Re: gEDA-user: [OT] MIT Flea

["evan foss" <evanfoss@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/23/08, John Luciani <jluciani@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:50 AM, David C. Kerber
> <dkerber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:geda-user-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> evan foss
> >
> > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:55 PM
> > > To: gEDA user mailing list
> > > Subject: Re: gEDA-user: [OT] MIT Flea
> > >
> >
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > >  >> On behalf of the Bostonians on the list let me say
> > > thanks for your
> > > > >> contribution  >> to the Big Pig er.. I mean Big Dig ;-)
> > > >  > Good
> > > > one.
> > > >  > I still want to know who looks at a multi ton concrete
> > > panel with a
> > > > > bolt and thinks lets glue this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >    A contractor looking to increase his profit margin.
> > >
> > > Yea nuts are expensive. The other day I needed as stainless
> > > steel one that cost a whole dollar. So much more than a life
> > > or lawsuit are worth.
> >
> > Keep in mind that embedding the nuts in the concrete tunnel wall so that
> they were in the correct spot to hang the panels from would be VERY
> labor-intensive.  What I really don't understand is why the suspended panels
> needed to be concrete at all?  Wouldn't something much lighter like
> fiberglass work just as well?
>
>
> IIRC these were originally specified as aluminum panels but were changed to
> concrete  for cost savings.

I had wondered about that.

>
> (* jcl *)
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