Date: 2/16/2001, 8:53 am
: Get a few bags of sand, or premixed dry concrete, or cinder blocks and set
: them on top of, and around the feet of your beam supports or sawhorses.
: They will add some weight and "anchor" those supports. it might
: not take much of a nudge to shift an unweighted strongback, but put a
: couple of hundred pounds of cheap sand on the base and you can kick it all
: day without significantly moving it. The materials are relatively cheap --
: anywhere from free if you have a kid's sand box you can borrow from, or a
: gravel driveway you can dig up, up to maybe $10 or $$12 if you buy the
: stuff froma a hardware store.
: If you get a bag of the dry premixed concrete (Sakrete (R) for instance) you
: can use it later for making an anchor, or for taking a cast of your butt
: so you can mold a perfectly fitting seat. Check the archives for this
: "Chicago Swimsuit" technique.
: PGJ
I tell you after building the forms all night long in my sleep It sure was fun to read your response about the anchor and the butt casting. I almost fell off my chair. Thanks for the info and the laugh. Gee do you think I might be stressing a little too much! Ha Ha.
Elliott
Messages In This Thread
- String Marking Of Strongback
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 7:35 am- String Align *Pic*
mike allen ---> -- 2/16/2001, 5:45 pm- Do I detect a low volume deck shape? Very cool *NM*
RUSS -- 2/17/2001, 9:15 am- Do I detect a low volume boat?
Russ -- 2/17/2001, 9:02 am- Re: Do I detect a low volume boat?
mike allen ---> -- 2/19/2001, 3:51 pm
- Re: 2nd the string thing *NM* *Pic*
Larry C. -- 2/16/2001, 8:57 pm - Do I detect a low volume boat?
- Re: String Marking Of Strongback
RUSS -- 2/15/2001, 5:20 pm- Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ray Port Angeles -- 2/15/2001, 3:05 pm- Re: Rays response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:55 am- Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ben Staley -- 2/15/2001, 3:48 pm- Re: Bens response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 9:05 am- Re: pls call me BEHN
Ben Staley -- 2/16/2001, 10:34 am
- Re: pls call me BEHN
- Re: String Marking Of Strongback
- Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 8:21 am- Re: Rehd
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 9:17 am- A sore toe -- guaranteed
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2001, 1:19 am- Re: A sore toe -- guaranteed
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:53 am- You laughed? And I was serious.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/18/2001, 11:10 pm- Re: You laughed? And I was serious.
daren -- 2/18/2001, 11:32 pm- And I forgot to add . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 3:14 am- Re: And I forgot to add . . .
daren -- 2/19/2001, 9:28 pm- it has been tried, and it is more expensive
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 10:38 pm
- it has been tried, and it is more expensive
- Re: And I forgot to add . . .
- And I forgot to add . . .
- Re: You laughed? And I was serious.
- You laughed? And I was serious.
- Re: Rehd
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 7:56 pm- Re: Rehds response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:48 am
- Re: A sore toe -- guaranteed
- A sore toe -- guaranteed
- Do I detect a low volume deck shape? Very cool *NM*
- String Align *Pic*