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The Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum
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Building a project as large as this requires a lot of materials. By recycling materials, costs can be minimised and damage to environment reduced, so there are no apologies for this begging page. Thanks for all the Donations we have received. They have been most welcome, whether they are small or large, they will all add up to a great Purbeck Heritage Centre.

Item Comments Update

Machine Tools
Any second-hand machine tools are required desperately. Donations instead would be gratefully received None received yet
Hardcore There are several foundations that will require a hardcore base
One foundation complete and hardcore for another on site
Ready Mixed Cement This is a high cost item and if you know a way of helping us reduce or eliminate our costs please contact us 2 foundations yet to do
Sleepers We will always require sleepers as even when the tramways are complete. There will be a rolling replacement requirement as the wood decays. WE have received a large donation of sleepers, but more still required
Rails  We have decided on using a minimum of 35lb/ft rails, but we would consider any other larger size. We have reserved a stock of track panels and turnouts. These are available to the museum, when funds are available. Any donations will be gratefully received. We have received a large quantity of ex-Norden rail from Seaton Tramway. It is light and will be used underground.
Rolling Stock Any 2 foot gauge would be most welcome We have received a Ruston 48DL locomotive, and a quantity of  ex Norden V skips.
Gardening Tools We have a large area of land that requires maintenance and any tools would be useful. Spades, Forks, Rakes, Brooms, Wheel barrows, and anything else We have received some of each of these, but find that at times we could do with more wheel barrows, brooms. We do have enough forks, spades shears now.
Grass Cutting equipment We need a petrol mower, any working condition, Strimmers, shears. We have received shears, scythes, but still need that lawnmower and to a lesser extent - strimmers.
Mechanical Tools The is a lot of metal working, and wood working to complete and any suitable tools would be most welcome. We have received a large quantity of spanners and bolts and a few other tools, but still need more.
De-rusting and Painting Oh what a lovely job, it does require consumables paint, paintbrushes, wire brushes, masks, eye protection, and a shower at the end of a day. We have received some donations, but we will always require more.
Scaffolding We will need high level access and therefore are looking for scaffold towers We are just about managing with borrowed equipment, but will be grateful for more.
Ladders See above.
We have received ladders, but we still seem to need a few more.
Door Mat Foreman's Office required a door mat. 33" x 20"
We have received a lovely brand new mat. 
Glass Doors for display cabinet Foreman's Office requires double sliding glass front to the display cabinet. e-mail for size 
A perplex sliding door front has been made from materials recovered from a redundant school
Cine (Video or DVD) Film of the Railways and Mining in Purbeck and Photographs  We will always need more films and photographs to display in the Museum when complete. We have very few cine films and yet the mining activities must have been an ideal subject. A big thank you to all who have donated their private collections of mining photographs, but keep them coming
Lighting and Power We require 240v lights for inside of Transhipment Shed, Any cabling, clips, switches and light units gratefully received. We also need  240/100V Transformers for power tools  
Steelwork We are looking for some long lengths of 6" x 6" beams  

Thank you for everything that you have given, but we have still a long way to go in our construction, so if you can spare anything it will most gratefully be used. If you can spare any of the above please e-mail us

If you have any materials and items that are ex ball clay mining and you are willing to donate or lend to the Museum also please e-mail us


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