01 Oct 97 01:08, Rich Lockyer was yackin' to Ian Macaulay and said:
 RL> A more costly option is concrete or asphalt.  Asphalt's advantage
 RL> is it's more flexible so it doesn't tend to crack as badly as
 RL> concrete and it's much cheaper.  You could probably get by with a
Hell man you are crazier than I am.  I was thinking along the lines of 2 
inches mixed with shale. I have a mixer and a shale mine. I have already 
built a patio of the stuff and few feet of garden paths. Its was a lot of 
work.  The ground on the "airfield" is very spongy.  If you remember a few 
years back I was talking to Joe Sangemino on this topic and he suggested I 
look for some used belts from one of the rock crushers that abound in this 
area.  I have had leads on two of them so far but they are narrow and full of 
rips and tears.  It would cost a bundle to get them hauled out to the field.  
I could never get a conrete truck out there, We sunk a steam shovel on one of 
the digs.  That one cost me a bundle as well.
I have thought about trying to get a lead on some stuff that they use to 
stablize the slopes on a mine.  this stuff is a spray on but I don't know how 
long it lasts.
 RL> Asphalt will require more frequent maintanence, such as
 RL> resurfacing after the winter snows and spring floods, so over the
 RL> years concrete may pay for itself, but I can certainly understand
 RL> the logistics of getting that much concrete onto swampy property.
The ashphalt rigs would have the same problem but may be the best bet in the 
long run. I would only lay about 8 foot in width and call ot a road but as 
you say there would be maintenance involved.  I hate maintenance!
I will probably stick with grass for a bit, sigh!
 RL> Ever consider building a scale carrier, using a scale catapult
 RL> and tripwire recovery system, and only building Navy birds?  The
Yep but you gotta remember that I only have a small pond:-)
 RL> other option is to use the recovery method that the military uses
 RL> for their recon drones.... a verticle net is hoisted into the air
 RL> and the plane is flown into it.  It has horizontal members at the
This is a good one. I will think on that for a while.
 RL> Disguise it as a large patio for entertaining any guests that she
 RL> may invite over. ~8-)
Ah that would be the croquet court.  There is one in my plans already.
It will be where my shale mine is as soon as I finish getting out enough 
slabe to last me a lifetime.  That could take a lifetime:-)
It is amazing what can be accomplished on a shoestring budget over a period 
of time.  That 50K is over ten years and includes the shop.
allabes
Ian Macaulay
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