I spent the morning cutting, fitting and welding up the front frame components for the pumpkin coach frame. Then I moved to the back and welded in the rear axle. The door openings were then roughed in followed by a sturdy quarter-inch floor plate. With that work completed the coach was now a roller and we could unhook it from the chain fall and move it into the shop for better access. It will be time to build the seat supports and begin the pencil rod armature tomorrow. Stay tuned…
Your coach awaits...
We’ve been working on various components for a pumpkin coach for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch for some time. With the completion of the Kraay project last week, it is time to kick the next job into high gear. Because the pumpkin coach has to fit into a specific area, we need to keep size considerations in mind but we still want it to accommodate a good-sized group for a selfie. Because of its final location far down a narrow, winding path, we need the wagon to roll and the front wheels to steer, rather than be a static model. This afternoon I welded up the beginnings of a sturdy frame and rolled the axles and wheels into position for a ‘test drive’. A plastic bucket doubled as the seat. We aim to have this as a roller by day’s end tomorrow. This is going to be fun!
Crow sculpture
I’m told that ‘crow’ in Dutch translates to Kraay, meaning it is fitting that we include many crow images in the features and signs we build for Kraay’s Family Farm. I fabricated a crow weather vane for the top of the water tank some time ago. It was decided to create a second crow weather vane for the new rides' small barn/ticket booth. We used the new FastCut CNC plasma cutter to cut the hundreds of feathers and this past week I formed and welded them into a bird which measures about four feet long.
