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On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. He had to glass vials with the components in it. He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. :-) |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. He had to glass vials with the components in it. He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. :-) I would just use gravel. Maybe quarter dust. The small stuff that makes great pathways. A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. |
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On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. He had to glass vials with the components in it. He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. :-) I would just use gravel. Maybe quarter dust. The small stuff that makes great pathways. A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. We call that "stone dust" around here. You're right. It's available in various colors and looks nice as walkways. |
#4
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Mr. Luddite
- hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote:* Wayne.B wrote:* On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. * wrote:* * On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:* * On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote:* A friend told me about this stuff:* * *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM* * Will try it.* * * * I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid.* Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the* components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end* of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft* we had in a small lake.* * Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing* water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was* water or the water table was very high or something.* * * Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project* is now postponed until next* week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow.* * ===* * John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty* much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way* with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around* it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom* and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical,* open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just* a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-)* * * I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes* great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow* or idiot driver takes it out.* * "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in* various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. |
#5
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On 10/17/2018 9:30 PM, True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite - hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-) I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. I never heard of crusher dust but it's probably the same thing as what we call "stone dust". Over time it packs down hard and becomes almost as hard as asphalt. Horses used to walk on it and barely made an imprint of their shoes. |
#6
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:50:30 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 10/17/2018 9:30 PM, True North wrote: Mr. Luddite - hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-) I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. I never heard of crusher dust but it's probably the same thing as what we call "stone dust". Over time it packs down hard and becomes almost as hard as asphalt. Horses used to walk on it and barely made an imprint of their shoes. Around here the go too rock is 57 stone. That is what they use any time they are not using concrete or asphalt. If they roll it, you end up with a very hard surface. http://www.gravelshop.com/shop-bilde...-485_large.jpg It also does a great job on posts and such if you tamp it in every few inches of lift. You just have to be sure you are keeping the post plumb because you are not moving it later. |
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:50:30 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 9:30 PM, True North wrote: Mr. Luddite - hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-) I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. I never heard of crusher dust but it's probably the same thing as what we call "stone dust". Over time it packs down hard and becomes almost as hard as asphalt. Horses used to walk on it and barely made an imprint of their shoes. Around here the go too rock is 57 stone. That is what they use any time they are not using concrete or asphalt. If they roll it, you end up with a very hard surface. http://www.gravelshop.com/shop-bilde...-485_large.jpg It also does a great job on posts and such if you tamp it in every few inches of lift. You just have to be sure you are keeping the post plumb because you are not moving it later. Quarter dust is smaller. Is a mixture, with the largest about a 1/4”. |
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On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:50:30 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 10/17/2018 9:30 PM, True North wrote: Mr. Luddite - hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote: A friend told me about this stuff: *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM Will try it. I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid. Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft we had in a small lake. Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was water or the water table was very high or something. Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project is now postponed until next week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow. === John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical, open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-) I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow or idiot driver takes it out. "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. I never heard of crusher dust but it's probably the same thing as what we call "stone dust". Over time it packs down hard and becomes almost as hard as asphalt. Horses used to walk on it and barely made an imprint of their shoes. Here it's sold as decomposed granite. Often used as an underlayer for brick patios or walkways. |
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True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite - hide quoted text - On 10/17/2018 7:20 PM, Bill wrote:* Wayne.B wrote:* On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:54:57 -0400, John H. * wrote:* * On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:19:33 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:* * On 10/17/2018 1:42 PM, John H. wrote:* A friend told me about this stuff:* * *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaIVIUVOyM* * Will try it.* * * * I remember my dad using stuff like that back when I was just a kid.* Didn't come in a bag though. *He had to glass vials with the* components in it. *He used it to put flotation foam on each end* of a canoe and also between the rafters on the underside of a raft* we had in a small lake.* * Only thing I noticed in the video is that there cannot be any standing* water in the hole. *I seem to remember you commenting that there was* water or the water table was very high or something.* * * Yeah, like I told Greg - I'm going to let things dry up a bit. Project* is now postponed until next* week. We're going on a camping trip tomorrow.* * ===* * John, I believe you're over thinking this thing. *I'd do it pretty* much the way Greg has suggested: *Mix up some concrete the usual way* with some sand and gravel; Insert post in ground; Pour concrete around* it. *The concrete, being heavier than water, will sink to the bottom* and push the water up until it overflows. *Check post for vertical,* open a beer, and come back in a couple of hours. *After all it's just* a mailbox, not a structural support for a high rise building. *:-)* * * I would just use gravel. *Maybe quarter dust. *The small stuff that makes* great pathways. *A heck of a lot easier to replace the post when a snowplow* or idiot driver takes it out.* * "We call that "stone dust" around here. *You're right. *It's available in* various colors and looks nice as walkways." Same as crusher dust? There's also pea gravel used on walkways. Believe it's a quarter of an inch in diameter. Pea gravel seems to be round stuff. Stone dust / quarter dust is more broken rock. |
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