There are ten 1800mm long girders to be assembled, plus some shorter ones. Tonight I managed to finish cutting, drilling and counter-sinking the gussets for the braces, then turned my attention to pilot drilling all the 1800mm flanges. Once these were done I was able to glue & clamp up two girders, then clearance drill and counter-sink the flanges, and screw everything together.
At that point I discovered the flexible lead on one of the drills was pretty dodgy - thankfully I had a spare plug to replace the old moulded one.
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| The 16 small (150x150) gussets, ready for drilling & counter-sinking |
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| The complete set of components, ready to begin girder assembly |
On my way home last night I spotted a folding saw horse similar to the pair above, on a chuck-out pile, so I added it to my collection. Just needs a couple of wing nuts to replace the missing ones and secure the legs. |
| The first girder! |
Time for an "early" night.
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