Lazy cutters.

Is Indiana limestone still used to make steel in the US? Do we still make steel in the US?

I can finally start putting bodies in the woods with quicklime out back again.

I tried burning them instead, but my neighbors kept thinking I was holding a cookout.

I don't any more ini!

cgraves67: Is Indiana limestone still used to make steel in the US? Do we still make steel in the US?

Interesting:

Indiana limestone is part of a high-end market. It is mostly used on the exterior of homes and commercial buildings. With the impact of acid rain it is not used in monuments as it was in the 19th century. Many of Indiana's official buildings, such as the State capitol building, the monuments in Downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, many buildings at Indiana University in Bloomington, and the Indiana Government Center, and most of the state's 92 courthouses are all examples of Indiana architecture made with Indiana limestone. Indiana limestone has also been used in many other famous structures in the United States, such as the Empire State Building, the Pentagon, the St. Anthony Society Chapter House at Yale,[3] and the Washington National Cathedral. In addition, 35 of the 50 state capitol buildings are made of Indiana limestone.[4]

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Lazy cutters.

Beat me to it.

i like when mcdonald's has the limestone shake every year. mmm, smooth.

Yaba Daba Doo

Nucor Steel, a steel recycler, has a large plant in Crawfordsville, IN. But I don't know if the reprocessing of steel uses much limestone.

I've been to the limestone pit near Ellettsville that was used for the stonework of the Empire State Building.

/Never been swimming in the quarries.

If there's one thing I hate more than Unions it's carbonate rocks. I have mixed feelings about this.

I love a good limestone with my Mexican beer..

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Lazy cutters.

Smart! Funny! Bueno!

I'll go give the Rockbiters the good news.

superfudge73: If there's one thing I hate more than Unions it's carbonate rocks. I have mixed feelings about this.

"Fark you dolomite!"

i was going to get involved in this discussion, but after some thought, i think i'll just stand out here on the porphyry and watch.

For some reason this headline amused me.

Rapmaster2000: cgraves67: Is Indiana limestone still used to make steel in the US? Do we still make steel in the US?

Interesting:

Indiana limestone is part of a high-end market. It is mostly used on the exterior of homes and commercial buildings. With the impact of acid rain it is not used in monuments as it was in the 19th century. Many of Indiana's official buildings, such as the State capitol building, the monuments in Downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, many buildings at Indiana University in Bloomington, and the Indiana Government Center, and most of the state's 92 courthouses are all examples of Indiana architecture made with Indiana limestone. Indiana limestone has also been used in many other famous structures in the United States, such as the Empire State Building, the Pentagon, the St. Anthony Society Chapter House at Yale,[3] and the Washington National Cathedral. In addition, 35 of the 50 state capitol buildings are made of Indiana limestone.[4]

As a stone fabricator in Ohio, I've used Indiana limestone for thousands of projects. Among builders, and developers it is requested by name over other states limestone because of strength, colors etc...Easy to fabricate, but more pricey in the last 8-10 years or so, unfortunately (for me) it is being replaced by cheaper, less aesthetically pleasing cast concrete. A semi load of various slabs (2 1/4 thick, 3, 4, and 6") cost us about 10,000 to transport to Toledo. (1000 for shipping) That would yield roughly $40,000 of fab'd material.

I got limestones, so I'm getting a kick out of taking a pee.

Omnivorous: Nucor Steel, a steel recycler, has a large plant in Crawfordsville, IN. But I don't know if the reprocessing of steel uses much limestone.

I've been to the limestone pit near Ellettsville that was used for the stonework of the Empire State Building.

/Never been swimming in the quarries.

NW Indiana has numerous mills still running. US Steel in Gary, ArcelorMittal in East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, and Burns Harbor. US Steel has the nation's largest mill in PIttsburgh. That and the numerous mini mills that Nucor has all over this country.

Have been to the quarries. Awesome.

And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

h2oincfs: i was going to get involved in this discussion, but after some thought, i think i'll just stand out here on the porphyry and watch.

/what you did there, I sees it

Jim_Callahan: And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

Striking workers are the ones who cut it down from blasted blocks to pre ordered sizes (in our case a 6' x 10' slab of various thickness) to accommodate fabricators equipment. In some cases they accept pre ordered sizes ready for the bricklayers.

babysealclubber: I seriously hope you do realize that limestone (which itself is misleading, there are multiple grades of limestone, which indicates its uses)

You're not getting a kick out of these replies?

My childhood and teenage years were spent wandering around quarries and forests in lawrence county.

the long rumored Couch hidden in the abandoned "stack rock" where we would go spraypaint graffiti was never found, nor were the supposed devil worshippers we were always told about.

I took it for granite.

Ooba Tooba: Jim_Callahan: And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

Striking workers are the ones who cut it down from blasted blocks to pre ordered sizes (in our case a 6' x 10' slab of various thickness) to accommodate fabricators equipment. In some cases they accept pre ordered sizes ready for the bricklayers.

My dad worked on a modern marvels shoot for the History Channel down in Bedford. It was on limestone cutting and the whole industry. They tried multiple times to film the cutting process (with the permission of the owner of the quarry), but none of the workers would let them.

redmid17: Ooba Tooba: Jim_Callahan: And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

Striking workers are the ones who cut it down from blasted blocks to pre ordered sizes (in our case a 6' x 10' slab of various thickness) to accommodate fabricators equipment. In some cases they accept pre ordered sizes ready for the bricklayers.

