Indiana Limestone Factory Tour

Bob tours the Indiana Limestone factory with Dave Kern and follows the fabrication of the limestone columns for his greenhouse.
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Indiana Limestone Factory Tour

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" That is a huge piece of limestone and that's the way comes out of the quarry it right Bob that's like Nevada Florida block right there -- about. What's the nature of life so what's it made up primarily foundering on without him. And nowadays in building how to use. You know -- about profitability. We're dimensional lines down. It did not -- the building. If they have learned that that refers to the skin of the though. The village there period that they think it yeah -- been on either feels that there are afraid that they're okay. At this stage of the game -- these giant rocks. It had a good life however doing here -- the diamond belt on the technology rarity in 1990 you. And what. Now we -- thought about fifty. The minute rather than. Going for eight hours that I -- one. One wise while the old fashioned way it was without yanked off yeah you actually were cutting with the cable -- yeah all right PP photographer -- approximately. We fifteen -- What kind of a blade that that at the dining segment that growth. Pretty expensive item -- that that freak out dollars. So OK -- slightly in Iraq that we got that big cylinder OK behind you what -- that about what that is that's one of the founders that segment of the I don't. What if the federal right of Ronald well our lines Friday that by. The building project in Washington DOK. So how do you turn columns how do you make them that would out of life that we -- a look at them. Well Bob clothing --"

" So what you've got here is one faction -- well that we thought at that side. That's the thought sticks out like that -- four -- top and bottom track and then that we'll be coming all right. Why it didn't mean that you're feeling you know today because of ordered delay a -- when -- only get to the -- thing -- go -- in the -- well. We're finishing up when your -- right now. How do you put the paper on it probably isn't even -- on at night. Tangled colonial that's been evident -- awkward and it though it's slow laid. -- unlucky acquaintances -- work in the weight room -- So what's the next step after that fact that this quality of the Brooklyn anything that's there -- made it erratic."

" I -- an awfully noisy."

" The -- the dead my. People were very effective are we going to put them with the that they feared than anything this good job -- team that operated Buchanan. Right now I guess that's what we're doing here right now -- brought this section of the building well. It was happening area debates here column that won't capitals. Of the columns will fit underneath the variety he. Into the -- out it is -- on the back with our. You've got -- coming into the home. Look at how well warned that -- but of course one thing about the lines done -- Locked up -- wear away the work that it practically worry that away. Why not to put that there was some sort of talk. -- I didn't get a very at. -- all little bit on they get their very badly. Okay. That when you arrive on the job over the beach that we go on the top of the we're about Noriega down right here."

" The final. Final -- involved. Holiday. Around then do the final plan and then they're -- complete without. Really beautiful. I especially like -- that a little bit of paper down on the dinner yeah."

" Father followed like a brand new installation. Yes if they're from the scenery going to solve a few months ago and what are we doing here. -- do everything we saw them there as a group than in store for us if want to type of people we do here in this area. I guess architects are always coming up with -- new idea that they everything's been with the -- scared they're mad they're demand. So is that polishing the stone that NFL ordering it being -- but -- fans aren't. In the old thought that it that we use to do I didn't think limestone would they've got I've always -- the iPod is very well and you get married -- for you for not only. -- hear evidence here and favored well even -- Clark dot -- They must have been put it sealer on it and it's going to be a floor yeah ironically. Yeah now what will these huge slab of limestone being used for -- Particularly glad that you for the Fed -- final project this is currently out of Washington DC area. It's a very large part project -- heart disease laugh at it. And we're listening very carefully on car and hide with the laying on the ground here parted after Britain. Evidently prepared -- have treatment I really did look like a giant radial arm saw what kind of blade is there aren't. Executive -- okay. So that the sort of lay the way about once a week we'll we'll get there on my view better than anyone I've known your room."

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