Stansbury Park Observatory Complex 2 (SPOC 2)
Harmons Observatory
Exterior Work
17 OCT 2001 to 25 FEB 2002
(click on images for enlarged view)
001
Andy Bogdan uses "string theory" to be sure the patio forms are
straight. 17 OCT 2001
002
Patrick Wiggins pounds a stake to hold a portion of the patio forms
in place. 17 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
003
"Farmer Bruce" and "Farmer Ron" prepare the ground for the gravel.
17 OCT 2001
004
Patio forms ready for the gravel. 17 OCT 2001 Ron Ford
image
005
Patrick Wiggins and Bruce Grim show that no day's work is done
before the cleanup is done. 17 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
006
Bruce Grim watches to be sure the gravel is poured properly.
18 OCT 2001
007
Forms and gravel ready for the concrete pour. 18 OCT 2001
008
Rob Robinson, Hank Williams, Siegfried Jachmann, Bruce Grim, Andy
Bogdan and Steve Fisher waiting for the concrete truck to arrive.
22 OCT 2001
009
Rob Robinson, Hank Williams, Siegfried Jachmann and Steve Fisher
work the first part of the patio pour. 22 OCT 2001
010
Andy Bogdan and Bruce Grim run the scree board as Ron Ford, Hank
Williams and Rob Robinson push the concrete into place. 22 OCT 2001
011
Steve Fisher cuts a line in the concrete. 22 OCT 2001
012
Andy Bogdan and Steve Fisher put the finishing touches on the first
half of the patio pour. 22 OCT 2001
013
Siegfried Jachmann and Bruce Grim run the skree board as Boyd McNeil,
Patrick Wiggins and Hank Williams man shovels and Larry Frisk runs for
a shovel of his own . 25 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
014
Siegfried Jachmann, Patrick Wiggins and Bruce Grim are relieved
to pay for the final load of concrete. 25 OCT 2001 Ron Ford
image
015
Siegfried Jachmann edges the patio. 25 OCT 2001 Ron
Ford image
016
Hank Williams passes the tool to Patrick Wiggins as they etch a
pressure relief gap in the concrete. 25 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
017
Hank Williams uses a shovel to direct the first part of the final
concrete pour. 25 OCT 2001
018
Siegfried Jachmann makes sure Andy Bogdan works the concrete correctly.
25 OCT 2001
019
Bruce Grim and Siegfried Jachmann run the skree board as Larry
Frisk and Boyd McNeil use shovels to keep the concrete in the right place.
25 OCT 2001
020
Ron Ford and Hank Williams watch as the last of the final pour
is dumped near their waiting shovels. 25 OCT 2001
021
Bruce Grim and Siegfried Jachmann skree the final section of the
patio. 25 OCT 2001
022
Bruce Grim and Ron Ford etch a pressure relief gap in the concrete.
25 OCT 2001
023
Larry Frisk touches up a portion of the patio. 25 OCT 2001
024
Ron Ford jokes around by using a tooth pick to do some final finishing
work. 25 OCT 2001
025
The crew doing some final touch up work as the work day ends.
25 OCT 2001
026
Only the forms remain to be removed. 25 OCT 2001
027
Forms removed. 30 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
028
And patio swept clean. 30 OCT 2001 Ron Ford image
029
Andy Bogdan and Ron Ford decide how to install the door locks and
crash bars. 15 NOV 2001
030
Ken Harris and Patrick Wiggins install a crash bar. 15 NOV
2001
031
Bruce Grim and Ken Harris look on as Andy Bogdan drills a hole
of the door lock. 15 NOV 2001
032
The concrete caused the door frame to bend so the frame had to
be "adjusted" with a grinder. 15 NOV 2001
033
Ken Harris switches the hinges after finding the crash bar had
been installed on the wrong side... 15 NOV 2001
034
Bruce Grim drills a hole in the concrete floor for one of the thresholds.
17 NOV 2001
035
Patrick Wiggins attaches the final threshold (now all he needs
is someone to carry across it). 17 NOV 2001
036
Bruce Grim noting that all doors, thresholds, crash bars and door
handles are installed. 17 NOV 2001
037
Robin Butz installs the newly fabricated (by Bruce Grim) security
cap on the south "Henchy Hole". 13 JAN 2002
Ground heaving cracked a number of the slab sections necessitating
their removal and reinstallation.
038
Before the slab sections could be cut Bruce Grim, Roger Butz, Andy
Bogdan and Patrick Wiggins remove the snow and ice. 22 FEB 2002
Ron Ford image
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Ron Ford, Andy Bogdan, Bruce Grim, Patrick Wiggins Boyd McNeil
and Roger Butz take their turns running the concrete cutting saw. 22 FEB
2002
045
Roger Butz and Ron Ford try a bit of "curling on concrete".
22 FEB 2002
046
Roger Butz takes advantage of Patrick Wiggins being a vegetarian.
22 FEB 2002 Ron Ford image
047
With the cuts finished Andy Bogdan and Roger Butz use pry bars
to lift a section of concrete. 22 FEB 2002
048
Stansbury Park Service Agency's Colton Park uses the back hoe to
remove the buckled pieces of concrete. 25 FEB 2002 Ron Ford
image
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