[AT] another new shop

Tom Armstrong toma at risingnet.net
Tue Aug 10 20:35:40 PDT 2004


I had a great uncle who built a concrete dam about 20'-25' high. He used
old car frames tied together with cable for reinforcing. He mixed the
concrete out of native material that he had there, as I recall it was kind
of shaley stuff. That was about 1955....it's still there and holding
water.


On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, Grant Weir wrote:

>
> >From: Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net>
> >Subject: Re: [AT] another new shop
>
> >Apparently it was a common practice to add old iron to concrete. On
> >demolishing old buildings it was not unusual to find the occasional plough
> >share or other odd bits of metal.
> >
> >Ralph in Sask.
>
>
> Don't forget old diamond harrows!  The tines hold the diamond shaped
> flat-bar frame up off the gravel until you pour.  Very beefy for "rebar".
>
> Grant Weir
> Saskatoon, SK.
> Canada
>
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Tom Armstrong  toma at sangregorio.org  San Gregorio, CA  s. 1892
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