The Construction Thread

[Saint Peter]

I have not fucking idea. I think they just threw that in there to make it look impressive.

Go sit in the truck.

 

[Batch]

Go sit in the truck.

You want ice cream, too.

 

[Saint Peter]

You want ice cream, too.

I just hope he does not play with the radio.



Again.

 

[Batch]

Or the seat positions.

 

[thør]

Go help the bullcook.

FYP.....YW......

 

[Saint Peter]

FYP.....YW......

There is a term you do not hear everyday.

 

[thør]

There is a term you do not hear everyday.

You do up this way. Common in the camps and canneries.

hmmmmmmmm.............

 

[rosco rathbone]

You do up this way. Common in the camps and canneries.

hmmmmmmmm.............

That's a real old term.

I like how the lingo persists over generations.

 

[Shagly]

So what are we building on this Labor Day?

 

[thør]

That's a real old term.

I like how the lingo persists over generations.

I learned the term from my grandfather......

 

[thør]

Who checked the shop drawings?

From orlandosentinel.com:


"A 240-ton support girder lies on the ground near a $67 million overpass under construction at the traffic-clogged intersection of state roads 436 and 50 in east Orange County.

The reason: It's about 4 inches longer than it should be.

Construction workers last month discovered the hard way that the beam, which is about 258 feet long and 14 feet wide, was the wrong size.

That's when two large cranes tried unsuccessfully to put it in place in the superstructure of the bridge taking shape over S.R. 436, also known as Semoran Boulevard.

The length essentially was true in the middle, but it was too long toward the outer edges because it's angled, said Armando Perez, project administrator for Cardno TBE, the contracting company overseeing the job for the Florida Department of Transportation.

"Nothing is straight," he said.

Fortunately, there is a simple fix: Workers intend to cut off 2 inches from either end.

They will be relying on numerous consultations between engineers and other construction officials — several of whom could be seen recently inspecting the beam.

Within three weeks, Perez said, the cranes will be used to put the girder back where it belongs.

At that point, it's in "a good storage space," said Perez, who predicted the setback would not affect the planned July completion date.

No cost to taxpayers
Taxpayers, he said, will not have to pay for the mistake. Any extra costs will be borne either by the manufacturer or the design team, he said.

He didn't have a repair estimate."

 

[rosco rathbone]

I learned a long time ago not to be afraid to stop everything mid pick and measure. Because they WILL send up shit that is too long and then freak out at you when you can't get it in.

Moral: when making a two-rig, stop-traffic pick, measure first.

 

[Saint Peter]

Get a bigger hammer!

 

[JohnnySavage]

I learned a long time ago not to be afraid to stop everything mid pick and measure. Because they WILL send up shit that is too long and then freak out at you when you can't get it in.

Moral: when making a two-rig, stop-traffic pick, measure first.

You've talked to my ex's I see.

 

[rosco rathbone]

You've talked to my ex's I see.

In construction, a simple "that's what she said" will do.

 

[JohnnySavage]

In construction, a simple "that's what she said" will do.

I tried to join in and be one of the crew. I even posted a thread about last week's Engineering New Record. All I got was ridiculed and sent to find a 3/8" flat head screw-driver.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Get a bigger hammer!

Oh, I can get it in. I just can't promise that the columns will be plumb.

I tried to join in and be one of the crew. I even posted a thread about last week's Engineering New Record. All I got was ridiculed and sent to find a 3/8" flat head screw-driver.

At least it wasn't a five-ton skyhook.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Oh, I can get it in. I just can't promise that the columns will be plumb.



At least it wasn't a five-ton skyhook.

I'm a pretty good fetcher. I can carry 7 doughnuts (6 on a cold day) and two cups of coffee.

 

[Saint Peter]

At least it wasn't a five-ton skyhook.

I think that thing is in shop's basement.

 

[rosco rathbone]

I think that thing is in shop's basement.

Take two apprentices and a handtruck.

 

[chillywilly2]

I learned a long time ago not to be afraid to stop everything mid pick and measure. Because they WILL send up shit that is too long and then freak out at you when you can't get it in.

Moral: when making a two-rig, stop-traffic pick, measure first.

I absolutely Hate putting stuff back down again.

If I pick it up, its going in place.

 

[thør]

I tried to join in and be one of the crew. I even posted a thread about last week's Engineering New Record. All I got was ridiculed and sent to find a 3/8" flat head screw-driver.

All those are in the bucket marked "Bent pry bars".

 

[thør]

Take two apprentices and a handtruck.

Leave me the blonde with the nice ass. She's the new assistant to the engineer.

 

[chillywilly2]

And at 258' long, I think they gotta cut a bit more off. On a hot day, it still won't fit..at least if its steel it won't

 

[chillywilly2]

Leave me the blonde with the nice ass. She's the new assistant to the engineer.

perks of power eh