tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post6972026071399747825..comments2024-03-24T00:09:55.586-05:00Comments on The Field Lab: a friday night filmJohn Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-20103200996464410252019-05-20T05:55:33.157-05:002019-05-20T05:55:33.157-05:00A LOT of hard work - this is one quality structure...A LOT of hard work - this is one quality structure! If I did not know better, I'd think John is auditioning for more work!<br />Larry Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282254026681944326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-19518499067673961552019-05-19T09:23:37.944-05:002019-05-19T09:23:37.944-05:00Fast 2X is not appropriate for this application.Fast 2X is not appropriate for this application.John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-41269438338930271342019-05-18T19:10:27.613-05:002019-05-18T19:10:27.613-05:00next time check out product "fast 2x" be...next time check out product "fast 2x" better than cement and no water needed. sure safe time and back.<br /><br />donDon Brodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716363848926453661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-5845377054822464842019-05-18T08:30:04.269-05:002019-05-18T08:30:04.269-05:00I assume placing the coins in the concrete is akin...I assume placing the coins in the concrete is akin to "stepping a mast" on a sailboat, which is thought to bring good luck.B.B. Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581957290795812436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-39230205065640156052019-05-17T22:13:25.153-05:002019-05-17T22:13:25.153-05:00Good to hear about the rebar anchors through the p...Good to hear about the rebar anchors through the posts; consistent with the large volume of concrete.<br /><br />Demonstrating yet again that Mr. Wells knows what he is doing.intermittent marathonian 00https://www.blogger.com/profile/13111701453284760139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-32709943258314624712019-05-17T21:47:17.264-05:002019-05-17T21:47:17.264-05:00Appropriate "signature".Appropriate "signature".Sam Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094965879111656318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-30618307202447347212019-05-17T21:11:07.871-05:002019-05-17T21:11:07.871-05:00Why the quarters? To test or luck or decoration or...Why the quarters? To test or luck or decoration or to drive people mad because they cannot remove them?Margery Billdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589667608391862832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-69270176736893978662019-05-17T20:44:54.998-05:002019-05-17T20:44:54.998-05:00Good job! Though it looks like it was a backbreake...Good job! Though it looks like it was a backbreaker. Hope you are able to rest up this weekend.TerlinguaDreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711937929123095129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-58757115272406686832019-05-17T19:28:08.168-05:002019-05-17T19:28:08.168-05:00John is 100 percent correct in building it so it &...John is 100 percent correct in building it so it "won't move"! From my Hunt Camp in the Cedar Springs Range of Terlingua Ranch - there are 3 nearby houses that have been completely wrecked - by high winds - because they were not built so they "won't move". And the fact that this house is being built in a rather hazardous location - on top of a hill (with a magnificent view). makes building it so it "won't move" - a good decision. I have seen two cabins blown completely off - their hill or cliff top locations - which is why I say that is a hazardous location to build. Here's hoping this cabin lasts fora couple hundred years!Ronald Mahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212335044689143408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-3096089792365820792019-05-17T18:11:33.142-05:002019-05-17T18:11:33.142-05:00When I go to all the trouble to pour concrete...I ...When I go to all the trouble to pour concrete...I don't skimp. There is ever rebar through the posts now embedded in all that concrete to assure they wont move. I used a lot of concrete on my little hut and it has never moved either.John Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783305402239706779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6120586935905234915.post-56431959460266507262019-05-17T17:44:06.646-05:002019-05-17T17:44:06.646-05:00Aren't ya glad y'all had the mixer instead...Aren't ya glad y'all had the mixer instead of a hoe & wheelbarrow... whew! Lots of back breaking labor saved there!<br /><br />But... why so much for the porch posts? Is this something of a 'lessons learned' kinda deal with your original shelter build? All I can think of is that the winds kick up from time to time and y'all wanna ensure that the porch roofs won't lift. Or is there a different reason?LeoinSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472096346619567476noreply@blogger.com