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During fence repairs, I sometimes need to
retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ...With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.html They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! --Winston |
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John R. Carroll wrote:
Winston wrote: During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! Fireplace Tongs. I should have been clearer. Sorry. Most of the time, the chunks are entrapped by our famous Bay Area Adobe Clay. Some only budge when I stand on the end of my slate bar. (ca. 1300 lbs. of force) By the time I've loosened them, they still require substantial convincing before they agree to come along. So I need a tool that has a wide ratio for a firm grip. (Note the post hole digger's 5:1 mechanical advantage for example.) I cruised but didn't find a pair of tongs that could do that. Most were 1:1 at best and some were a lot worse. Thanks for looking into this, John. |
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:12:21 -0800, Winston
wrote: John R. Carroll wrote: Winston wrote: During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! Fireplace Tongs. I should have been clearer. Sorry. Most of the time, the chunks are entrapped by our famous Bay Area Adobe Clay. Some only budge when I stand on the end of my slate bar. (ca. 1300 lbs. of force) By the time I've loosened them, they still require substantial convincing before they agree to come along. So I need a tool that has a wide ratio for a firm grip. (Note the post hole digger's 5:1 mechanical advantage for example.) I cruised but didn't find a pair of tongs that could do that. Most were 1:1 at best and some were a lot worse. Thanks for looking into this, John. Check out the videos... http://www.fencepostpuller.net/index.html As a side note..the few times Ive had to pull "plugs"..Ive simply used a wire cable lanyard, looped around the plug and a boat winch on a stand to simply suck them out of the ground. Gunner "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." --Gene Spafford, 1992 |
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"Winston" wrote in message ... During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.html They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! Pole and post setting crews oftentimes will have an oshkosh spoon shovel on their truck. -- |
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Winston wrote:
During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.html They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Super-duper pooper scooper? http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store....p-flypage-4346 Good Luck! Rich |
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I think it's called an assistant fencing trainee.
I'm thinking that you would likely need to fabricate something like long tongs with sharp opposed points (like block ice tongs), or a spoon on one side and point on the other, but with a slip-joint that adjusts quickly (like ChanLlock pliers) to accomodate the different shapes/sizes with a secure biting grip. Brazed carbide tips in a very large dental-type tool. The tongs sections could possibly be square tubing, with some heavier gage metal near the jaws and joint. I can't remember seeing anything specifically made for retrieving something like irregularly-sized rocks down in a hole, but I vaguely recall something that had a lever at one end to close jaws at the other end. There is a tool shaped like a hoe, but it has a smaller, spoon-shaped end, and the idea is to get the spoon end past the object to be extracted from a hole, then lift it out. This tool probably works well in fairly large diameter holes though. -- WB .......... "Winston" wrote in message ... During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.html They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! --Winston |
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On Dec 30, 5:40*am, "Wild_Bill" wrote:
I think it's called an assistant fencing trainee. I'm thinking that you would likely need to fabricate something like long tongs with sharp opposed points (like block ice tongs), ... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...ct_48125_48125 I turn the chain grab hook sideways and hook the lever hoist into the D ring, to protect the hoist chain. http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/F...88505171720306 That shows the tripod and hoist, not the tongs which I bought later. The points aren't sharp so concrete shouldn't damage them much. I have to pound them into a log with an axe. jsw |
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PrecisionmachinisT wrote:
wrote in message ... During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! Pole and post setting crews oftentimes will have an oshkosh spoon shovel on their truck. That'd work well in loamy soil, I think. I'm in sticky adobe clay which hangs onto the chunks, so I need something that actually hangs on to the chunks so I can waggle them free. 5:1 or 10:1 mechanical advantage would really help a lot. Thanks! --Winston |
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Rich Grise wrote:
Winston wrote: (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Super-duper pooper scooper? http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store....p-flypage-4346 I need something with a higher mechanical advantage and small jaws that permit waggling the chunks free of adobe clay soil. Sorta like a post-hole digger with 2" wide blades and an adjustable jaw. Thanks! --Winston |
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Wild_Bill wrote:
