Author Archives: Chris

Beam Holiday

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Chris

I took a day off work on rec leave to get into the construction. I had hoped that I would get 2 of the 6 beams up in the day, but in the end, only 1 was bolted in place. … Continue reading →

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Shed Build Commenced

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Chris

For now, the demolishing has finished, and construction commenced. The remaining structure has helped with supporting the steel columns, or which 6 of the 8 main columns are now stood. Around the outside, another 8 smaller columns will support a … Continue reading →

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Site Flattened

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Chris

Well… flattened as much as possible for now. I have left up a bit of frame over the old bath/laundry/toilet area. I think this will make it easier to get the new frame up. We’ve been cleaning the floor and … Continue reading →

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Demolition Continues

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Chris

Another weekend of demolition. Starting to see the slab now. Maybe one more weekend cleaning up, and we might be able to start building the new shed.

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Demolish before Construct

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Chris

The old shack is coming down. We have spent the weekend pulling off the old cement roof and removing burning infested timber. The more we do, the more we find needs to be done! Materials are now ordered for the … Continue reading →

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Now a Shed

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Chris

After the weather last weekend, we have decided to put boat work on hold, and first build a shed. I’ve been away to Sydney this week, and the weather has been wet all weeks. Floods to the north and floods … Continue reading →

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Delivered Rain

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Chris

Keith delivered the cut frames and a supply of 42×19 this morning. We spent the afternoon racking all the timber and ply, but the weather has kept us under cover. The rain has been incessant. At times it is just … Continue reading →

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All Frames Cut

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Chris

Home late… Been at the joiners all evening cutting all the frames for the starboard hull. Not much progress over the last month. The 42×19 edge has been added to the frame 5. But most of the progress has been … Continue reading →

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First frame off CNC router

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Chris

The first frame was cut out today! We spent a few hours programming the Biesseworks software so that the offsets could be entered for the frame, and the machine did the rest. The complete frame 5 was cut, notches and … Continue reading →

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Plywood Rack

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Chris

When do I start counting the hours? Is the preparation to building part of the building too? Today I built a rack to store sheets of plywood. I have heard stories of having the sheets stacked, and the one that … Continue reading →

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