Re: driving copper pipe

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Original poster: "June Heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

I     am in Las Vegas and I have the same problem. I drive a Re-Bar inside
the copper pipe or a piece of round stock inside the copper pipe. This New
Mexico cement people in other areas don't understand It wont even grow
weeds. It is sloppy slick or cement hard , nothing in between.
-----     Robert  H             Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: driving copper pipe


 > Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > That would be caliche, same as in New Mexico or any desert southwest area.
 > Just like concrete.  In fact there are some abandoned asphalt roads
between
 > Las Cruces, NM and Deming, NM where the asphalt was laid down on a caliche
 > subgrade.  No maintenance for decades, yet there are few cracks except for
 > the arroyo washouts...  Water doesn't even soften that stuff, unlike clay!
 >
 > Nick A
 >
 >
 > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >Subject: Re: driving copper pipe
 > >Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:18:38 -0600
 > >
 > >Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>
 > >
 > >Hi,
 > >
 > >There is "real" ground rod!  Thick copper coated 1/2" hard steel.  I like
 > >to sharpen the end far sharper than it comes from the store.  Any
 > >electrical supply house will have it as do many big home stores.  Don't
 > >use soft copper pipe unless your ground is like peat moss or you have a
 > >house boat ;o))  Just call around for ground rod.  I think Radio Shack
 > >also has it.
 > >
 > >I pound it into the Colorado clay as far as possible and cut off what is
 > >left sticking up.  They are six feet long and I have been known to cut
off
 > >four feet :o))
 > >
 > >Las Vegas has some kind of cement like soil called kalika (sp) that makes
 > >clay look like butter!!
 > >
 > >Cheers,
 > >
 > >         Terry
 > >
 > >
 > >At 04:54 PM 6/1/2003 -0400, you wrote:
 > >>I'm sure many of you know how hard it is to drive long pieces of copper
 > >>pipe into hard ground to make an RF ground, such as my yard which has a
 > >>lot of clay in it.  I was wondering if it would be alright to fill a 5'
 > >>piece of .5" or .75" copper pipe with quick cement to make it sturdy
 > >>enough to pound into the ground.  If not what other method could I use
to
 > >>get the pipe into the ground?
 >
 >