I’ve decided on a Puddle Duck Racer
of the
Gorfnik
persuasion.
(see earlier posts)
Today Marks the Start of Experimentation.
I’ve been thinking about it long enough. Time to get off the pot. I went to the big box store nearby, HomeDepot and spent about twice as much money as I had intended. I bought
- a board 1 - 1” x 6” x 8’ premium treated lumber.
- a sheet of plywood 1 - 1/4 underlayment.
- a sheet rigid EPS insulation foam 1 - 4’ x 8’ x 1”
- a section of expanded metal stucco furring: 1 - 3’ x 8’.
- a bag of FRC cement.
a few hand tools and misc. Hardware.
I’ve been ‘butchering wood’ for the last couple of days. Actually I’ve been sitting, smoking, drinking coffee...and THOROUGHLY visualizing what I want to build THEN...making a tentative cut or two...then more smoke...more coffee.
S’ok. This is not a race. I’ve got nothing but time. As in...very damn little money so think twelve times, measure six times...mark..triple check..THEN cut. No budget for waste.
First on the agenda is a foam cutter. I happen to have a round, wrought iron, glass topped patio table with an umbrella hole in the middle. That’s my future work station.
This is what I have managed to accomplish so far.
I ripped, sawed, drilled, (folded, spindled and mutililated) the 1” x 6” x 8’ piece of lumber
into what you see
It took me a LONG time, most of which was spent thinking. So far so good, no mis-cuts, not waste....
Then I used some wood screws small ‘L’ brackets
and a ’90 degree’ framing nailer to connect the cross arm
So far I have many hours and about $20 (materials) invested in the project.
As can be seen...I don’t have much room
The patio is only about 7’ x 12’...so it’s cramped.
The first order of business is organizing things.
I can kill two birds with one stone. I’m going to test my foam cutter and the .....
wel...you’ll see.
I can augment it...I HAVE the technology.
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The Hobo Picture is a Public Domain image from
Samantha at the Worlds Fair
by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
Illustrated by
Baron C. De Grimm published by
Funk and Wagnall's Company 1893
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