[TheForge] Re: Gazinta (Re: shuttle)

[Steve Smith]

I don't mean to tell you it can't be done; I'm eagerly awaiting your 
results.

Steve

Mike Spencer wrote:
>>So Mike, are you going to add a floor pocket to an existing concrete 
>>floor? This sounds improbable. How?
> 
> 
> Oy!  So Steve, is this one of those things that can't be done?  I
> don't *know* how I'm going to do it.
> 
> Off the top of my head, where vague thoughts have been fluttering like
> bats...
> 
>    Drill 4 holes straight through 6" of floor.
> 
>    Rent a lightweight air hammer and cut out the plug, maybe 1 or 2
>    inches oversize.
> 
>    Gouge out some of the compacted fill underneath a bit wider than
>    the hole.
> 
>    Make a steel sleeve from 1/4" plate to accept the 4" HSS post.
> 
>    Vibrate some cement into the hole, up to the underside of the
>    existing floor.
> 
>    Put the sleeve in place and fill around it with pour-rock or
>    similar product.
> 
> I can think of variations.  E.g., the sleeve has a bottom with a 1"
> hole.  Drive a 1" stake down through the hole as far as possible and
> then weld the stake into the sleeve bottom.  Um.. 4 such stakes?
> Um...or a couple of strips of 1/2"x1-1/2" that are longer than the
> hole is wide [1]; get them in place under the floor and set into the
> fresh concrete leaving a 1" gap.  Weld them to the sleeve and put the
> stake down between them. Um....
> 
> I dunno [2].  If you've tried this and it didn't work, what should I
> not do?
> 
> 
> BTW, I was using the big vise tonight for the firt time.  Forging a
> gargoyle doorknob on the end of 2" round.  The workpiece never moved.
> The screw is a litle sticky when tight but I suspect it will wear in
> after a while.
> 
> - Mike
> 
> [1] Why are manholes round?
> 
> [2] Dang, where is Bugs Bunny and his portable holes when you need him?
>