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I didn't have the sound up, just the high quality nature of the content. They have the same level of sophistication as some of the OU Weekend Bag of Dicks gifs... :)

 

Edit: I mean this in the most positive way possible. haha.

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  • As I posted above, I have a need to dig a few holes on our place, but before that happens I'll tell a story on one of my favorite holes on our place and one that I currently hate the most.  This took

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    Nice Saturday. Got after it about 3 hours. Not a big update, but satisfying.  Used the big jackhammer today. Very hard rock layer. I'm now about 5 ft below the third set. So that means I ca

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I’d find a way to dynamite it. On my birth certificate, for fathers occupation, it states “dynamiter”. True story.

4 hours ago, deft said:

I’d find a way to dynamite it. On my birth certificate, for fathers occupation, it states “dynamiter”. True story.

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I think I'm officially dug deep enough for the next set install. I'm 13' deep, a good 5' below the second set. Hopefully putting some new wood in the next month. 

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some recent material purchases:

$60 for 1.5x1.5 slotted angle iron (3× 5')

$10 for 10 square washers

$10 for 10 nylon steel 5/8 nuts

$100 for 4x5' 5/8 threaded rod

I want to buy the 4x6s for the fourth set this week, so I can make sure the holes line up.

 

I fucking forgot about this thread for like a year. Holy shit YES that it is still going on. 

3 hours ago, Juicy said:

I fucking forgot about this thread for like a year. Holy shit YES that it is still going on. 

Same - that's why I finally made a post here, so I don't have to catch up on 14 months of digging and I get notifications of new hole stuff going down (NTTAWWT)

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On 10/19/2024 at 5:06 PM, CleverNickname said:

I think I'm officially dug deep enough for the next set install. I'm 13' deep, a good 5' below the second set. Hopefully putting some new wood in the next month. 

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some recent material purchases:

$60 for 1.5x1.5 slotted angle iron (3× 5')

$10 for 10 square washers

$10 for 10 nylon steel 5/8 nuts

$100 for 4x5' 5/8 threaded rod

I want to buy the 4x6s for the fourth set this week, so I can make sure the holes line up.

 

You left something off the list.

Jergens Ultra Healing Hand and Body Lotion, Dry Skin Moisturizer with Vitamins C, E, and B5, 9 of 9

On 10/21/2024 at 12:28 PM, Juicy said:

I fucking forgot about this thread for like a year. Holy shit YES that it is still going on. 

Saaaaame! Lmaooooo

On 10/19/2024 at 5:06 PM, CleverNickname said:

I think I'm officially Doug Deep 

…. I'm 13' deep

. Hopefully putting some new wood in the next month

….so I can make sure the holes line up.

 

You should write excavation erotica… after you finish the goddamned hole already

1 hour ago, Stinkpalm said:

after you finish the goddamned hole already

What does this mean (to you, not @CleverNickname).  I'm certain there are plenty of Shaggers who hope this doesn't ever end & is even passed down to generations of Mini-Clevers.

China, crab-people den, finished-out sex dungeon… I don’t know. I just need to know what the goal is because my sanity can’t handle digging a hole that never has a finish line

10 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

What does this mean (to you, not @CleverNickname).  I'm certain there are plenty of Shaggers who hope this doesn't ever end & is even passed down to generations of Mini-Clevers.

Yeah,, I'm with ROFL on this.  I'm viewing this like I view my car project.  Nothing is ever really "finished"...there's always more that can be done... :)

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The 5' threaded rod I ordered wasn't going to make it in time for this weekend... so I spent another $280 on 4x6' rod, 3/4 galv pipe (internal ladder component), and slotted angle iron (for the fourth set, 12 to 16' deep). My wife is pissed. But the hole beckons. 

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8 minutes ago, CleverNickname said:

My wife is pissed. But the hole beckons. 

New surly motto? 

This hole needs a name. 

 

I am leading off with:

■  "CleverHole".

■  "Shag²Hole"

■  Asshole

 

We have 7 days, midnight of Saturday 02 Nov 24 to come up with something that is 51% appropriate for the hole & 49% relevant to this BBS.

 

Do work.

Additionally, it has for many years now been my assertion that all humans need an artistic expression.

Some might daydream or chatvwithbdruends about how they envision building their dream hot rod or muscle car, from the tires / wheel combo to the engine, color, interior, etc.

Others may paint, engage in photography, play a musical instrument, research, assemble & wear uniforms for historical re-enactment, build a deck or maybe a tree house "for the kids", etc.

The named ___________ -hole is this man's expression, albeit with a bit of simplicity when it started & with a few evolutions as it progressed.

Now we have him talking about the minerals, global geolical intersections (what's on the exact opposite side of the Earth?), gasses, structural engineering, bunker provisions & missile siloing¹... the topics are expansive.

It is definitely a Man's expression on display for us to discuss & ivam 100% certain all whobare following thisbthread would like to visit & "Get to to the bottom of this (hole)."  You WANT to touch his hole.

