This morning we put together the 3D printed plastic sweep bend and connected it to a length of 38mm diameter black pipe going up the middle of the chimney support arm. We spent yesterday designing and printing the 135 degrees bend in a tight 100mm radius curve, we had to make it in two pieces with […]
First thing this morning, the steel Support Arm for the Chimney was painted with its second layer of the black metal weather proof paint again, outside on the step ladder. This afternoon, after we had finished our other job we had on today, we brought the metal arm, now dry, back to the workshop and […]
This morning, we ground, rubbed, and cleaned up the steelwork of our new Support Arm for holding up the Chimney on top of our Roof. We then took it outside and hung it up using our biggest step ladder and painted it the first coat of black metal weather proof paint. Tomorrow, we will give […]
This afternoon, in the dry and warm workshop, we cut up various steel pieces, for example, 3 lengths of 50mm by 50mm square tubing, a small length of 50mm by 25mm rectangular tubing, some flat 3mm plates and a piece of 6mm thick U shaped channel piece too. Then slicing a series of angles on […]