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Howdy from 'Downunder'. Hoping someone up there may be able to assist me. I'm planning to dig a well in my back yard and would like to brick the walls of it similarly to Fred's mine shaft. In a property I used to own we had a bricked well in the rear yard. No mortar was used, just loose bricks in circles, about 30 foot depth. I never could figure how they constructed it until I recently saw one of Fred's DVD's which mentioned the iron ring he used to add courses of bricks as he dug. Not a lot of information was given and I need a little more if anyone has any ideas please.
I understand that several courses of bricks are added to the ring, which is suspended by a cable and then the earth is dug from beneath the ring to a diameter matching the ring and the OD of the brickwork. The ring in then lowered and more courses added and so on. The part that I can't figure out is what keys the brickwork cylinder to the earth around it. What stops the weight of the brickwork cylinder from dropping when the iron ring is lowered. All I could think of was that re-bar rods may have been driven into the earth at intervals below the brickwork to key the cylinder in ? Can anyone help please ?? Cheers Pete

Yep, Bugga, not a bite. I really need to talk to Fred or someone who helped him with the mine. Any suggestions re other possible building type forums on the net ?

Thanks for that reply Ryan, much appreciated ! I had that thought myself so you have confirmed it for me.
Cheers
Pete