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Subject:Re: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:00:51 -0800

Damn, the autocorrect always sneaks that one last me. Sorry Ben.

alistair

> On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:33 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was making a reference to this statement:
> 
> "... and tacked in the short section on alluvium ..."
> 
> Bravo on innovative use of THAT material.
> 
> 
> BenT
> sent from my electronic proof reader 
> 
>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> My grandmother used to say, "only fools and children comment on half done work".
>> 
>> Pretty silly statement to trot out when one posts half done work on one's blog. But still...
>> 
>> The open ends of the box section will be closed by welded plugs. I'm still not sure if I will trim back the arm to the upright. Maybe leaving it extended will have a purpose that I haven't thought of. No, I don't think a hi lift jack can worn there.
>> 
>> Yeah, it is pretty industrial looking, but isn't that always in style?
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 8:29 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> However, I am at a loss on how you would handle the characteristics of a deposit of clay, sand, gravel, or silt in building a tube for your upright. Am I missing something.😉
>>> 
>>> 
>>> BenT