04-25-2011, 02:42 PM
Well, all I can say is in-laws visited, Easter & Holy Week happened, and my wife hosted a very successful my31 bag party in the midst of it all. Got a few home improvement projects done but ultimately it sidetracked me from working on this delightful little kit. I am happy to report I'm back on the horse.
Here's the latest:
[album]3782[/album]
All diagonal braces are installed and I'm beginning to add the knee brace blocks to the vertical members along with the top splice plate and bottom gusset. After these little dudes are in place I can drill, baby, drill
and add nbw's. The destructions say to cut more blocks than you need since they're sproing-prone and may even split when the holes are drilled for the nbws. Plus you are supposed to stain them before adding to the bridge. I suppose this is to keep glue from seeping into the unstained ends and preventing stain from taking. I precut MOST of the parts but forgot to make 4 splice plates and made only 2 so I'll have to make another couple. Not sure if I'm going to take the time to prestain them or just touch-up the stain when that step comes near the end of construction.
Okay...back to the glue puddle!
Galen
Here's the latest:
[album]3782[/album]
All diagonal braces are installed and I'm beginning to add the knee brace blocks to the vertical members along with the top splice plate and bottom gusset. After these little dudes are in place I can drill, baby, drill
and add nbw's. The destructions say to cut more blocks than you need since they're sproing-prone and may even split when the holes are drilled for the nbws. Plus you are supposed to stain them before adding to the bridge. I suppose this is to keep glue from seeping into the unstained ends and preventing stain from taking. I precut MOST of the parts but forgot to make 4 splice plates and made only 2 so I'll have to make another couple. Not sure if I'm going to take the time to prestain them or just touch-up the stain when that step comes near the end of construction.Okay...back to the glue puddle!
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!