Shii - The Wii for Women.........
Shii - The Wii for Women.........
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catso

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Silent1

19,761 posts

253 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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To set a post, you need a post hole. For a typical 4-by-4 post up to 8 feet tall, make the hole 1 foot in diameter and 2 feet deep. Fences up to about 4 feet high can get by with 1-foot-deep holes. Here's how to dig one.

It's not easy work, but soaking the soil first will save you some time and trouble. To improve water penetration, drive a length of rebar or galvanized pipe a foot or so into the earth, wiggle it out and then follow with the hose. Repeat this in several places, and let the earth soak awhile before you dig.

A little technique helps speed the work. To begin, use the post-hole digger as a chopping tool, as the animation shows. Keeping the blades spread, lift the tool and drop it, letting the weight of the digger do most of the work. Rotate your way around the hole. Don't bother scooping out the earth until you have a good pile of loose soil in the hole. Then, plunge the digger down, spread the handles and lift, removing enough earth to expose fresh stuff to chop. As you go deeper, also go wider. (The sides tend to cave in on their own.) Try to dig a hole that's a bit broader at the bottom than at the top. The shape helps anchor the post's concrete base against tipping, and the extra weight at the bottom adds stability.

Mikey G

4,840 posts

258 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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Silent1 said:
To set a post, you need a post hole. For a typical 4-by-4 post up to 8 feet tall, make the hole 1 foot in diameter and 2 feet deep. Fences up to about 4 feet high can get by with 1-foot-deep holes. Here's how to dig one.

It's not easy work, but soaking the soil first will save you some time and trouble. To improve water penetration, drive a length of rebar or galvanized pipe a foot or so into the earth, wiggle it out and then follow with the hose. Repeat this in several places, and let the earth soak awhile before you dig.

A little technique helps speed the work. To begin, use the post-hole digger as a chopping tool, as the animation shows. Keeping the blades spread, lift the tool and drop it, letting the weight of the digger do most of the work. Rotate your way around the hole. Don't bother scooping out the earth until you have a good pile of loose soil in the hole. Then, plunge the digger down, spread the handles and lift, removing enough earth to expose fresh stuff to chop. As you go deeper, also go wider. (The sides tend to cave in on their own.) Try to dig a hole that's a bit broader at the bottom than at the top. The shape helps anchor the post's concrete base against tipping, and the extra weight at the bottom adds stability.
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triggersbroom

2,719 posts

222 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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But it is vital to get your perps sorted before actually laying the bricks.

I find that setting them out first is the best way.

HTH smile

Teppic

7,779 posts

275 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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Rii...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

(I know, it's got an obscure thread title and you wouldn't have found it. I just wanted to use the "Rii" gag).

TheEnd

15,370 posts

206 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_urAn97NpZQ



I thought Shii was a cat that died alone in a harsh winter..weeping

NiceCupOfTea

25,462 posts

269 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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Mikey G said:
Silent1 said:
To set a post, you need a post hole. For a typical 4-by-4 post up to 8 feet tall, make the hole 1 foot in diameter and 2 feet deep. Fences up to about 4 feet high can get by with 1-foot-deep holes. Here's how to dig one.

It's not easy work, but soaking the soil first will save you some time and trouble. To improve water penetration, drive a length of rebar or galvanized pipe a foot or so into the earth, wiggle it out and then follow with the hose. Repeat this in several places, and let the earth soak awhile before you dig.

A little technique helps speed the work. To begin, use the post-hole digger as a chopping tool, as the animation shows. Keeping the blades spread, lift the tool and drop it, letting the weight of the digger do most of the work. Rotate your way around the hole. Don't bother scooping out the earth until you have a good pile of loose soil in the hole. Then, plunge the digger down, spread the handles and lift, removing enough earth to expose fresh stuff to chop. As you go deeper, also go wider. (The sides tend to cave in on their own.) Try to dig a hole that's a bit broader at the bottom than at the top. The shape helps anchor the post's concrete base against tipping, and the extra weight at the bottom adds stability.
rofl
What have I missed here?

catso

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15,335 posts

285 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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Teppic said:
Rii...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

(I know, it's got an obscure thread title and you wouldn't have found it. I just wanted to use the "Rii" gag).
In that case I'm sorrii for the riipost.

getmecoat

Silent1

19,761 posts

253 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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NiceCupOfTea said:
Mikey G said:
Silent1 said:
To set a post, you need a post hole. For a typical 4-by-4 post up to 8 feet tall, make the hole 1 foot in diameter and 2 feet deep. Fences up to about 4 feet high can get by with 1-foot-deep holes. Here's how to dig one.

It's not easy work, but soaking the soil first will save you some time and trouble. To improve water penetration, drive a length of rebar or galvanized pipe a foot or so into the earth, wiggle it out and then follow with the hose. Repeat this in several places, and let the earth soak awhile before you dig.

A little technique helps speed the work. To begin, use the post-hole digger as a chopping tool, as the animation shows. Keeping the blades spread, lift the tool and drop it, letting the weight of the digger do most of the work. Rotate your way around the hole. Don't bother scooping out the earth until you have a good pile of loose soil in the hole. Then, plunge the digger down, spread the handles and lift, removing enough earth to expose fresh stuff to chop. As you go deeper, also go wider. (The sides tend to cave in on their own.) Try to dig a hole that's a bit broader at the bottom than at the top. The shape helps anchor the post's concrete base against tipping, and the extra weight at the bottom adds stability.
rofl
What have I missed here?
Instructions for re-fitting a post.

NiceCupOfTea

25,462 posts

269 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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Oh.

RemaL

25,049 posts

252 months

Friday 10th April 2009
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first I seen of it. great find