[TheForge] Re:Mass vs. acceleration vs. soil (A Novel)

[John Newman]

Peter consider using a mini excavator to dig your foundation.  The little ones
have rubber tracks so they will not tear up your floor they are small enough that
you can work inside a building if you are careful and they will dig about 5' deep
( they are rated to 6" but 5 is more like the effective limit)   around her they
can be rented for about $200 a day.  If you are not confident using one yourself
in your shop you could probably hire  someone to com in and in 2 or 3 hours he
could have the hole dug and most of it loaded in your wheelbarrow as you run in
and out with it
John
Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:

> Hello Thomas;
> You are the man who knows about this stuff....thank you for chiming in.
> Well, I guess that settles that, and settles that, and settles that, and
> settles that, and settles that, pretty certainly.
> Your arguments are convincing..excellent...but my hand still hurts.
> Mass it is... am I correct in assuming  high strength reinforced
> concrete will do? It'll be a lot  cheaper than  a massive slab of
> steel..(I'm assuming).
> Though I wouldn't mind getting out of all that digging, I'll admit.
> Let's see...time spent digging and reinforcing and mixing mud + the cost
> of cement and aggregate....mmmmmmm..it's getting cheaper fast.
> Your expertese is greatly appreciated Tom !
> And thanks to all who contributed and saved me from another hairbrained
> scheme!.......Pete
>