BMC West's Tom Zaelit and SLAS's Siegfried Jachmann and Bruce Grim go over the 3 page list of doors and door hardware destined for the Harmons Observatory.  Siegfried convinced BMC to sell SLAS the nearly $6,000 worth of equipment for $1,700.  27 MAR 2001

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President Jachmann supervises the loading of the Harmons Observatory steel doors.  27 MAR 2001

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Siegfried Jachmann and BMC's Tom Zaelit load the double wide door frame to be used as the main access to the Big Scope at the Harmons Observatory.  27 MAR 2001

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Bruce Grim, Roger Butz and Patrick Wiggins cut door supports for the walls.  22 AUG 2001

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Inner set wall forms going up.  23 AUG 2001

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Inner part of the wall forms nearly encase the Grim Scope bay.  23 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette begins tying rebar on the Grim Scope bay east wall.  23 AUG 2001

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Ken Harris, Roger Butz & Bruce Grim prepare a window frame.  Mont Nielson in background.  23 AUG 2001

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Rebar on the south side of the Grim Scope bay tied and ready.  23 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette & Erich Christley install window frame in the wall between the Grim Scope bay and the control room.  23 AUG 2001

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Erick Christley & Roger Butz install the double wide exterior door frame in the Grim Scope bay wall.  22 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim, Erick Christley and Ken Harris install the double wide exterior door frame in the Grim Scope bay wall.  Roger Butz looks on.  23 AUG 2001

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Erick Christley & Steve Bonnette finish the outer wall forms on the Grim Scope bay's west wall.  23 AUG 2001

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Erick Christley prepares a door frame for mounting.  23 AUG 2001  McNeil photo

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"Spider Man" Erick Christley installs the single wide exterior door frame on the Grim Scope bay.  23 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette looks on as Erick Christley & Patrick Wiggins attach one of the control room door frames to the forms.  23 AUG 2001  McNeil photo

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Erick Christley & Mont Nielson install the interior door frame between the Grim Scope bay and the control room.  23 AUG 2001

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Inner and outer wall forms complete on the Grim Scope bay, control and Ealing bay south walls.  23 AUG 2001

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Christley Concrete Construction crew, Mont Nielson, Steve Bonnette & Erick Christley.  23 AUG 2001  McNeil photo

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Patrick Wiggins helps Erich Christley install the Ealing bay east exterior door.  24 AUG 2001

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Mont Nielson & Steve Bonnette have the Ealing bay nearly closed in.  24 AUG 2001

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Erich Christley & Bruce Grim install the control room to Ealing bay interior door.  24 AUG 2001

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Patrick Wiggins gets some bird's eye view images.  24 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim and Roger Butz check the wall joining the control and Big Scope bays.  24 AUG 2001

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Erich Christley & Bruce Grim install the door frame for the Ealing bay east exterior door.  24 AUG 2001

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Boyd McNeil photo-documents the project.  24 AUG 2001

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Patrick Wiggins tries his hand (and fails) at cutting rebar as Steve Bonnette (who knows how it's done) looks on in amusement.  24 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette & Erich Christley install the door frame for the Ealing bay north exterior door.  24 AUG 2001

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Mont Nielson braces the control room to Ealing bay window frame while Steve Bonnette & Erich Christley install the control room to Ealing bay interior door frame.  24 AUG 2001

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Looking into the south wall frames as Roger Butz looks on.  24 AUG 2001

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Mont Nielson braces the Ealing bay north exterior door frame.  24 AUG 2001

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Using the crane to put forms into place.  24 AUG 2001

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Using the crane to put Bruce Grim and Roger Butz into place.  24 AUG 2001

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Patrick Wiggins rode the crane to get this view of the Grim Scope bay.  Filled in electrical power trench is seen in the background.  24 AUG 2001

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Roger Butz, Erich Christley & Bruce Grim look on as Steve Bonnette works on the wall & Mont Nielson moves a piece of frame into position.  24 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette works on the top of the Grim Scope bay wall.  24 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim, roger Butz & Eric Christley inspect the forms.  24 AUG 2001  McNeil photo

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Looking west across Harmons Observatory.  Steve Bonnette works in the background.  24 AUG 2001

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Patricia McWhorter inspects the south wall.  24 AUG 2001

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Looking east along the south wall as Erich Christley uses a laser receiver to check the height of the wall.  24 AUG 2001

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Steve Bonnette operates the laser transmitter.  24 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim drills the north "Henchy Hole" as Siegfried Jachmann looks on.  27 AUG 2001

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Siegfried Jachmann drills the south "Henchy Hole".  He reported he enjoyed the experience.  27 AUG 2001

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Patrick Wiggins punches out the north "Henchy Hole".  27 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim peers through the north "Henchy Hole".  27 AUG 2001

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Siegfried Jachmann consults with Tooele County building inspector Jim Richards.  27 AUG 2001

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Bruce Grim receives the ok from building inspector Jim Richards to proceed with the pour.  27 AUG 2001

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CPC concrete truck #1 arrives, closely followed by Dudley Concrete's concrete pumper.  27 AUG 2001

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Siegfried Jachmann and Bruce Grim confer with Gary Christley.  27 AUG 2001

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Team Christley prepare for the pour.  27 AUG 2001