I think it's called an assistant fencing trainee. Heh! I'm thinking that you would likely need to fabricate something like long tongs with sharp opposed points (like block ice tongs), or a spoon on one side and point on the other, but with a slip-joint that adjusts quickly (like ChanLlock pliers) to accomodate the different shapes/sizes with a secure biting grip. So I could weld inline blades to the jaws of a large pair of channel - lock pliers for instance. Maybe slice some 2" sch. 40 black pipe diagonally to form the blades. Brazed carbide tips in a very large dental-type tool. The tongs sections could possibly be square tubing, with some heavier gage metal near the jaws and joint. Yeah, say 1" square tube for starters. I could clamp the handles to the grips and weld them in place. I can't remember seeing anything specifically made for retrieving something like irregularly-sized rocks down in a hole, but I vaguely recall something that had a lever at one end to close jaws at the other end. That'd work if the top lever had a significant mechanical advantage over the jaws. Maybe an Acme thread down the middle with a speed wrench on the end of the handle? There is a tool shaped like a hoe, but it has a smaller, spoon-shaped end, and the idea is to get the spoon end past the object to be extracted from a hole, then lift it out. This tool probably works well in fairly large diameter holes though. I really want to grasp the rubble from the top and waggle it free of the sticky adobe. Thanks for your thoughts on this. --Winston |
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:26:25 -0800, Winston
wrote: During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. This is getting old fast. I grok that in its entirety. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. Why not continue to use a regular post hole digger? I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.html They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? That would be the rare and wondrous Concrete Magnet, of course. -- Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. -- Epictetus |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:26:25 -0800, wrote: (...) What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. Why not continue to use a regular post hole digger? The blades are too large. Most often the blades hang up on the interior of the hole, blocking access to the chunk. Even if I can surround the chunk with the blades, the chunk falls out the bottom at earliest opportunity. I'm looking for a better 'size match' to the load. (...) That would be the rare and wondrous Concrete Magnet, of course. Difficult to adjust damping factor. Sometimes small boulders shoot out of the hole damaging cottages in the neighborhood. They also eat "D" cells like you wouldn't believe. --Winston :) |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:10:06 -0800, Winston
wrote: I need something with a higher mechanical advantage and small jaws that permit waggling the chunks free of adobe clay soil. Sorta like a post-hole digger with 2" wide blades and an adjustable jaw. My first thought was an appropriate pair of blacksmith tongs, but they wouldn't cover the gripping range you're looking for. A bit of cutting and welding on a pair of these might give you what you're looking for... http://www.channellock.com/480-BigAZ...Jaw-Plier.aspx -- Ned Simmons |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:06:01 -0800, Winston
wrote: PrecisionmachinisT wrote: wrote in message ... During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! Pole and post setting crews oftentimes will have an oshkosh spoon shovel on their truck. That'd work well in loamy soil, I think. I'm in sticky adobe clay which hangs onto the chunks, so I need something that actually hangs on to the chunks so I can waggle them free. 5:1 or 10:1 mechanical advantage would really help a lot. Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. Or buy an open/heavy-duty style grabber http://tinyurl.com/2f5fv47 -- Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. -- Epictetus |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:57:08 -0800, Winston
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:26:25 -0800, wrote: (...) What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. Why not continue to use a regular post hole digger? The blades are too large. Most often the blades hang up on the interior of the hole, blocking access to the chunk. Even if I can surround the chunk with the blades, the chunk falls out the bottom at earliest opportunity. I'm looking for a better 'size match' to the load. $5 garage sale PHDs, Cut and grind safe to size, knock down the handles for lighter weight, Roberta's yer auntie. Fold one lip up half an inch @ 60 degrees? and cut a bit off the other side. That'll give you a leverage point for the adobegoo wrestling. Or just roll your own with 5/8" square tubing and some 1/8" CRS. I may do that myself, during the winter downtime. That would be the rare and wondrous Concrete Magnet, of course. Difficult to adjust damping factor. Sometimes small boulders shoot out of the hole damaging cottages in the neighborhood. What? You don't have a Null Shield on it yet? Silly person. They also eat "D" cells like you wouldn't believe. That they do. I'd get a Zephyr replacement battery if I were you. (Vague "Knight and Day" reference. Wunnerful movie; must see!) NOTE: From now on, I'm going to ask PHD braggarts if they dig many holes with 'em. When they give me the weird look, I'll innocently say "Oh, when you mentioned PHD, you weren't referring to a Post Hole Digger?" LJ--not a Piled Higher and Deeper owner. -- Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. -- Epictetus |
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On Dec 30, 9:57*am, Winston wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:26:25 -0800, wrote: (...) What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger': http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. Why not continue to use a regular post hole digger? The blades are too large. Most often the blades hang up on the interior of the hole, blocking access to the chunk. Even if I can surround the chunk with the blades, the chunk falls out the bottom at earliest opportunity. *I'm looking for a better 'size match' to the load. --Winston *:) Cut one down and bend the ends in?? jsw |
