And another.

The  engines I use on my planes and a lot of others don't run well in hot weather. I've been pondering that dilemma for a while now. With the finding of the park to fly in I have a place 8 miles away. I came up with the idea to get an electric powered plane that is immune to weather of any sort. It should be here next week.
I started to cover the Fazer today. That could be made into an electric plane without too much trouble. The second kit is still untouched and could be changed easily.
With the loss of the circle at Independence park we are trying to find an alternate within the park. I've been measuring ball fields and two are big enough for any size control line plane. The ideal field is too small for the bigger planes. We need to form a club to have more clout.

Got another plane.

I had to wait until the new shed was completed to get the new/crashed plane. It was owned by a famous person that has a small business selling engines kits and plans. It looks like the plane hit nose down and inverted as the front has damage to the top block and the canopy is broken open. He had the same engine I have and I should be able to fix it up without messing up the balance.
  I noticed that the controls are very smooth operating and there is no  slop at all. That made me take a look at mine and I found the good plane has a lot of slop. I got rid of most of it and have made several trim flights. It does make a difference. I checked all the planes and found one other with too much slop and fixed that. I flew it today and the controls are much better.
  I put the new plane on the band saw and trimmed the nose back to accommodate a firewall and nylon engine mount. Hopefully I ordered the right size this time.

It fits.

I had concerns about the ground being firm enough to support the El Camino on it's way into the garage. After washing the dirt off it I gave it a try. The ground held up and I got it in without any extra maneuvering to line it up with the door. I marked the tire tracks on the ground so I can ad a concrete path at a later date.
 Moving the table saw proved to be troublesome. I removed the spindly base and then flopped the thing onto the hand truck. Once inside I put the base back on and it's ready to go. I took the bricks that were piled up and made a step of sorts for the side door.  The holes in them are set so any water can flow through without a problem.

Moving day.

The builders put the finishing touches on the roll up door and removed the forms and debris. I started taking stuff out of the storage area I had been using as a work shop and putting it in the new work shop. I found a few things I had been looking for. The hand truck I bought at Harbor Freight came in handy. I need to buy some shelves for the stuff in the boxes. At least I can get to the boxes now.

Finishing touches.

The cement ramp was covered during the rain Friday night and today, Sunday, I uncovered it and all is well. The roll up door needed tweaking on the tracks and I found that the spring cables are not tight enough to hold it in the up position. The inside handle is loose and that also controls the unlock function. The screen on the new window has a tear in it and the builder was supposed to get a new one. They should be here Monday to do the final clean up and fix the problems noted above.
  When they set the forms in place for the ramp they dug some of the turf away and put the clods aside the ramp. I found a place to put them to good use. The trash truck had run over the circle grass a few weeks ago leaving deep ruts and raised sides. I had flattened the raised areas a little and used the clods to fill the ruts. It really needs a roller to  go over the tracks to level the place out.
 Yesterday, Sat., I helped Aaron install two storm doors on the entrances to the house. The doors have a screen that rolls down when the top window is lowered. Plus the lower glass is just a few inches from the bottom of the door letting in maximum light. Anderson 2500 series doors that hinge on either side. They are well engineered and the directions are very good. I needed one hinged on each side and didn't know what to expect but the doors are not hinged at all so you put it where you want it. The door handle and lock has a mortice cut out on both sides and a cover plate for the one you don't use. You drill the handle holes where you want them using the supplied template. After we got the tools we needed installing the first door the second only took 90 minutes. The box says 2 hours so we beat the average.

All over but the cleanup.

It was assholes and elbows for a while getting the forms installed for the ramp. Then it started to rain but stopped a bit before the cement truck arrived. A flexible wheelbarrow was used to transfer the concrete to the forms and it proved a handfull. You can see the overage poured on the sand. I spread it out so it would be easier to break up later. It started to rain again so I put a cover over the cement.
I didn't like the way the door was installed and looked at the directions and found the tracks too far apart. It will be easy to fix that.

Getting close.

Some trim work and the concrete ramp should finish the project. The boys are off on a mission to stop a leak nearby right now. Yesterday the 2 x 6 they were working off of broke dropping both two feet. No real injuries but a learning experience just the same.