Also, the rock / sand screeding is very ASMR quality.

¹If we haven't, we should.

Don’t think this has been asked very recently if at all, but if you were to start all over from the beginning, what would you have done differently? Bought different tools from the beginning? Made the hole wider? Framed up rebar behind the walls to eventually pour concrete? 
 

Also, you found an electric winch for pulling up buckets yet? I feel like that would’ve been one of my first purchases. 

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4 hours ago, SquishMitten said:

Don’t think this has been asked very recently if at all, but if you were to start all over from the beginning, what would you have done differently? Bought different tools from the beginning? Made the hole wider? Framed up rebar behind the walls to eventually pour concrete? 
 

Also, you found an electric winch for pulling up buckets yet? I feel like that would’ve been one of my first purchases. 

I would have made a better and thicker concrete pad around the hole. The start was slapdash. A better concrete collar would also help keep out water in heavy rains. But my plan is now to get down to ~20' and then basically do concrete with rebar in lifts. From the bottom up. I probably should also do a French drain around the canopy. I should have done the smaller demo hammer from the start. It is way better than the heavier jackhammer. 

As for an electric hoist: definitely on the 2024 Christmas list. I just don't want one that is too slow. Lately I've put in temp 2x8s across the sets, and just lift the buckets in 4' increments. I think it's easier on my hands, but harder on my back.

Do you have any idea how deep the water table is where you are digging?  Seems like your hole could likely turn out to be a well.

35 minutes ago, Ten Bears said:

Do you have any idea how deep the water table is where you are digging?  Seems like your hole could likely turn out to be a well.

My guess is @ least +150 feet.  I think it was discussed up-thread.

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bev-hole update

Put in 2x8s on all 4 corners. Of course the walls were 1.4" wider than the 4x6s, not 1.5". Had a coupe of rocks that were sumbitches. Took out 3 buckets of dirt and 3 buckets of rocks.

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Have you thought that maybe you'll encounter a cavern? Doesn't have to be too deep. My parents sank a well and they came across a number of voids before hitting the water table. Don't fall through the ceiling of one :).

You’ve got the makings of the soon to be, most popular documentary on Netflix. Go get some RTF students and put them to work.

 

On 11/12/2024 at 10:52 AM, ChickenNuggets said:

Have you thought that maybe you'll encounter a cavern? Doesn't have to be too deep. My parents sank a well and they came across a number of voids before hitting the water table. Don't fall through the ceiling of one :).


never dig straight down
 

 

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On 11/12/2024 at 10:52 AM, ChickenNuggets said:

Have you thought that maybe you'll encounter a cavern? Doesn't have to be too deep. My parents sank a well and they came across a number of voids before hitting the water table. Don't fall through the ceiling of one :).

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lagging (side support that resists horizontal force) in for all 3 levels. No excuse but to dig deeper. Emergency ladder in.

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I just had to use a pickaxe to dig a hole for a 2 gallon plant. It kicked my ass.

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8 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Do you ever just sit in the bottom of the hole, crack a cold one, and just chill out?

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The hard hat in this situation is the chef's kiss.

Maybe you should consider getting a bucket elevator like they use in grain silos.  

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Hoist!

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not too much progress. Below where I was is a shelf of rock at least 8". Started at

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I was hoping to bring back the big jackhammer to sell it but it was necessary. Hoist was good to lower it down.

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from 152" to 168" but for part of it. I can tell how rocky it is, because the last bit was generally a ratio of 1 bucket of rock to 1 bucket of dirt. But today it was probably 2:1 rock to dirt.

 

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Just getting caught up.  Really nice hole you got there!

What Bar do you own in San Angelo?  Asking because I'll be there all week.  

On 11/23/2024 at 3:46 PM, CleverNickname said:

I was hoping to bring back the big jackhammer to sell it but it was necessary.

A hole diggin' man don't sell his jackhammer. 

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Fourth visit to the ranch over holiday break, but the other visits were a 8-man 13 year old gel blaster war, or nephew/niece/cousin recreation. This trip was about breaking in sons new 7mm08 and the hole. Last update ot was about 14' on half. 

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A toasty 34 degrees tbis morning, but in 20 mins I shed the hoodie. 

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Got the bottom more or less even at about 28" below the third set. So call it 14'4" deep pr so. About halfway to the fourth set. Got the smaller hammer drill working. The boy fixed it. I dunno. I reckon he is destined for the School of Mines.

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Total haul: 10 buckets dirt, 11 buckets gravel or small rocks; 7 buckets larger rocks. The dirt i moved over to an old brush pile out of the way. The rocks I'll dump in a ravine, and the gravel I spread on some muddy spots on the "road."

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10 hours ago, miguelito said:

Are the pool noodles your air supply system?

Emergency water table/aquifer penetration.

20 hours ago, CleverNickname said:

The boy fixed it. I dunno. I reckon he is destined for the School of Mines.

He yearns for the mines.

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