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Winston wrote:
Rich Grise wrote: Winston wrote: (...) What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Super-duper pooper scooper? http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store....p-flypage-4346 I need something with a higher mechanical advantage and small jaws that permit waggling the chunks free of adobe clay soil. Sorta like a post-hole digger with 2" wide blades and an adjustable jaw. Would flooding the hole soften the clay? Good Luck! Rich |
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On Dec 30, 12:26*am, Winston wrote:
During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. *This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger':http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.... They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Thanks! --Winston If you had a skidsteer or a backhoe and wanted a specialized tool, you'd want a grapple. I've never seen a manual one, though. They're all hydraulically powered. |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
(...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Or buy an open/heavy-duty style grabber http://tinyurl.com/2f5fv47 Bookmarked! But those'r all 1:1 advantage. .... and I don't think they'd last long under the contemplated static + dynamic load. Think D9 dozer, not Tonka Toy! Thanks! --Winston |
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Ned Simmons wrote:
(...) My first thought was an appropriate pair of blacksmith tongs, but they wouldn't cover the gripping range you're looking for. A bit of cutting and welding on a pair of these might give you what you're looking for... http://www.channellock.com/480-BigAZ...Jaw-Plier.aspx Two Great Minds, Ned. :) I was contemplating the exact thing, with Sch. 40 pipe sliced diagonally to be used as blades. Thanks! --Winston |
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Rich Grise wrote:
(...) Would flooding the hole soften the clay? Oh Yeah it does! That is part of the problem. I have to delay digging for the third day. The soil is so saturated that digging 'down' causes the walls to collapse. The holes aren't getting deeper, just larger in diameter. These are gonna be Monster Footings! :) --Winston |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:57:08 -0800, wrote: (...) $5 garage sale PHDs, Cut and grind safe to size, knock down the handles for lighter weight, Roberta's yer auntie. An Applied Geometry problem for sure. I shall have to put on my "Ponder Hat". Fold one lip up half an inch @ 60 degrees? and cut a bit off the other side. That'll give you a leverage point for the adobegoo wrestling. Or just roll your own with 5/8" square tubing and some 1/8" CRS. I may do that myself, during the winter downtime. Yup. Elsewhere in the thread, I contemplate repurposing a pair of groove joint pliers to that end. (...) Sometimes small boulders shoot out of the hole damaging cottages in the neighborhood. What? You don't have a Null Shield on it yet? Silly person. Oops. They also eat "D" cells like you wouldn't believe. That they do. I'd get a Zephyr replacement battery if I were you. (Vague "Knight and Day" reference. Wunnerful movie; must see!) Shall check it out. NOTE: From now on, I'm going to ask PHD braggarts if they dig many holes with 'em. When they give me the weird look, I'll innocently say "Oh, when you mentioned PHD, you weren't referring to a Post Hole Digger?" I've met a few, too. Still looking for the exception to the rule. Nuff said. --Winston |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
(...) Cut one down and bend the ends in?? Or I could slice the ends of a couple black pipes diagonally to make a 'beak' and hinge them a few inches back from the points. Not fancy but quick and dirty. --Winston |
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Denis G. wrote:
(...) If you had a skidsteer or a backhoe and wanted a specialized tool, you'd want a grapple. I've never seen a manual one, though. They're all hydraulically powered. Armed with your suggestion, I stumbled across patent 3352589 http://www.google.com/patents?id=3TlTAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=3352589&source=g bs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=3352589&f=fals e That is *close* to what I need. --Winston |
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On Dec 30, 12:26*am, Winston wrote:
During fence repairs, I sometimes need to retrieve 3-5 lb. 1"- 4" diameter chunks of concrete out of a ~15" - 24" deep hole in the ground. (They are very unevenly shaped pieces.) Right now, I squat and grab. *This is getting old fast. What I want is something resembling a miniature 'post hole digger':http://www.wiserental.com/images/QPI...igger92380.gif ..With strong, 2" wide blades that would allow me to grab these pieces from a moderate stoop. I've cruised and Googled over the last few days. Closest I've gotten is the HF Long Reach Locking Pliers: http://www.harborfreight.com/15-inch-long-reach-locking-pliers-97609.... They won't work because the jaws won't open nearly wide enough and the adjustment is too fiddly for such brittle material. What is the name of the tool that will do this please? Do these pictures make you wince? Pretty girls, open-toed sandals, post hole diggers. EEK! http://ddl.me.cmu.edu/ddwiki/index.p...igger_redesign Maybe an Erie Digger is what you're after. http://tinyurl.com/34uxbcj -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, Winston
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! Or buy an open/heavy-duty style grabber http://tinyurl.com/2f5fv47 Bookmarked! But those'r all 1:1 advantage. ... and I don't think they'd last long under the contemplated static + dynamic load. Think D9 dozer, not Tonka Toy! I've never seen a post hole anywhere near large enough for a D9. -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:54:34 -0800, Winston
