Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these two
work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the coordination
in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
This is beautiful in more ways than one.
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On 8/14/2011 10:43 AM, Han wrote:
> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these
>> two work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the
>> coordination in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>>
>> http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>>
>> This is beautiful in more ways than one.
>
> WOW! Didn't need tolookat the videos.
Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
the gable end went up.
... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
videos as in being there. :)
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
Sonny wrote:
> On Aug 14, 7:58 pm, "[email protected]"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Having just helped a cow-orker build a 12'x16' shed this weekend,
>> what keeps the gable from sliding off the edge?
>
> They nailed straps at the bottom - first video - during initial
> construction. The straps act as a hinge, when lifting the wall, and
> keeps the wall from sliding off the edge. Looks like they positioned
> the "hinges" so that the wall lifts right into proper placement.
>
> Sonny
Or - you tip it up more inboard so that you're not initially right at the
edge, and then walk it into place.
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-Mike-
[email protected]
On 8/14/2011 12:00 PM, FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
>> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
>> [email protected]:
>>
>>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>>> the gable end went up.
>>
>> I can imagine it ..
>>
>>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>>> videos as in being there. :)
>>
>> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now
>> I'm
>> just a tad older ...
>>
> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>
> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
Now I would love to do that!
--
Robert Allison
New Braunfels, TX
On 8/14/2011 3:38 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>
>> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>
>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
> Argh!!! Don't be an asshole. Don't you realize what that does to people
> like us?
>
Here, this'll take your mind off of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U
LOL!
(when my oldest daughter was about five she and I would watch all the
old Harold Lloyd skits and laugh so hard we couldn't talk ... nothing
like hearing a little tyke belly laugh!
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
On Aug 14, 7:58=A0pm, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Having just helped a cow-orker build a 12'x16' shed this weekend, what ke=
eps
> the gable from sliding off the edge?
They nailed straps at the bottom - first video - during initial
construction. The straps act as a hinge, when lifting the wall, and
keeps the wall from sliding off the edge. Looks like they positioned
the "hinges" so that the wall lifts right into proper placement.
Sonny
Swingman wrote:
> On 8/14/2011 3:38 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
>> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>>
>>> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>>
>>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>>
>> Argh!!! Don't be an asshole. Don't you realize what that does to
>> people like us?
>>
>
> Here, this'll take your mind off of it:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U
>
> LOL!
>
Yeah, yeah, yeah... real funny. I'm the guy who took his kids up to the
observation deck of the towwers in the Albany comlex and glued himself to
the core elevators - having serious problems with the fact that they were
over there looking over the edge. But now get this - I've been up the
Renunion Tower in Dallas, to the top of the Empire State Bldg, the World
Trade Center - and was ok - as long as I got away from the edge pretty
quickly. So - go figure...
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-Mike-
[email protected]
On 8/14/2011 9:55 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:58:27 -0500, Leon<lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/14/2011 10:36 AM, Swingman wrote:
>>> Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these two
>>> work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the coordination
>>> in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>>>
>>> http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>>>
>>> This is beautiful in more ways than one.
>>>
>>
>> When I read the title I was picturing you and your framer....
>
> ...and you wondered why he's never made a pass at you?<gd&r>
>
> --
> Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
> -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yeah! I do recall how impressed he was with his framer and his crew.
They were old school IIRC and could to TS stuff with their circular saws.
On 8/14/2011 12:41 PM, FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 8/14/11 1:34 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
>>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>>
>> I usually don't mind heights if there's a solid footing and/or a
>> decent railing around it. I've hung my head over 1,000' cliffs, but
>> I've done it lying down. I looked over the railing on the top of the
>> Empire State Building without a care in the world.
>>
>> But that railless edge walk is just OUT THERE. No thanks. ;)
>>
> Hey, there is a safety harness....what could go wrong?
I could do that if I had to, but it is not entertainment I would pay for!
First half of my tour in RVN was as a Forward Observer with ARVN Ranger
battalion. When things got interesting it was sometimes was necessary
for me to call in fire missions from both the ground and air in the same
day. When I needed to get from the ground into a helicopter quickly and
the terrain was not conducive to a normal landing, such as in triple
canopy jungle, the SOP was to "extract" me via harness and line from the
LZ, then "insert" me, which was shorthand for me rappelling back down to
the unit on the ground ... either way I made a pretty good target.
And neither trip was not my idea of entertainment, even being paid
(after a fashion) to do it .
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
"Larry Jaques" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:00:43 -0400, FrozenNorth
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
>>> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
>>> [email protected]:
>>>
>>>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>>>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat
>>>> as
>>>> the gable end went up.
>>>
>>> I can imagine it ..
>>>
>>>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>>>> videos as in being there. :)
>>>
>>> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now
>>> I'm
>>> just a tad older ...
>>>
>>Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>
>>http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
> I usually don't mind heights if there's a solid footing and/or a
> decent railing around it. I've hung my head over 1,000' cliffs, but
> I've done it lying down. I looked over the railing on the top of the
> Empire State Building without a care in the world.
>
> But that railless edge walk is just OUT THERE. No thanks. ;)
>
> --
> Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative
> effort.
> -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
It al in the head. Can you walk down the hallway and stay inside of the 9"
tiles? Sure. Now lift hem up a foot. Sure I can do it easily. Now try
five feet. OK, Done. Now try 20 feet. Are you nuts?
Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these
> two work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the
> coordination in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>
> http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>
> This is beautiful in more ways than one.
WOW! Didn't need tolookat the videos.
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
Swingman <[email protected]> wrote in news:-
[email protected]:
> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
> the gable end went up.
I can imagine it ..
> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
> videos as in being there. :)
Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now I'm
just a tad older ...
