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Re: Seeking: Experienced builder
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 7/21/2014, 10:09 pm
In Response To: Seeking: Experienced builder *PIC* (moonglow)

Greg,

Ask small questions about each step.
There are a lot of us know-it-all's who want to help, and most even know what we are saying. :)
There are multiple good ways to do each step

What is the first step you are unsure of?

I can see your vertical centerlines, but do you have the waterlines on the forms? Do you know what those are?

Really, Really think about a laser level. You only need one that self levels (probably all do) and has vertical and horizontal lines. Then you need somewhere high to set it for the vertical line.

Personally I continually screwed up a stretched wire, but a laser is relatively quick and easy.

Ask the first question, you will get thru this - we all did.

Alignment looks like your first and major problem, like the others said.

Marc

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Seeking: Experienced builder *PIC*
moonglow -- 7/21/2014, 3:12 pm
Re: Seeking: Experienced builder
Ken Blanton -- 7/21/2014, 6:34 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/21/2014, 7:44 pm
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John Messinger -- 7/21/2014, 9:50 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/21/2014, 10:09 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/22/2014, 12:32 am
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Ken Blanton -- 7/22/2014, 6:12 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/22/2014, 12:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/22/2014, 1:28 pm
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greg -- 7/22/2014, 12:24 pm
Don't panic
Jay Babina -- 7/22/2014, 6:49 am
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george jung -- 7/22/2014, 8:36 am
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greg -- 7/22/2014, 12:21 pm
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Rich Purgason -- 7/22/2014, 1:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/23/2014, 12:36 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 7/24/2014, 10:55 am
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Tim Cronsberry -- 7/25/2014, 3:23 pm
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george jung -- 7/25/2014, 7:02 pm
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moonglow -- 8/28/2015, 12:14 pm
Re: Seeking: Experienced builder STATUS???
Marc Upchurch -- 7/26/2014, 1:03 am
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Rob -- 12/18/2014, 7:30 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 12/19/2014, 2:54 am
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Jim Farrelly -- 8/28/2015, 12:22 pm