The Main Six Legs Are Bolted Down
We continued the work of setting the legs to be in their absolutely correct positions and bolting them down. We are using a special bolts which ‘self tap’ into concrete,…
Installing Temporary Adjustment Struts at Top of Legs
In the morning, we spent making 7 wooden struts with metal tabs on the ends to control and bring together the distances at the top of the six legs that…
Seventh And Final Leg Is Standing Proud!
On a rather warmer day, we got the seventh and final steel leg hoisted and positioned in the required place. We prepared for this operation by making two bracing beams…
Our Wooden Crane Leg
As reported in the previous blog the wooden crane leg was damaged, we spent the last hour of the daylight to repairing the damage . About two thirds the way…
Third Pair of Leg Are Up and Connected
This morning, in a freezing strong wind, we connected the second pair of legs (number 2 and 6) back to the first pair (number 1 and 7) using U Channel…
Next Two Legs Goes up!
It wasn’t so bad today in regards to ice, there were still patches of ice here and there but they were just melting and breaking up as soon as you…
Too Icy and Risky
Our concrete slab is frozen again and there are too many patches of solid ice. Again, we abandoned the outside work. Tomorrow, there are other meetings that have to be…
That’s What We Call Frozen Solid!
Today, Sunday, we woke up to a world of white over everything and a real chilly snap in the air .. this is indoors we are talking about! We were…
Hurray! Two Legs Are Up and Tied Together!
Yippee! The temperature overnight was warm, positively balmy at 5°C and the water lying around on our concrete didn’t freeze again and nearly all the remaining ice had melted by the…
Day 3 of Freezing Temperatures and Ice Stops Work
Here we go! Here we go .. again! It was such a lovely sunny morning to the start of the day but we had freezing temperatures overnight and it refreeze…