I got half of the frame assembled tonight. It was getting dark, and I was trying to hurry, and I couldn’t figure out why this thing wasn’t folding very well. I put it down, and the problem jumped right out at me. I drilled one of the aluminum braces incorrectly. I was trying to get this …
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Because I am making this boat low budget, no space, and to have something to do, I am using a lot more hand tools then other people might. To round the corners of the stringers and braces, I am using a blockplane. The blockplane works really well for beveling the edges, but it doesn’t like …
So, 2 weeks ago today, I gave my 2 weeks notice at work. My last day is April 15th (so the 13th really). Confused Yet? From the announcement email that went out to staff from the CEO. It is with a sense of deep regret that I have accepted effective April 15th, 2007 the resignation …
I don’t know what I was thinking, trying to cut all the aluminum pieces with a hacksaw. I had at the pieces with my jigsaw, which I picked up last night, and got more work done tonight then I did the whole week. I finished cutting the 10″ mid brace I was working on when …
This is a follow up to a post I made 26 days ago. The author of the video has released the final version today. i was the 250th person to view it. I like the video.
