[PSUBS-MAILIST] lathe installed

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

Alan,Yes it was a concern from the start.  The concrete is good in the shop itself but not well supported at the perimeter.  In Canada we need a frost wall at the perimeter of a building.  That means you have to dig a 4 foot deep trench all the way around, install a wall then back fill.  So there is a 1 to 2 foot section of concrete that is sitting on fill.  That means over time the fill will settle and the concrete can be suspended or just not well supported.  That is the area that broke away ;-(  It is easily fixed, I have to slide a 40 foot beam under the lathe to support it, then excavate to expose the frost wall to footing depth.  Then remove the concrete under the lathe and pour concrete piles under the lathe and pour a new floor to replace the broken parts already removed.  I just have to suck it up and get on with it.Hank

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 6:52:56 PM EDT, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

Hank,sorry to hear about that, what a major pain!I just found this excerpt from an email I sent you!"Yikes, that is heavy. Hope the concrete is thick enough." :)Alan

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Hi All,I spent three days unloading my crazy lathe and rolling it into the shop.  It is in and on blocks, but,,, the concrete floor failed and is crumbling away under the lathe.  What a DRAG!  now I have to support the lathe and remove the concrete floor and underpin the the whole area with piles.  I am not having fun anymore!Hankshould have started a stamp collection instead of building a sub ;-(_______________________________________________
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