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On 5/8/2022 at 2:28 PM, CleverNickname said:

I got to thinking. Lots of people think about digging a hole (maybe?). I have property where a guy could build a hole. And sure about 16 inches down it becomes partially cemented caliche. But only partially. I own a San Angelo bar. And I don't think I will hit a big layer of solid limestone. I saw them dig a septic ta k, and it never had a big problem. So not only could I dig a hole, but that hole could be dug.

 

 

 

Remember this? 

Do you ever think about this song?  Is your name John by chance?

 

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Yeah, in retrospect I should not have taunted the subsurface. I know better now. But I won't let it stop me. Not yet.

I tacked in some meauring tape, sort of a semi permanent fixture. Ten ft segments, starting below the top 4x6, since that rests on the surface. Bottom is 120" + 83".

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Dropped in the next 4x of 5/8 rods.

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Needed to be embiggened, as usual.

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Narrow side needs embiggening still. That will have to he another day. Widening is easy, but the bottom is some hard rock. 

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I'll have to get the two spreaders in, see about at least partially putting in the lagging (I like to block up the corners), and then the emergency ladder. But at least I can add a step that makes it easier to haul up buckets. Without that I'm lifting a 40 lb buckets of rocks up to my shoulder or head, and that's a real workout. Four foot lifts are better. But it's like Jeff Williams says, don't need to join an gym, be a miner.

I would have worked more, but we had to save time to race our rc toys. A little hole dirt to make a jump. You'll have to trust it was a good one.

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Meanwhile a quarter mile from my house a house exploded. But I was 100 miles away and 16 ft underground. I did have to reset a breaker, so must have been a good shake.

Final shot:

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Weather getting warmer and have a fairly busy summer. I'd like to have the next 4-5 ft below this 4th set out by the end of the year. Twenty foot something sounds good. Hopefully this hard layer of limestone/dolemite is only 8 inches thick, and it's easier going. If not will reassess. Technically deep enough at 17 ft to go sideways. A 4 or 5 ft side passage would have a good 12 ft above. Should be safe. But it would be cool if I could get below this layer and then have that sort of be the roof, like a natural lintel. We shall see. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Spaulding Smails said:

What, if anything are you doing to keep the hole plumb / square?  Looks like you're doing a good job maintaining dimension, but are you doing anything to keep everything straight?  Does it even matter?

Not much and probably not enough. Generally the threaded rod wants to hang down. But if it does wander, not that much. I'll clean up maybe later when (if) I dod concrete.

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1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Perhaps this was addressed early on, but are you married/partnered? 

If so, what does your better half think about all this? 

It keeps him occupied and out of her hair. She probably looks forward to him disappearing down there. 

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32 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

It keeps him occupied and out of her hair. She probably looks forward to him disappearing down there. 

The boy likes hanging out with me at the ranch. As long as I don't spend too much on the hole, she is okay with it. Not so much as a fan of me going alone all day, if the kids are keeping her busy, which is fair. But all in all it may he cheaper than golf, and less time consuming too.

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