that looks more like sandstone and is wet and abrasive. I am on the edge of the Edwards Plateau in Texas. I want to make a root cellar/tornado shelter in a steep hillside but was afraid the rock was to brittle to mess with.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      @@cbriangilbert1978 I can't remember if I suggested a state/college geology dept before or if that was someone else? I bet they'd know based on your elevation and location, or they'd have some bedrock maps you could consult. A smaller room like a tornado shelter would be less effort than a larger tunnel system, but would still probably be slower in limestone than sandstone. If the rock is damp then you'll probably want to vent it for food storage to control humidity, and maybe add supports in case it gets more crumbly as it dries out. I know our sandstone loosens up if it gets too dry.

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад +1

      By the way, the cheapest electric jackhammers I've found that are actually decent quality are "XtremepowerUS". I use the 1400W version. Yes they're a knock-off import but they seem to do OK. With any electric jackhammer you want to let it rest and cool off after about 10 minutes of heavy use, that gives you time to shovel out the material as well. If you have a compressed air tool I think you can run it longer since they're self-cooling.

    • @cbriangilbert1978
      @cbriangilbert1978 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts Appreciate it! That is way cheaper than the ones I was looking at.

  • @rachealfields3389
    @rachealfields3389 4 года назад +2

    I will look in the link thank you

  • @howardlitson9796
    @howardlitson9796 3 года назад +2

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolabra
    Don't forget the period of ancient Greek and Roman Empire sappers use pickaxe mattock tool to dig / sapping tunnel. Pickaxe mattock tool without sounding of loudly. It's very quiet and calm down. On the contrary, Drilling machine and digging tunnel cracked rock machine very loudly sounds which can awaken the enemy

  • @thedudeamongmengs2051
    @thedudeamongmengs2051 3 года назад

    Do you ever have issues with flooding?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      Nope, we're above the groundwater table. Any small spills tend to just soak in to the sandstone or work their way down one of the cracks.

    • @thedudeamongmengs2051
      @thedudeamongmengs2051 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts oh thats super interesting. I live too far to visit any time soon but thats definitely a place I wanna visit next time I go on a road trip

  • @thomascorbett2936
    @thomascorbett2936 3 года назад +1

    Looks like a lot of work .

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      Hauling the sand out is the hardest/slowest part. It's actually kind of fun though!

    • @thomascorbett2936
      @thomascorbett2936 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts Yes it looks very interesting .

  • @giggitygiggitygoofg6069
    @giggitygiggitygoofg6069 4 года назад +2

    Does anyone know the name of the channel with I think a guy from néw Zealand Palo something who digs tunnels in an abandoned foundation or something I lost my channel and now can't find him cheers for any help on this

    • @CrunchyLimes
      @CrunchyLimes 3 года назад

      I think it is Paleas

    • @giggitygiggitygoofg6069
      @giggitygiggitygoofg6069 3 года назад

      @@CrunchyLimes thank you, that's him. This has been winding me up for weeks & weeks not being able to find him thanks you very much & have a good nite 👍

  • @ronaldbelken396
    @ronaldbelken396 3 года назад +1

    Good I deal I think we should all go under ground every person you can fit underground your saving humaity

  • @convoy0659
    @convoy0659 3 года назад +1

    idk why but now I feel driven to dig

  • @MakarovFox
    @MakarovFox 3 года назад +1

    so cool

  • @FrozenThai
    @FrozenThai 3 года назад +2

    I have an urge to smoothen all the surfaces

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      I've thought about coming in with a wire brush and smoothing things out :-)

  • @guillermoplatero1891
    @guillermoplatero1891 3 года назад +1

    watch out whit the gravel bro

  • @CrucesNomad1
    @CrucesNomad1 3 года назад

    Are you not concerned from Radon Gas or other hazards?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      I have another video on air quality, not too much CO and only dust issues when we're actively digging

  • @souptimer
    @souptimer 2 года назад +2

    h elp i can not stop dig tunnel when i see sand stone i dig i can not stop please

  • @pk-fi1ok
    @pk-fi1ok 3 года назад +8

    Ha! 00:05 It is easy when your dog does the hard work!