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
FrozenNorth wrote:
>>
> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>
> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
Argh!!! Don't be an asshole. Don't you realize what that does to people
like us?
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
FrozenNorth wrote:
> On 8/14/11 4:38 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
>> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>>
>>> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>>
>>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>>
>> Argh!!! Don't be an asshole. Don't you realize what that does to
>> people like us?
>>
> Argh Mike, you can just say no. :-)
Not at all. I can't take even looking at the pictures...
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-Mike-
[email protected]
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:00:43 -0400, FrozenNorth
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
>> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
>> [email protected]:
>>
>>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>>> the gable end went up.
>>
>> I can imagine it ..
>>
>>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>>> videos as in being there. :)
>>
>> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now I'm
>> just a tad older ...
>>
>Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>
>http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
I usually don't mind heights if there's a solid footing and/or a
decent railing around it. I've hung my head over 1,000' cliffs, but
I've done it lying down. I looked over the railing on the top of the
Empire State Building without a care in the world.
But that railless edge walk is just OUT THERE. No thanks. ;)
--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Swingman wrote:
>
> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat
> as the gable end went up.
>
> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
> videos as in being there. :)
I understand that!!! However - it was cool to see the two of them working
together. Nothing better than that...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On 8/14/2011 10:36 AM, Swingman wrote:
> Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these two
> work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the coordination
> in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>
> http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>
> This is beautiful in more ways than one.
>
When I read the title I was picturing you and your framer....
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:58:27 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>On 8/14/2011 10:36 AM, Swingman wrote:
>> Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these two
>> work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the coordination
>> in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>>
>> http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>>
>> This is beautiful in more ways than one.
>>
>
>When I read the title I was picturing you and your framer....
...and you wondered why he's never made a pass at you? <gd&r>
--
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:22:09 -0700 (PDT), Sonny <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Aug 14, 7:58 pm, "[email protected]"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>> Having just helped a cow-orker build a 12'x16' shed this weekend, what keeps
>> the gable from sliding off the edge?
>
>They nailed straps at the bottom - first video - during initial
>construction. The straps act as a hinge, when lifting the wall, and
>keeps the wall from sliding off the edge. Looks like they positioned
>the "hinges" so that the wall lifts right into proper placement.
Thank you. With my Internet connection it's painful to watch videos. I
looked at the final one (couldn't see the straps) but not those before.
On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
> [email protected]:
>
>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>> the gable end went up.
>
> I can imagine it ..
>
>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>> videos as in being there. :)
>
> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now I'm
> just a tad older ...
>
Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
--
Froz...
The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
On 8/14/11 1:34 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:00:43 -0400, FrozenNorth
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
>>> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
>>> [email protected]:
>>>
>>>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>>>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>>>> the gable end went up.
>>>
>>> I can imagine it ..
>>>
>>>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>>>> videos as in being there. :)
>>>
>>> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now I'm
>>> just a tad older ...
>>>
>> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>
>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
> I usually don't mind heights if there's a solid footing and/or a
> decent railing around it. I've hung my head over 1,000' cliffs, but
> I've done it lying down. I looked over the railing on the top of the
> Empire State Building without a care in the world.
>
> But that railless edge walk is just OUT THERE. No thanks. ;)
>
Hey, there is a safety harness....what could go wrong?
--
Froz...
The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
On 8/14/11 4:38 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
> FrozenNorth wrote:
>>>
>> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>>
>> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
> Argh!!! Don't be an asshole. Don't you realize what that does to people
> like us?
>
Argh Mike, you can just say no. :-)
--
Froz...
The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
"FrozenNorth" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
> [email protected]:
>
>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>> the gable end went up.
>
> I can imagine it ..
>
>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>> videos as in being there. :)
>
> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but now
> I'm
> just a tad older ...
>
Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
==================
Nice of those Canucks to let you back in.
"Tickets are $175* and include keepsake video, photos, certificate of
achievement and re-entry to CN Tower. You will also receive a Total Tower
Experience Ticket which includes access to Look Out, Glass Floor, Sky Pod,
Movie and Motion Theatre Ride**."
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FrozenNorth wrote the following:
> On 8/14/11 12:52 PM, Han wrote:
>> Swingman<[email protected]> wrote in news:-
>> [email protected]:
>>
>>> Having been involved in erecting a number of second story walls myself
>>> as a youngster, this really spoke to me. I was on the edge of my seat as
>>> the gable end went up.
>>
>> I can imagine it ..
>>
>>> ... I also have a touch of acrophobia, even in photos, and as bad in
>>> videos as in being there. :)
>>
>> Then I'm glad I didn't watch. Didn't have acrophobia as a kid, but
>> now I'm
>> just a tad older ...
>>
> Come to Toronto, this should take care of that:
>
> http://www.edgewalkcntower.ca/
>
I've been to the top of the Skylon Tower at Niagara Falls (note to
passengers. Do not place items on the window sill).
Also to the top of the Empire State Building when I was a kid.
Never did get to the top of the WTC towers.
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In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Sonny wrote the following:
> I like that demonstration. I enjoy construction challenges, as that.
> After jacking the wall half way up, I would attach cables or rope,
> also, to make sure it didn't topple over the edge, in case of a tail
> wind.
>
> Sonny
That could be real dangerous to people below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsyRhRR5Iu4
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:36:54 -0500, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
>Actually, there is a great deal that is heartwarming in the way these two
>work in concert. Watch the gable raising video and notice the coordination
>in even the smallest details ... not a wasted motion!
>
>http://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2011/08/12/raising-gable-walls/
>
>This is beautiful in more ways than one.
Having just helped a cow-orker build a 12'x16' shed this weekend, what keeps
the gable from sliding off the edge?