On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:50 AM, David C. Kerber < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of evan foss > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:55 PM > > To: gEDA user mailing list > > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: [OT] MIT Flea > > > > ... > > > > >> On behalf of the Bostonians on the list let me say > > thanks for your > > > >> contribution >> to the Big Pig er.. I mean Big Dig ;-) > > > > Good > > > one. > > > > I still want to know who looks at a multi ton concrete > > panel with a > > > > bolt and thinks lets glue this. > > > > > > > > > A contractor looking to increase his profit margin. > > > > Yea nuts are expensive. The other day I needed as stainless > > steel one that cost a whole dollar. So much more than a life > > or lawsuit are worth. > > Keep in mind that embedding the nuts in the concrete tunnel wall so that > they were in the correct spot to hang the panels from would be VERY > labor-intensive. What I really don't understand is why the suspended panels > needed to be concrete at all? Wouldn't something much lighter like > fiberglass work just as well? IIRC these were originally specified as aluminum panels but were changed to concrete for cost savings. (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org
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