  • @pedroclaro7822
    @pedroclaro7822 3 года назад +2

    Made my own cheap underground storage, which leads into a cheese cave, then a wine cave and finally a bunker at the end.

  • @IIAOPSW
    @IIAOPSW 3 года назад +2

    Hear me out. Underground rollercoaster.

  • @luigivampa9895
    @luigivampa9895 6 месяцев назад

    How hard would it be to tunnel through lime stone? ⚠️

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  6 месяцев назад

      Limestone is much harder, you can do it but it will take 10x as long.

    • @luigivampa9895
      @luigivampa9895 6 месяцев назад

      @@saveitforparts ok thanks for letting me know.

  • @enderman_the_end_orange9224
    @enderman_the_end_orange9224 3 года назад +1

    Make a whole home down there

  • @arcadealchemist
    @arcadealchemist 3 года назад +1

    in decades this land will be awesome

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      We think it's awesome now! But hopefully people will still be visiting even when the midwest has all been paved over for Walmarts and condos!

    • @arcadealchemist
      @arcadealchemist 3 года назад

      @@saveitforparts yeh would love to see mountains get leveled and turned in to cities considering they would be ideal places for contraction if people don't mind leveling large mountain ranges but I think we need mountains over Walmart's and condos (i prefer independent owned and BANNING corporations form operation in the area cos they will steal the land from the founders eventually NEVER take investment for cooperate owned projects try keep things family owned and teach only trade skills to your kids which bennfit the town you build collage is a mugs game)
      maybe if architecture can intergrade without taking too much natural land away and having an decent monorail and undergrounds network for transport you might have an amazing place to live I mean would take a visionary to see it though but who knows maybe someone is already guiding that process as we speak.

  • @5ilverstreak854
    @5ilverstreak854 3 года назад +5

    Please make sure that no one who goes down there will carve out a real Amigara fault, my nightmares are already full thanks.

  • @Antomulakupadam
    @Antomulakupadam 3 года назад +2

    Cool

  • @Justin73791
    @Justin73791 4 года назад

    This is super cool! One question though. Have you had any trouble with flooding or water leakage?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  4 года назад

      No water issues, it's all above the water table and Sandstone is pretty porous, so any moisture just kind of soaks in and disappears. The freshly-mined sand is actually a little damp, which also helps keep the dust down!

  • @AmirWaisblay
    @AmirWaisblay 3 года назад +2

    if you were using efficiency v and haste 2 that would be much easier

  • @dieselfueled_
    @dieselfueled_ 3 года назад

    What about hard clay shale mix?

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  3 года назад

      There is a clay layer but it's pretty thin and not all that hard to get through.

  • @RandomUser_2222
    @RandomUser_2222 3 года назад +2

    colin furze be watching this video on repeat

  • @rethinkscience8454
    @rethinkscience8454 2 года назад +1

    It would be easier to use vacuum truck system to remove the sand and it would also remove bad air

    • @saveitforparts
      @saveitforparts  2 года назад

      We've tried some small vacuums, can't afford a big one!

  • @CaptainJohn
    @CaptainJohn 4 года назад +3

    Wow!

  • @joshmeyer2375
    @joshmeyer2375 2 года назад +1

    I helped remove sand from big pile, truck, tractor.

  • @TCSCskater
    @TCSCskater 3 года назад +1

    Exactly.

  • @glaxii1
    @glaxii1 3 года назад +9

    Colin Furze has altered my recommendations.

  • @youtert
    @youtert 2 года назад +2

    You should put some artifacts from different cultures and different eras in the tunnels just to confuse the hell out of future archaeologists.

  • @wypkewypkema6306
    @wypkewypkema6306 3 года назад +1

    Explosives are much more fun to use as excavation tool 😜👍