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Here is the website. You'll find all of Jim’s contact info there. http://www.cleanairpurewater.com You'll need to email to him your analyses and he'll recommend a filtration package in a telephone consultation where he goes through the water report with you. He will know what filtration...

We haven’t had the water tested yet, but higher iron levels usually involve a chlorine injection system. If it’s lower I think you can use a water softener. S

Sassafras and Eastern Redbud in bloom!

We’re on bedrock here. I was just glad I didn’t end up with a 1000’ well. Definitely not unheard of around here. For my trees this is just emergency backup water. This is for livestock and, after treatment, for the house. It’s generally fairly high in iron. Scott

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15 gallons per minute is over 500 barrels per day. I think it’s a keeper! - S

Two reasons - the main one is that you pay a flat fee for a certain depth and then a per foot fee after that. We paid for a 400’ well, so might as well drill it - you never know if you will hit another fracture just above TD. The second, and less important, reason is that you add storage. 1.5...

This well ended up being 400’ deep. There were two water zones encountered- one at 90’ and one at 230’. It flowed at 15 gpm. Good well! 😊

First water well going in!

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LOL - it’s never enough, but it can definitely be too much. - S

Good call! And a great excuse for buying more power tools! Scott

Once that's done, you can use the 80" 2x6s to make the table top. Each 2x6 will be butted together in the center of the table and screwed down into the cross braces with 2 1/2" deck screws. Position the two outside 2x6's first, allowing 1/2" extension beyond the top rail. Screw the outside...

Now, flip the bench back over (it's already pretty heavy at this point) and get it positioned exactly where you want it. You might want to get someone to help you move it, but it's much easier to do it now than after you get the top installed. Once it's over and in place you can install the...

Now, screw the feet to the bottom of the legs like this:

Now - carefully - flip the whole thing upside down. At this point, you can install the 13 1/4" braces. One goes on the inside of the two end legs and the remaining two go on either side of the center leg. Use 2 3" deck screws through the rail to secure them.

Install additional 21" cross braces around each of the 6x6 legs. There will be 4 21" cross braces left when you finish this step. This will add sufficient rigidity to do the next step.

Install 2 of the 21" cross braces at either end. These should fit between 147" rails where they extend beyond the legs. I find that a clamp helps to secure the two sides in place while I screw in the cross braces. Like this:

I find it easiest to build the two sides first and then add the cross braces. First, lay down three legs and place one of the 12' rails in the lower notch of all the legs. Secure it in place with 2 3" deck screws into each of the legs. Then stand it up as a unit and put the 147" rail in the...

Cut the 2x8 feet at a 45 degree angle as shown. The long side should be 30" long.

Then cut the 2x4's The 144" rails go on the inside of the legs near the base. The 147" rails go on the outside of the legs at the top. Next, cut the cross braces. The 21" pieces go at the top, right below the table top. The 13 1/4" pieces go at the bottom.

In the end, you should get something like this: Do all the legs at once, then make all the rails, then make all of the cross braces. Jumping back and forth between different parts leads to mistakes and wasted time (at least for me).

First, prep your leg posts. I notched the 6x6 leg posts in two places to accept the 2x4 rails. One notch should be at the top of the 6x6 leg, the BOTTOM of the other notch should be 6" from the bottom of the 2x4 leg on the opposite side of the leg from the top notch. Like this: Here are...

Apologizing in advance for the use of imperial units and for my lack of carpentry skills, here are the plans. For each bench, here's the cut list: 6 30" 6x6 3 30" 2x8 8 80" 2x6 2 144" 2x4 2 147" 2x4 10 21" 2x4 4 13 1/4" 2x4 Use treated lumber. I assume you have access to the standard lengths...

Bench plans. These are sturdy, heavy benches - no danger of blowing over in the wind here. If you build them, do so where you want them as they are pretty difficult to move once they are fully constructed. Use deck screws so that you can take them apart at some point in the future. Expect...