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[Another Ahab]

The machine with shipping breaks over $1000 just barely, but the dies run about $210 a set for whatever you are rolling. Got square tubing, angle iron, pipe, handrail caps, rectangle, and edge roller, might be more.
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It looks heavy-duty and solid.

For what it does (pretty neat and awesome), the cost seems about right, you know?

 

[Weldman]

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[Another Ahab]

Compared to the Horror Freight one it's a Rolls Royce in quality. I know cause I had one

"Harbor Fright" I have heard about, but "Horror Freight" is a real hoot!!

 

[Another Ahab]

"Harbor Fright" I have heard about, but "Horror Freight" is a real hoot!!

Man, that machine is pure awesome.

That was funny in the vid (about buying the pipe threader):

"...buy the warranty, because it DOES come from Harbor Freight..."

Got a chuckle ot of that.

 

[Weldman]

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[Another Ahab]

Phase 2 complete... Don't know how many know but this is being built off grid (that means not connected to any utilities and aren't available), 50 miles from any city and by one person "me".View attachment 874538View attachment 874539

Weldman, that is a work of art (apart from the engineering) in its own right!!

Got a question, and figuring you thought it through, but the possible uplift wind-load on that thing has go to be considerable:

- You got that covered with closing off the ends somehow and all, right?

 

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and shoved the whole assembly down in the trenches that went down 4.5 to 5 ft back filled with rock before putting poles down.

Some day some knucklehead national Third-Class (among all us knucklehead nations with nukes) is going to accidentally push the wrong button, and after launching is going to say "oops":

- 100 years later when the smoke clears and all the dust settles around the planet

That shed of yours is going to be the ONLY thing standing above grade.

 

[Weldman]

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Weldman, that project is looking real good. It's a work-of-art!

Guessing that the 2x's on the ground are formwork for a slab you plan to lay down over the gravel; is that the plan?

 

[Weldman]

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[Another Ahab]

Yep, I was getting it together but decided it's way too warm to lay a 1376 square feet 5 inch slab out "myself".

Forms, then radon/vapor barrier, which pipes are already buried in the rock, Hercules rebar chairs, 24 OC #4 rebar then the slab all on top of the 3/4" crushed rock.

Placing concrete is bull labor for sure. Maybe offer some high school football team a "real world" experience and feed them lunch in exchange for their labor placing the mix and later on the slab. Hire one good concrete man to direct/watch them. Of course, this might just make trouble.

If nothing else a good chat with your supplier about the mix never hurts. Air-entrained is always a good idea (but newer stuff might be going on and I've been out of the business for a while). You likely even know more than me.

 

[Weldman]

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No football team or of the likes here for getting help, too far out from town as is. Doubt I know more than you if you have done this, I sure haven't this will be my first. Air-entrained is for concrete exposed to the elements last I recalled hearing. Nothing fancy here, just what I described earlier with 4000 psi concrete with fiber-mesh mixed in going to try to get 6 to 7 inch slump to run a vibra-screed I can rent in town with a power trowel.

You know what you're doing, Weldman; and I should have known as much!

Yeah, fiber-mesh was just becoming a thing about the time I wound down my years in the business (and it would seem to be a "no-brainer" for any flatwork). Sawcutting some control joints as a final step is likely on your checklist. Love to see the pics!!

 

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