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Old 04-11-2011 | 01:16 AM
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WhiteWolf McBride
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Default RE: Things made so far

Hmmm...

Been getting the 'scratch' bug myself lately, with the weather getting warm and more sunny. found a surce for some inexpensive wood (Dollar Store trellis and garden stakes!) and going to have a go at a wooden bridge. I'm going to loosely follow the article that was in the first " Proving Ground " magazine. even though I'm a Canuck, I find using SAE easier sometimes... so it'll be roughly 48" long, 12" wide, with a 12" removable ramp at either end.

I'm still debating whether to see if I can make it in two 24" sections, one for possible later expansions, but also for ease of portability. Depending on how I do it, it may even allow a longer span to be 'arched' to get higher clearance in the middle.

If I can get motivated enough... and blow for that table saw, the LCM kits are next. I tried looking, but most of the saws smaller than 10" have no guts, and I'd be hacking 1"x2", 1"x4", & 1"x8" down for framing. They are easy to find as scrap (lots of house construction by Idjit's house) Its justifying the $200-$250, plus another $50 for a finer blade (most come witha coarse rip blade if at all) thats the rub. I may look at a used one from a rental place... or at least a recomendation from them on brand.

WhiteWolf
- another scratcher...