wrote: Rich Grise wrote: (...) Would flooding the hole soften the clay? Oh Yeah it does! That is part of the problem. I have to delay digging for the third day. The soil is so saturated that digging 'down' causes the walls to collapse. The holes aren't getting deeper, just larger in diameter. These are gonna be Monster Footings! :) Teensy HINT: Monsoon Season is not the time to be doing this. -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Dec 30, 2:24*pm, Winston wrote:
Denis G. wrote: (...) If you had a skidsteer or a backhoe and wanted a specialized tool, you'd want a grapple. *I've never seen a manual one, though. *They're all hydraulically powered. Armed with your suggestion, I stumbled across patent 3352589 http://www.google.com/patents?id=3TlTAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=3352589&sourc... That is *close* to what I need. --Winston Hmmm.... I looked thru some patents too and came up with this: http://www.google.com/patents/about?...BAJ&dq=6824181 I'm not sure how well it helps you, but maybe it'll give you some ideas to make something. You'll probably need to erect a tripod or gantry crane over the hole to pull out the stone. |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! Diversify: The existing grade is no longer the limit. --Winston |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:54:34 -0800, wrote: (...) These are gonna be Monster Footings! :) Teensy HINT: Monsoon Season is not the time to be doing this. *Now* you tell me. --Winston |
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Denis G. wrote:
(...) Hmmm.... I looked thru some patents too and came up with this: http://www.google.com/patents/about?...BAJ&dq=6824181 I'm not sure how well it helps you, but maybe it'll give you some ideas to make something. You'll probably need to erect a tripod or gantry crane over the hole to pull out the stone. For some footings, a similar tool would be ideal. A grapple that engages the *inside* of the cavity left in the footing by the rotten fence post. I've pulled old footings out of the ground using the old cavity. It's just that I used a web strap instead of a grapple. Right now though, I'm looking for a hand tool to clean out the little pieces rather than the big pieces. Thanks! --Winston |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
(...) http://ddl.me.cmu.edu/ddwiki/index.p...igger_redesign Maybe an Erie Digger is what you're after. http://tinyurl.com/34uxbcj That Erie Digger is quite cool! I haven't seen anything like that before. Thanks! --Winston |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, Winston Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! If the footprint of the rocks is within the diameter of the hole, how about a trepan? Cheers! Rich |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. Actually, the ultimate battle is between Free Will, which is congruent with God's Will, therefore Good, and Statism, which, of course, is in opposition to God's Will, and therefore Evil. For more information, see http://www.godchannel.com Cheers! Rich |
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Rich Grise wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! If the footprint of the rocks is within the diameter of the hole, how about a trepan? I don't follow, Rich. http://www.tristareng.com/062900/062...s/image13.html Can you elaborate? --Winston |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:53:44 -0800, Winston
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! Diversify: The existing grade is no longer the limit. Grade? You bring the D9, I'll learn how to play with it. Gladly! -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:54:41 -0800, Winston
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:54:34 -0800, wrote: (...) These are gonna be Monster Footings! :) Teensy HINT: Monsoon Season is not the time to be doing this. *Now* you tell me. whap, whap, whap Better? -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:06:30 -0800, Winston
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: (...) http://ddl.me.cmu.edu/ddwiki/index.p...igger_redesign Maybe an Erie Digger is what you're after. http://tinyurl.com/34uxbcj That Erie Digger is quite cool! I haven't seen anything like that before. I hadn't, either. After reviewing it, I'm not sure they sell a whole lot of 'em. The movable shovel doesn't change angle, so it prolly doesn't pick up a lot of dirt in one scoop. The lever probably gets in the way, too. Interesting, nonetheless. -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:09:21 -0800, Rich Grise
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, Winston Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! If the footprint of the rocks is within the diameter of the hole, how about a trepan? The rocks in the hole ARE the annulus. Trepanning is out, unless you're volunteering as a trepannee. Afraid of drillpresses, Rich? A vaporizing laser would be my first thought, but I dunno 'bout that Winnie fella. -- Most people assume the fights are going to be the right versus the left, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks. -- Jimmy Wales |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:09:21 -0800, Rich Grise wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:48:08 -0800, Larry Jaques wrote: (...) Roll your own spoon shovel or thumb/spoon, Winnie. That is looking most likely. Let's put our heads together and come up with a design. Maybe they could be sold, too. We'll be RICH! If the footprint of the rocks is within the diameter of the hole, how about a trepan? The rocks in the hole ARE the annulus. Trepanning is out, unless you're volunteering as a trepannee. Afraid of drillpresses, Rich? A vaporizing laser would be my first thought, but I dunno 'bout that Winnie fella. What is this, 'Non sequitur day'? --Winston |
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