Name it the 'Stinger' :-) Jon Langeler Michwave Technologies, Inc.
> On Aug 20, 2017, at 10:08 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am thinking that if I put in some legs that would fit inside the culvert > and if the lid was about 6” wider than the culvert all the way round, both > the lip and the legs would be pretty strong if someone drove over it. > > I need some my self. Sounds like a worthy project to resurrect. Have to > look up the method for rating hand holes. Something about tire widths and > forces. I know with the polymer concrete you elevate the lid and drive a > truck of certain weight on it and it cannot break. Not sure where I found > that reference. I think it was some kind of DOT document. > > From: Chris Fabien > Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile > > We would be interested in a 24" version. > >> On Aug 20, 2017 8:50 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I did a 24” version too. But if you are splicing a couple of 288 strands the >> splice case is pretty large. >> >> From: Adam Moffett >> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 5:49 PM >> To: [email protected] ; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >> >> 36" diameter? That's a big honkin handhole. What are you guys putting into >> these hand holes? >> >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: 8/20/2017 5:56:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >> >>> I was making handhole components a few years ago. Not a big money maker. >>> But handholes are simply too expensive. I came up with some alternate >>> designs, like a slice of 36” plastic conduit. Made a lid to go over it. >>> Maybe I ought to revisit that project. The world needs lower cost hand >>> holes. >>> >>> From: George Skorup >>> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 12:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >>> >>> We're looking at doing a neighborhood where we have wireless now. Private >>> association of about 40 homes. The president is also an electrical >>> contractor and has helped us on other non-fiber stuff in the past. So at >>> least we can get duct at his cost. Looking like about 6250 feet of duct and >>> 21 or 22 handholes. Probably going to follow Chuck Hogg's strategy with 1x4 >>> PLCs in the splice cases fed by PLCs at the cabinet. My rough guestimates >>> are around $25-27k before putting it in the ground or customer drops. We >>> figure we can make a business case with a $1k install. >>> >>>> On 8/20/2017 12:31 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: >>>> It does include the fiber, but not electronics or splice closures. Just >>>> fiber, associated mounting hardware, and guy wires/anchors. >>>> >>>>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Drops were anywhere from 150' to 1600'. The long ones naturally pushed >>>>> up the average quite a bit. >>>>> >>>>> On the feed down the road it's $1.80/foot plus the cable. The contractor >>>>> is supplying all material except the cable itself and honestlyI don't >>>>> recall how much of that was labor vs material. We did have to add 4 >>>>> poles, so there's that in the $17,000/mile. And that also includes >>>>> splice enclosures, switches, optics, switch enclosure, and electric >>>>> installation at the switch enclosure. >>>>> >>>>> Does your $1/ft in materials include the actual fiber? If not, then >>>>> we're very close. If it does then I have to sharpen the pencil quite a >>>>> bit. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>> From: "Jason McKemie" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');" >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>> Sent: 8/19/2017 3:49:07 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >>>>> >>>>>> How long are the drops? Labor for main runs cost me about $.75/ft last >>>>>> time I did it, plus around $1/ft in materials. I didn't have to do much >>>>>> make ready though, that can add up quickly. I think my drops cost me >>>>>> roughly $1/ft since I'm doing them myself now. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, August 19, 2017, Adam Moffett >>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> wrote: >>>>>>> I'm at $17,000 per mile on a recent active E deployment. Each customer >>>>>>> installation averaged $900. This is rural, so lots of long drops. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I guess I'm looking over to the next stall to see how mine measures up >>>>>>> to yours. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------ Original Message ------ >>>>>>> From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: 8/19/2017 9:55:20 AM >>>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Aerial fiber $/mile >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So after the dust has settled on completed projects, what sort of >>>>>>>> money have you ended up spending per mile? >>>>>>>> How much per customer installation?
