Posts: 3
Registered: 2005-03-26
I just PM'd Nick over on cavediverforums this same message (since he was volunteering to coordinate):
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I live just down the road from Emerald, and have carpentry experience. Count me in for labor and providing tools. Most are power tools, we'd need to find a generator. Short list:
Compressor (course, we could use tanks)
Framing nailgun
T-nailer
circular saws
table saw (portable)
big-ass compound mitre saw
drills
all the other assorted little things (levels, chalk lines, small cement mixer, etc)
I also have a couple of dive buddies who also have carpentry experience, and can bring plenty of tools, and I can probably twist their arms into coming.
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So, in short, get me some lumber and a generator, and a handful of dedicated people, and we can knock this thing out. I drive right past Emerald every day on my way to work, and the inaccessability of it has been driving me nuts. Between my dive buddies and myself, we can probably provide all the tools needed. And if we can't, I might just use it as an excuse to buy more. :)
Two things we'll need before getting started:
1) Site plans. I'm assuming we'll have to work with people from the park system as to how they want it built.
2) Lumber. We'll need to figure out the funding for it. Nick said he'd start looking around for donations. And we'll need a healthy budget for fasteners, since the wood will all be pressure treated. You can't use galvanized fasteners on the newer pressure treated wood these days, since the high copper levels eat through them. Stainless isn't cheap.
If anyone knows a formal committee for getting this stuff built, let me know so I can get in touch with them to volunteer my services, along with those of my buddies.
Wil
2005-03-26 17:59:40