My dad worked on a modern marvels shoot for the History Channel down in Bedford. It was on limestone cutting and the whole industry. They tried multiple times to film the cutting process (with the permission of the owner of the quarry), but none of the workers would let them.

Huh. Must be a union thing. There isn't anything super hi tech about what they do. Water fed bridge saws etc...

Too many lime...stones!

Ooba Tooba: redmid17: Ooba Tooba: Jim_Callahan: And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

Striking workers are the ones who cut it down from blasted blocks to pre ordered sizes (in our case a 6' x 10' slab of various thickness) to accommodate fabricators equipment. In some cases they accept pre ordered sizes ready for the bricklayers.

My dad worked on a modern marvels shoot for the History Channel down in Bedford. It was on limestone cutting and the whole industry. They tried multiple times to film the cutting process (with the permission of the owner of the quarry), but none of the workers would let them.

Huh. Must be a union thing. There isn't anything super hi tech about what they do. Water fed bridge saws etc...

I know. That's why my dad and the rest of the crew thought, for lack of a better word, it was retarded they were insisting on secrecy. My dad wanted to walk over and tell them that no one was going to outsource limestone cutting from Bedford anytime soon. He's not a big fan of union responses like this.

redmid17: Ooba Tooba: redmid17: Ooba Tooba: Jim_Callahan: And a number of important chemical precursors, including one of the primary ingredients in concrete. Albeit that's probably not what the striking workers did (they cut facing stone mostly, apparently) less-pure and less-structurally-sound deposits are pretty important to several industries.

Striking workers are the ones who cut it down from blasted blocks to pre ordered sizes (in our case a 6' x 10' slab of various thickness) to accommodate fabricators equipment. In some cases they accept pre ordered sizes ready for the bricklayers.

My dad worked on a modern marvels shoot for the History Channel down in Bedford. It was on limestone cutting and the whole industry. They tried multiple times to film the cutting process (with the permission of the owner of the quarry), but none of the workers would let them.

Huh. Must be a union thing. There isn't anything super hi tech about what they do. Water fed bridge saws etc...

I know. That's why my dad and the rest of the crew thought, for lack of a better word, it was retarded they were insisting on secrecy. My dad wanted to walk over and tell them that no one was going to outsource limestone cutting from Bedford anytime soon. He's not a big fan of union responses like this.

2 companies there. Bedford, and Indiana limestone. Across the street from eachother. Maybe whoever they intended to film didn't want the other to see their particular methods? Bedford limestone was cheaper too!

dryknife: I took it for granite.

It's my day to do this!

/sneaks behind the commenter and slaps the back of their head.

//includesh2oincfs: i was going to get involved in this discussion, but after some thought, i think i'll just stand out here on the porphyry and watch.

//and this comment also!

phedex: My childhood and teenage years were spent wandering around quarries and forests in lawrence county.

the long rumored Couch hidden in the abandoned "stack rock" where we would go spraypaint graffiti was never found, nor were the supposed devil worshippers we were always told about.

I grew up in the area (Springville), and my brother works at ILCO. We wandered the woods and quarries as kids, always 100% sure we'd stumble on a band of devil worshipers around the next bend...

Never heard of the couch, though.

Have they finished their limestone Great Pyramid yet?

Another Union driving the company out of business.

smitty04: Another Union driving the company out of business.

You know so little, yet feel compelled to post.

Wanted for questioning.

/get off my lawn

Expected more Neverending Story references.

fark_knuckle: phedex: My childhood and teenage years were spent wandering around quarries and forests in lawrence county.

the long rumored Couch hidden in the abandoned "stack rock" where we would go spraypaint graffiti was never found, nor were the supposed devil worshippers we were always told about.

I grew up in the area (Springville), and my brother works at ILCO. We wandered the woods and quarries as kids, always 100% sure we'd stumble on a band of devil worshipers around the next bend...

Never heard of the couch, though.

you go to BNL?

The couch rumor was supposedly at stack rock.

What Quarrymen may look like.

jmsvrsn: What Quarrymen may look like.
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They rocked! Better than the Stones. Favorites of mine. Chiseled good looks.

phedex: fark_knuckle: phedex: My childhood and teenage years were spent wandering around quarries and forests in lawrence county.

the long rumored Couch hidden in the abandoned "stack rock" where we would go spraypaint graffiti was never found, nor were the supposed devil worshippers we were always told about.

I grew up in the area (Springville), and my brother works at ILCO. We wandered the woods and quarries as kids, always 100% sure we'd stumble on a band of devil worshipers around the next bend...

Never heard of the couch, though.

you go to BNL?

The couch rumor was supposedly at stack rock.

Naw. I went to a little Christian school out in Springville. You probably know some of the people I went to church with though, depending on when you went to BNL. You still in the area?

I'll have to ask about the couch next time I'm home.

babysealclubber: Now, Subby, I know you are supposed to be a retard and all, but I seriously hope you do realize that limestone (which itself is misleading, there are multiple grades of limestone, which indicates its uses) is one of the most important minerals we use in the country.

Chill man. Not all of us are aware of the properties of limestone and what subby lost in general knowledge he gained in humour.