I posted a few current work pictures on abpw for Tom and others.
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I posted a few current work pictures on abpw for Tom and others.
Hello Tom.... How is your wife and family going these days... Much better I hope..
Hi Leon
My wife is doing very well thanks. She's a great gal and was recently honored. Here is a link to her newspaper article.
Life is good.
Thanks for asking
Tom Plamann
example for others. I wish the best for your mother in-law.
I'd be chompin at the bit to see her.
Ah, you are just surrounded by honorable people.. ;~)
I for one am extremely greatful for the job that you son does and for those that work along with him.
You have the right attitude also Tom..
Thanks Leon
Hey Tom: Thanks for posting the photos, they look great.
Looks like the MOAL is running to spec and kicking serious butt. You'd have had a hell of a time getting that entasis right without being able to turn the blanks. Looks excellent.
I'm thinking this place is big enough to carry a couple of super tall, curved staircases in the entry foyer. Any chance of that? Please tell me they didn't give away the stair work.
Looks like big fun, Tom. Take lots of pictures.
Regards, Tom Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
you a picture soon.
Tom Plamann
On 16 Oct 2003 19:34:15 GMT, "Tom Plamann" pixelated:
So, how many s/f does 2,500 yards of concrete make?
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...or more importantly for us WW's how many BF of concrete:
2500y^3 x 27f^3/y^3 x 12bf/f^3 = 810,000 bf?That's a bunch of board feet of concrete!
-Doug
Hell to resaw though, and hard on blades.
Well, let's see:
2,500 cu yds concrete = 67,500 cu ft concrete, which could make a 24"w x 12" d footer about 33,750 ft long, or about 6.39 miles.Considered another way; If'n you laid out the footer to the proportions of a golden rectangle (1.62/1 approx), you would have a rectangle about 6,500 ft x 10,500 ft - which would make a damned nice shop.
Seems like a lot of crete until you consider the following:
Hoover Dam (including power plant, buildings, etc.) 4,360,000 cu yds.
The Pentagon 435,000 cu yds.
Empire State Building 62,000 cu yds.
Regards, Tom Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
Not to mention:
Jimmy Hoffa's socks ... 4356 cu yards.
:o
"Tom Watson" weighed in with:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 03:12:42 GMT, "Doug Winterburn" pixelated:
Let's hope one knows how to sharpen one's edges, wot? Since concrete is usually poured (in rich folks' homes) in 4-6" depth, cut that down a bit. Hmm, mortising that would be, er, kinda rough, even with timberframing tools.
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Fur sicher, fur sicher. Even more interesting is a rough calculation of the cost of 2500 cubic yards of concrete. In the pre-inflation olden days, we used to figure $100/yard in place. Even at that low price, the mud in this joint comes to a minimum of a cool quarter Mil-a-buck.
-Doug
And you can safely round that to 1 million bf, since the 2500 yards is true, not nominal. (There is probably closer to 15 or 16 bf.ft^3.)
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 03:22:36 GMT, "Doug Winterburn" pixelated:
I'm sure the rich dude got it for a cheaper price per cube. It helps when you buy the total output from a company for a week or three, y'think?
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