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Title: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:03:31: The construction crews are busy excavating the site of a new space station.

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:04:54: (http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2567/200910040003.jpg) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/200910040003.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:06:59: (http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7626/200910040006.jpg) (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/200910040006.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:08:16: (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1757/200910040009.jpg) (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/200910040009.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:10:10: (http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9085/200910040018.jpg) (http://img249.imageshack.us/i/200910040018.jpg/)

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My avatar is never one to miss an opportunity ;)
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:11:42: (http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6269/200910040019.jpg) (http://img249.imageshack.us/i/200910040019.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:15:59: Jack has hand crafted a self powered remotely controlled auger which can be used with a crane:

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Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 16:17:07: (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8048/200910040002.jpg) (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/200910040002.jpg/)

Thanks for looking :)
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: socrates on May 23, 2010, 16:56:35: Great pictures as always! Thanks for sharing!

And take care of yourself while sneaking onto construction places. I very much like you wearing a helmet. ;)

best,
socrates
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 23, 2010, 17:03:16: Wow wow wow Damo!!! Magnificent set up!!! Will we ever see the space station??? I love the picture where you lay the foundations most of all!!! It is so real like!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 23, 2010, 20:11:34: Thank you for your kind words Socrates and Panos :wave:

Quote from: socrates on May 23, 2010, 16:56:35
Great pictures as always! Thanks for sharing!

And take care of yourself while sneaking onto construction places. I very much like you wearing a helmet. ;)

best,
socrates

My Stepdad owns a bike shop and we always learn the importance of wearing your helmet, and he was speaking to a customer the other day about always wearing a helmet who was a doctor from a London hospital's head trauma department who sees lot's of injuries from not wearing helmets and he said that the lucky ones are the ones who die ;)

Quote from: Wolf Knight on May 23, 2010, 17:03:16
Will we ever see the space station???

Sorry I meant space centre - the deep holes being the pits for the space shuttle launch pads :!:
Sadly we won't see the completed space centre as there will be a new fence there in a couple of days (plus I wouldn't know how the hell to build one) I just couldn't resist the opportunity and just moved the blockades from around the holes to set up a scene :camera:
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: Wolf Knight on May 23, 2010, 21:51:13: That is ok!!! Its still a really impressive site to see!!! I love the preperations!!!
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: Gepetto on May 24, 2010, 03:37:06: Great job Damo, good photos and nicely set up as usual! :)9 Love to watch construction work. :munch:
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on May 24, 2010, 03:50:32: Your photo stories are becoming very detailed, Damo :)9! Well done :clap:! Can't wait to see the next one! BTW, your family's flower garden seems to be getting quite a work out lately :lol:!
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 24, 2010, 13:11:19: Thanks gepetto and Bill! :)

Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on May 24, 2010, 03:50:32
BTW, your family's flower garden seems to be getting quite a work out lately :lol:!

Luckily this was just a spare patch of dirt out the front of our house so no garden spoilt this time ;D
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: playmofire on May 24, 2010, 15:25:45: Another great photo-story, Damo - thanks for sharing it with us.

The use of the Compact building set is very clever, as is Jack's remote-controlled augur. Nice thinking in both cases. :wave:
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 24, 2010, 15:28:31: Quote from: playmofire on May 24, 2010, 15:25:45
Another great photo-story, Damo - thanks for sharing it with us.

The use of the Compact building set is very clever, as is Jack's remote-controlled augur. Nice thinking in both cases. :wave:

Thanks Gordon :)

Jack's auger will be greatly improved soon, so will post pics of it when it is completely finished.

I'm not a great fan of the compact and super sets, but I like this construction one very much as it is very versatile :)
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: baden-wurttemberg on May 30, 2010, 20:45:43: Wow another excellent photo story of your contruction sets Damo!! :wow: :wow: :wow:

They are becoming very detailed like Bill said. Well done! :clap:

Baden :wave:
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: flatcat on May 30, 2010, 21:04:53: Quote from: baden-wurttemberg on May 30, 2010, 20:45:43
Wow another excellent photo story of your contruction sets Damo!! :wow: :wow: :wow:

They are becoming very detailed like Bill said. Well done! :clap:

Baden :wave:

Thanks Baden, I'm really glad you liked it :)
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: Gis on May 31, 2010, 12:06:16: Great work Damo! Can only echo the sentiments of the others on the very nice detailed pictures. I grinned at the picture of "you" on your bike making the most of the opportunity!
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: skypurr on May 31, 2010, 14:46:27: Quote from: Gis on May 31, 2010, 12:06:16
I grinned at the picture of "you" on your bike making the most of the opportunity!

So did I ;D
This is another great photo story Damo,
Your garden provides great opportunities for a variety of stories. Well done again. :wow:

Elaine
Title: Re: Deep excavations
Post by: 2005huysmans on June 27, 2010, 21:17:00: I love these photos :wave: