6 Oct 09
I have modified my band saw. The nut and bolt used to adjust the angle of the cut was a slow and cumbersome way of doing the job and I had read on the forum someone complaining how slow it was when there are lots of changes of angle to be done, so, I have welded the bolt head to the guide and welded a nut into a round piece of tube that has a T handle welded to it. Much quicker to change angles now.
7 Oct 09
I have made two of the three hangers that will hold the steel from the roof of the garage when the steel arrives. They are wonderfully over engineered and are turning into a work of art IMO. All good practice for the build.
11 Oct 09
I am on a course in the sunny Medway towns, my steel turns up tomorrow (Mon 12th) and I am stuck here.
I finished the hangers for the roof to take the steel.
Marked out the base board and checked my diagonals, everything seems spot on.
When I next get home the first thing I will have to do is paint all the steel before it starts to rust in my damp garage, then finally I can start construction.
12 Oct 09
Hooray.
Firstly I am back home and don’t have to do the first week of the course, secondly me steel turned up at 9 am this morning, I got back around the M25 and in the garage by lunch time.
I have cut all the BR’s and tacked BR 5,6,11 and 12 together, BR 8 and 9 where interesting doing the 74° cut but some judicious filing and it is spot on.
I am going to attempt the FF’s after dropping the kids at school which gives Nicky a lie in and gets me right in the good books!
I will up-date the photo-bucket pictures later.
A fantastic first day.
