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Steve Gray
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Re: Or maybe we should maximise slippage?
Aug 30, 2003, 22:40
Actually, Nigel's idea of erecting buttressing on the far side of the hole has some merit. I was thinking that it would just be in the way of the rotating stone, but we could have a couple of long (40') logs set into the ground at an angle so that their top ends are just below where the top of the block will be when erected. Support logs set back far enough from the hole to allow the block to swing freely would carry the weight of the long logs and a short timber would join their top ends together and form an impact plate for the block. Another log would be fastened to the top of the block either by rope lashing or your wooden collar, just above the point at which it will make contact with the impact plate. This would prevent the buttress logs from rising up the block and would result in a considerable braking force being exerted on the block.
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