Almost.

Window's in, most of the siding is on. Tomorrow the roll up door should get installed. After that the entrance ramp gets poured and I'm in.

Siding install.

A view from the other side. The a/c hole is visible along the left side. If they can get a full day in they should be able to finish this week. Lots of overhead work with the soffits and things.

Door is in.

The builder came alone today and put the door in. He did have to trim the side and top to get the casing to fit. The other guy framed the opening for the door a size smaller. I went to Home Depot and got a lockset for it. The siding was delivered today also.
It stopped raining around noon but it's still cloudy.

An off day.

We had dentist appointments this morning. As we were filling out the same old history stuff there was loud talking and jocularity going on around the corner. It continued until after I was seated having my teeth cleaned. I asked the hygenist if that was the dentist. She said it was. I have never seen any professional person act this way. After my session he chatted with me in the waiting room for several minutes. Hard to get used to.
  We stopped at a cajun eatery and had catfish Po Boys. Pretty good but a bit pricey at $26.00 for both of us.
 When we got home I noticed that the side door was delivered and the window. I measured the width of the door casing and the opening in the garage and found a 3/4 inch problem. I don't think they will be here tomorrow as the rain is forecast to be here still.

More done.

They arrived early today and got the whole thing covered with the OSB. The eves needs a few pieces yet.

A rush.

With the threat of rain things were moving along today. Early on I saw there would be little progress with only two men putting the roof on. One on the roof and the other climbing up and down the scaffolding to get the roof panels and hand them up then climb back on the scaffold to screw the bottom of the panel to the roof. I started handing the panels to the guy on the scaffold so he didn't have to climb all over the place and that speeded things up a lot. I found out on the first panel that it has sharp edges and that the wind caused problems too. Together we got the roof installed. I moved all their tools and 5 sheets of OSB into the garage which gives me more room in the car port. With the rain that's forecast I doubt anything more will get done for a few days. They could install the roll up door and the window.

No rush.

A bit more got done today. A window, the roof pieces and the other end got covered. Maybe tomorrow the tyvek will get installed and some of the roofing.
The remodelers finished up and left. We signed the check over to them. We got a call shortly after and the bank wouldn't cash it without us being there. Off we went to Walker and got that straightened out.

Closer and closer.

After 3 hours of cutting and nailing the rafters are up. On Mon. they are planning on wrapping the building with Tyvek and putting the roof nailers on. Then the siding and roof Tues. to Fri. The ceiling is 9 feet high and I'm not sure on how to insulate it. It will need to be covered first with something so the insulation stays put.

Two men and a nail gun.

Most of the sheathing nailed on after the ceiling joists. Tomorrow, Sat., the roof rafters.

More progress.

The builders brought a pile of 2 x 4's and started framing. They were just about done when their compressor seized halting work until a replacement was got. They  got the new one working and nailed a few more boards before leaving. The lumber yard brought OSB and more boards for the rafters and things.

Peace and quiet.

The builders arrived around 8:30am and finished leveling the sand and laying down plastic and reinforcement. The GE guy came around 9:30 and may have fixed the problem with the ice dispenser. He claims it's the door switch and ordered a new one. Meanwhile it is working. Early afternoon the Terminex guy came and put some more traps in the ground while the builders were waiting for the second cement truck to arrive. The house put back together guy finished the baseboards and departed just after the Terminex guy arrived. The cement crew finished up pouring and spreading and they all left. I went to Dollar General and got some Power Aid. Just as I finished cleaning the driveway the cement workers came back to float the cement. I took another picture today to show the progress. The lumber should start arriving tomorrow.

And then there were four.

I got a picture of day 3 on the new shop work. Day 2 got bypassed because of the water problem.
The ice maker still isn't working right and the tech. is coming today again. Also the builders, the Boyle Bros. are putting the house back together and Terminex may come to pre treat the workshop before pouring the concrete. So I'm here until at least 5 pm. And I have to call Bose repair as the CD changer won't let go of a disc and won't play the others. The weather is very good though.