Have a great invention to help with gardening? Are you the self-reliant type that prefers Building It Yourself vs. buying it? Share and discuss your ideas and projects with other members.
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December 11, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Operation Mailbox.
Total time 3 hours from buying material to finish project.
The hole is 2 feet 6 inches deep and 12 inches wide. 2 80 pound bags of 5000 psi concrete. Looks like a good spot for a cactus. This puppy is dead plumb both ways and it will stay that way. More stonework later. Worth IMG_20161211_1050.jpg IMG_20161211_33554.jpgIMG_20161211_51848.jpg IMG_20161211_59226.jpg Last edited by Worth1; December 11, 2016 at 02:33 PM. |
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December 11, 2016 | #3 |
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Looks really good Worth.
That soil looks familiar. It's the same color as the clay I dug out around the tree in the backyard to plant onions the other day. |
December 11, 2016 | #5 | |
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I didn't even need a bar just the post hole diggers and I only hit 2 petrified potato rocks. Worth |
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December 11, 2016 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Are you far enough south that you don't have to put gravel in the hole underneath the post and concrete, for the sake of water freezing under it?
I was skeptical of the idea at first, but for my most recent posts in the garden, I haven't bothered even mixing the quikrete. I just dump the dry stuff in the hole and add water on top. It's the lazy man's way, but it works, at least in my damp clay soil. |
December 11, 2016 | #7 |
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Fence dude told me one time to put few inches of gravel in bottom of hole for drain and have quickcrete a little above the top of ground for runoff but yours will be there till the cows come home for sure ! Lol. Jimbo.
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December 11, 2016 | #8 | |
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It hasn't froze the ground here since the last ice age. I cant even remember the top of the ground freezing. As far as the dry dump of the concrete I didn't do that because it doesn't live up to it's reputation as a good pour. What I did about 6 times was dump water mix and dump water mix again in the big hole. This allowed for a nice mix all the way to the top and I had standing water when I was done. That is all gone now and it is setting up. I have 3 foot 6 inches out of the ground and 2 foot 6 inches in the ground with a 160 pound plug of concrete on the end of it. This surpasses engendering standards for a cantilever. If someone hits that post on purpose they are in for a rude awakening. Worth |
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December 11, 2016 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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Looks great!
But I think my eyes are playing tricks on me again...I think I see a smiley face in the reflector. |
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When the treated wood dries out I will paint it yellow with oil based paint. Worth |
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December 11, 2016 | #11 |
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December 11, 2016 | #12 |
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December 11, 2016 | #13 |
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The Skill saw I bought in 1983 and it is still going strong after many projects and more than paid for itself.
It is all ball bearing and 2 1/4 horse power and was on sale back then for a whopping $100. I dont think they make them like that anymore. |
December 11, 2016 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
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I always came out way ahead when I bought the best. Now I shop at 99 cent store cuzz I don't the extra penny.lol.
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December 11, 2016 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
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If someone hits it, the wood will probably snap.
Last edited by dustdevil; December 11, 2016 at 05:35 PM. |
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