“M” Section is Complete and Preparation Work Begins for “I” Section
We cut the bevel end on the remaining rafter left-over from yesterday, namely M17. We are still trying to work out why our Bevel Slicing Machine is trying to pull…
M1 through M5 Rafters are Up and Installed
Today we approached the task of slicing the bevelled ends on our nine rafters that are filling in the two triangular gaps in the “M” section of the roof. This…
The Nine Rafters to Finish Off the “M” Section Are Created
Today, we finished off preparing all the parts to build the nine rafters that will fill in the two ends of the “M” section of the roof. The CLS timber…
The Next Nine Rafters Are Being Prepared for the M Section of Roof
This afternoon, we started the task of preparing all the bits and pieces that makes up the nine rafters (five from M1 to M5 and four from M14 to M17)…
Last Two Rafters in this Batch of Eight Is Now Up and Installed
This morning, we took out the last two rafters of the batch of eight we had made this week. They went up just fine. Now we have also measured the…
The “M” Section is Half Done
This morning, we hauled the six rafters we completed yesterday outside, ready to be installed later on making room in our workshop, in order to complete off the two full…
Six out of Eight Rafters in “M” Section Completed!
Today, we resumed our task of creating rafters, this time for the section along the “M” wall / roof area. We managed to do six out of the eight we…
Three Completed Rafters Now Up and Installed, Plus Extra Measurements Taken
Today,we took outside the completed three rafters, these being the E6 and E7 as well as I6. It was the usual case of using our winch motor to lift them…
Completed Preparing for Next Batch of Rafters and Assembled Three Today
This morning, we finished off preparing all the bits and pieces for making our next batch of rafters. We brought in 48 strips of the plywood webbing and proceeded to…
Preparing the Pieces for 13 More Rafters
Today, armed with our new version of the spreadsheet that now calculates everything from the basis of the measured bottom flange, we proceeded to bring in 15 lengths of 89mm…