The View From Our Window
Work on the WhistlePunk project is going on at many levels at once. The train is now ready for delivery, the log car is quickly coming together. The steam donkey structure is well underway and the sign system is now started. Here's a sneak peek at some of the pieces for the main sign. Onsite, the owners are busy with the grade work and infrastructure.
In the next while we'll show plenty more...
-grampa dan
Loading day is always exciting. Today we hooked up the train engine and loaded it on the trailer in preparation for the journey to it's new home.
As with every delivery we make this load is sure to gather lots of stares along the way I'm sure. It's going to be fun!
-grampa dan
We use tons and tons of steel in our projects. Much of it is 1/4" pencil rod which is hand shaped and then welded to form a substructure. Typically this is welded into a 6" x 6" (or so) grid. The object is to create a stable platform that is strong and anchored firmly to the structural steel.
Today I finished welding up almost 500 lineal feet of steel that forms the log on the railcar. We then hand tie the expanded lath to the pencil rod. Over this we'll trowel some fiberglass reinforced concrete which we then carve to look like a log. It sounds easy but in reality takes plenty of work and patience.
The wheels and truck parts are all painted, rusted and ready to assemble. They are tucked away until the pieces above them are finished.
It's coming together quickly now.
-grampa dan
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