ronjhall
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Looking forward to those pictures. :thumbsup:
Keeping character, or restoring a pond
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forgeblast
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Welcome to tbn. Cant wait to see the pics.
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Harvey, there's no doubt that you are the Prince-o'-fence. This is gonna be a fun job for you and fun watch for us.
You can view a few pictures we took of the pond when it was full and after a major rain event here: https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A3JtdOXmJrkgdJ
ronjhall
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Very nice pictures. Thanks for posting the link.
EddieWalker
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Great pics. Seeing all that water coming into the pond must have been just a bit scary!!!!!
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wroughtn_harv
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Just last week I told my wife that if the fence job went we could bet that the funding for my trip to Haiti would come through. I was right.
The steel supply had to get in the 3/16" X 5" X 20' pieces, 160 of them. I picked them up today and took them to a bud's shop where they will put in all of the holes required. Then when I get back from Haiti, I leave Sunday and come back Thanksgiving day, we can take the pieces to the steel supply for their visit to the galvanizer.
The I beam is the steel yards pallet thingy do for long pieces of thin steel bars. I will bring it back when I bring back the holy rails material for galvanizing.
This is a lot of weight, five plus tons ( tons) plus the weight of the I beam.
If you think you wouldn't want bud's job, 8 holes per piece imagine how much fun the packaging department is going to have at the powder coater. Each of these pieces will be heavier because of the galvanizing. Each one will be individually wrapped in foam sheeting to protect it in transit and installation. My wife's reaction to the news that the client was going to have small goats was a concern for the fence if one of the goats liked butting or chewing on fencing.
The posts are coming along fine. I'm just lucky that all the meaness of 64 years empowers me in this time of long days at work.
The steel supply had to get in the 3/16" X 5" X 20' pieces, 160 of them. I picked them up today and took them to a bud's shop where they will put in all of the holes required. Then when I get back from Haiti, I leave Sunday and come back Thanksgiving day, we can take the pieces to the steel supply for their visit to the galvanizer.
The I beam is the steel yards pallet thingy do for long pieces of thin steel bars. I will bring it back when I bring back the holy rails material for galvanizing.
This is a lot of weight, five plus tons ( tons) plus the weight of the I beam.
If you think you wouldn't want bud's job, 8 holes per piece imagine how much fun the packaging department is going to have at the powder coater. Each of these pieces will be heavier because of the galvanizing. Each one will be individually wrapped in foam sheeting to protect it in transit and installation. My wife's reaction to the news that the client was going to have small goats was a concern for the fence if one of the goats liked butting or chewing on fencing.
The posts are coming along fine. I'm just lucky that all the meaness of 64 years empowers me in this time of long days at work.
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txdon
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Johnsnit, thanks for posting the pictures. I came to your place 7 years ago and looked at the work in progress, it has really turned out nice.
Harvey did our bridge, entry, and garage, he is the best. he does not have "that can't be done" in his vocabulary. Whenever I have a really long project to do I just remember what Harvey say's: "it's just a thing."
A steel basket weave fence that looks like wood - sounds like a perfect project for Harvey. I look forward to seeing the progress in posted pictures, thanks.
Hope you get back safely Harvey.
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wroughtn_harv
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I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are coming home from Haiti tomorrow. I should be at my house Texas tomorrow evening in time to help the family make the dessert history.
I can't thank you guys for the kind words. This is going to be one fun project and we know that it will be the only one like it.
I can't thank you guys for the kind words. This is going to be one fun project and we know that it will be the only one like it.
