[modeleng] Re: Mostly definitely NOT Engineering in Miniature
- From: Daniel Donnelly <kc7vda@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:57:26 -0700
Hello all;
Been there ... done that for several years, although "0nly" to 350 feet !
at first the "pucker factor" was decidedly extreme, but after doing
it for the 5th or 6th time climbing became just another job with the
advantage of a really beautiful view.
As to how a tower like that one is built, we always built the lower
levels ( up to about 500 feet ) using the same type of crane used to
build a modern high rise office building ... above that a flying
crane helo lowered the sections into place and we just bolted each new
section to the lower section. To quote my super " no big deal "
But the high time pay was great! And climbing does truly became addictive.
I personally think you have to be slightly crackers to do a job like
that ... but then the best people I know are slightly crackers anyway.
Dan
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 5:42 AM, TonyW <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ermmmm ... "with extreme difficulty" Kenny ??? Either that or a bllody great
> helicopter .... ;-) As I said, I chickened out when the bloke started
> climbing the mast, despite being sat down in a chair at the time!
>
> Regards,
>
> Tony.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kenny" <kenny.macdougall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:15 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Mostly definitely NOT Engineering in Miniature
>
>
>> God that was bloody scary. How did they build tower.
>> Kenny
>> Skye
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "TonyW" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 10:31 AM
>> Subject: [modeleng] Mostly definitely NOT Engineering in Miniature
>>
>>
>>> And now for something completely different -
>>> http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365 There is a short cartoon header
>>> before the film clip proper starts - just make sure that you are well
>>> strapped in to your seats though!
>>>
>>> Regards to all,
>>>
>>> TonyW.
>
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