Post by Sabre52 on Dec 12, 2012 18:18:04 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
With the cooler weather here in Texas, I've finally gotten around to my project to fix up my rough rock storage. I had been using milk crates but the sun here had caused them all to crack and fall apart. I decided to use some left over 6" by 6" sandstone blocks ( some are three feet long and weigh about a 100 pounds so they should be stable) to just build me an enclosure to hold my rough rock. I'm using weed cloth barrier, then river gravel to line the bottom so my good rocks don't sink in the ground and that same gravel for a walkway along the front off the bin so I don't have to stand in the mud. Anyway, here's a pick of the project in progress. Main conclusion I've reached is "rocks are heavy!". Man my back is sore. Just have the walkway to finish up and I can start moving my rocks in. Found some cool specimens I had forgotten too so I'll try to take a few rock pics for you folks too. Thanks for looking..... Mel
With the cooler weather here in Texas, I've finally gotten around to my project to fix up my rough rock storage. I had been using milk crates but the sun here had caused them all to crack and fall apart. I decided to use some left over 6" by 6" sandstone blocks ( some are three feet long and weigh about a 100 pounds so they should be stable) to just build me an enclosure to hold my rough rock. I'm using weed cloth barrier, then river gravel to line the bottom so my good rocks don't sink in the ground and that same gravel for a walkway along the front off the bin so I don't have to stand in the mud. Anyway, here's a pick of the project in progress. Main conclusion I've reached is "rocks are heavy!". Man my back is sore. Just have the walkway to finish up and I can start moving my rocks in. Found some cool specimens I had forgotten too so I'll try to take a few rock pics for you folks too. Thanks for looking..... Mel
