The SCAMP manual suggests you have 40 feet of 20x30 mm cleat/scantling clear stock ripped for the first stage of the build. Harald up the road gave me a lovely chunk of oregon, and Campbell very kindly offered to rip it for me. So yesterday morning we took the beam around and used Campbell's industrial scale table saw, dust extractor and skill to produce 6 lovely pieces. I really would have struggled with my cheapo table saw and with managing the weight of the beam to get the cutting done. It was a real boost to get this job done, and so nicely too!
Energised by this early win, I came home and started what I am sure is going to be a long epoxying journey. I put a coat on one side of the bits I need for the first step. The novelty wore of remarkably quickly, and I made fairly heavy weather of it. My estimating of the amounts required I hope will get better, I wound up having to mix three batches of epoxy to cover the pieces. I figure that I am 25% of the way through the epoxying for the first stage /// minus the sanding. Sigh.
An annoying moth refused to move from the side plank. He was gone this morning thank heavens, I can fill that bit in next coating.
Today's good news is that the roof plumbers have arrived. Burly tradies are clumping around on the roof, and if the rain holds off, I might get some extra covered dry space to work under. Yay.
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