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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:31:11 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:32:18 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:01:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Thanks for all the ideas. Finally went with Sacrete, mixed a bit dry. Got the water out and kept the hole dry with a shop vac. Worked like a champ. Here's the final product: http://funkyimg.com/i/2Mqht.jpg === Looks good, nice job. Does the horizontal post have a half-lap join with the vertical? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I'd call it a 'cross lap' joint. I don't have the tools to make it properly, so I bought the whole thing pre-assembled. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qim...f8c901107.webp Don't have a saw? |
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#13
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On 10/25/18 1:42 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:31:11 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:32:18 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:01:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Thanks for all the ideas. Finally went with Sacrete, mixed a bit dry. Got the water out and kept the hole dry with a shop vac. Worked like a champ. Here's the final product: http://funkyimg.com/i/2Mqht.jpg === Looks good, nice job. Does the horizontal post have a half-lap join with the vertical? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I'd call it a 'cross lap' joint. I don't have the tools to make it properly, so I bought the whole thing pre-assembled. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qim...f8c901107.webp Don't have a saw? Wow...congrats, Herring, on ordering a prebuilt mailbox and mounting it on a post. I'm impressed! |
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#14
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12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ......... A hitch on the front??? |
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#15
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Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 10/25/18 1:42 PM, wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:31:11 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:32:18 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:01:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Thanks for all the ideas. Finally went with Sacrete, mixed a bit dry. Got the water out and kept the hole dry with a shop vac. Worked like a champ. Here's the final product: http://funkyimg.com/i/2Mqht.jpg === Looks good, nice job. Does the horizontal post have a half-lap join with the vertical? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I'd call it a 'cross lap' joint. I don't have the tools to make it properly, so I bought the whole thing pre-assembled. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-36b06c6a7acbc166a60f35ef8c901107.webp Don't have a saw? Wow...congrats, Herring, on ordering a prebuilt mailbox and mounting it on a post. I'm impressed! You should be impressed. He did it all himself without help from Garcia. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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#16
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:09:40 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 10/25/18 1:42 PM, wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:31:11 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:32:18 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:01:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Thanks for all the ideas. Finally went with Sacrete, mixed a bit dry. Got the water out and kept the hole dry with a shop vac. Worked like a champ. Here's the final product: http://funkyimg.com/i/2Mqht.jpg === Looks good, nice job. Does the horizontal post have a half-lap join with the vertical? --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I'd call it a 'cross lap' joint. I don't have the tools to make it properly, so I bought the whole thing pre-assembled. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qim...f8c901107.webp Don't have a saw? Wow...congrats, Herring, on ordering a prebuilt mailbox and mounting it on a post. I'm impressed! Thanks. I suppose I could have called some green card holders. |
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#17
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg |
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#18
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Mailbox is Done!
John H. wrote:
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg How dirty do they get? |
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#19
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Mailbox is Done!
On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:37:31 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:13:43 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: 12:23 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Well, you got to have a hitch cover, and I'd already used the American flag in the bow tie, so Mickey was next on the list. ........ A hitch on the front??? Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg How dirty do they get? No dirtier than the front of the truck. I don't follow many mudslingers! Any extra dirt rinses right off. |
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#20
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2:20 PMJohn H - show quoted text - Yup, when we go camping, we often take bikes. The front hitch holds the bike racks. Like so: http://www.forestriverforums.com/att...d962a0676d.jpg ....,,., Oh. I didn’t think if that. Great idea! |
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