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Stonehenge

Stone shifting 5

GordonP G
GordonP Sep 17, 2003 08:52:03
Replying to Steve Gray

leave the lintel on the ground at the other side of the hole. Use it as an anchor for the bracing strutts on the tower. (ropes tightened with a windlass)

S Steve Gray
Steve Gray Sep 17, 2003 09:05:11
Replying to GordonP

The bracing struts are not a problem; they can be anchored into sockets in the ground. I thought you were intending to use the lintel as an anchor for the ropes.

But anyway, if you are relying on ropes to take the strain of the levers, then you are using ropes. So yes, we do need ropes.

Why go to all the trouble with the tower when ropes can be used directly to raise the stone?

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