The T-Junction Dig Report  10/6/01 - 10/7/01

Crew:
Saturday, 10/6/01
Greg Buckley, Bill Copeland, Gerry Gattenby, Rick Hines, Bill Pfantz, Kerry Rowland, Danny Schupbach, and Chris Wolters

Sunday, 10/7/01
Mike and Carolyn Hartley, Rick Hines, Bill Pfantz

Task completed:
1)  Tripod welded to 8' tank with pulley centered over 9" hole
2)  Weather proof breaker panel installed
2)  Two gates cut and hinged in wall of 8' tank
3)  Silo section and roof assembled for 16' diameter storage building
4)  Six 1.5 inch by 2 foot holes drilled around 9 inch hole. We are ready to blast!

Thanks:
The CCC thanks Greg Buckley for purchasing and donating the electrical hardware.  He and Chris did a professional installation job.  

We thank Gerry Gattenby for constructing a tool to be used in the 9" hole when blasting.  Gerry also cut and welded the supports for the tripod.

Greg, Bill Pfantz, and I thank Kerry for dinner Saturday.

If it were not for Bill Pfantz the roof would not be on the silo.  Thanks Bill.

Special thanks go to Danny Schupbach for bring out his compressor and other equipment for us to use on Saturday.  Danny also purchased drill bits and arranged for the use of a pneumatic drill borrowed from Hertz.  Danny is having other pneumatic drills serviced for us to use in the future.  

Kerry Rowland is hopeful that he will have our compressor running by next weekend.

Blasting Next Sunday, 10/14/01
Paul Worsey will provide the explosives and expertise to help us test the blasting method we hope to use to open the 9" hole to 30".

If you wish to help next Sunday with the blasting and other work at the T-Junction call or email me (913 - 897 - 4258).  Please do not show up unannounced.

Rick Hines