Another weekend, another progress report…
Hm. Don’t think the quill is supposed to do that when the crank handle is fully withdrawn. And I’m pretty sure that segment of gear wasn’t there previously.
Don’t think I can JB-WELD that back together…
No matter - to the Home Despot, where I can procure another tool I need anyway! And more materials!
(Several days later) Replacement part is in. But I need snap ring pliers I don’t have. Off to DMS on Friday; I may or may not have attempted to reciprocate when
@engpin may or may not have been communicating with me.
Evidence of success! I also spent more money on that one Forstner bit than I usually would, but at that size might as well get decent quality, no?
Finally making visible progress on the platform.
Work holding - sometimes you need to improvise. Also a demonstration of why I’m building a storage shed in the first place.
Templates like this direct from my design file are incredibly helpful.
Don’t think I’m going to be levelling anything today…
Pilings finished. Just need to drill the joists and the major platform structure elements will be finished.
With the drill press failing promptly on me last Sunday, Saturday’s workholding challengers (which may or may not have bent a drill bit when a piece fell off a previous, far more precarious work holding arrangement) and the rain delay today meant I got less done than I’d have liked (garage on the other hand got a decent working-over and I found/stored many missing items).
But the aggravating high-precision work with large work pieces is nearly over. Hopefully the holes dry up during the week so I can begin the task of leveling.
I do need to decide how I’m going to insulate the platform underside sooner rather than later. 2" rigid styrofoam hot-glued to the underside of the plywood decking sounds appealing, but I don’t know how well that will hold up.