After a few days of pulling very long welds on large pieces it is finally time to get to the smaller details on the NEB's pub still. First, I designed and built a prototype barrel clamp. I opted for a turnbuckle rather than a faux hydraulic cylinder. The clamp went together quickly and looked great in place. Satisfied, I set the MultiCm plasma cutter in motion and cut all the pieces for fifteen more identical barrel clamps. These will be fabricated and welded into place before I go on to the next fun pieces.
Structure one done
We celebrated the completion of the structural welding on the first of the two stills bound for NEBs. We'll spend another couple of days fabricating and adding small details such as plugs, hold downs, pipes and lifting lugs. Then we'll go over it one more time with the sanding disk before we do the sculpted concrete boards of the barrel and base. I'll build the routing file tomorrow for the dimensional logo which will go onto the round plate on the barrel. It's one of the sturdiest pieces we'e built to date and it looks pretty fine too! :)
In depth interview.
I am often asked to give interviews in regard to our creative work. Today I did two. One interview, by phone, was to a sign magazine from the USA. The other, my favourite, was to a first grader who was doing research on a local business for a school assignment. Scarlett (with two 'T's) was delightful. We did a shop tour and Scarlett was especially impressed by our two robotic machines. Then we went up to our office and this area was definitely her favourite. She asked me the six questions she had prepared and a few more too. She took a business card and a print of our current project for show and tell. Thanks for visiting today!
