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…
A1 through A3 Up and Installed
Our new week started with us making a second saw guide template for doing “right-handed” Bevel slices. Next we serviced the Bevel Slicing Machine and made sure that all the…
A18 through to A22 Are Up and Installed
Just before lunch, we tried out our new Bevel Slicing machine for the first time on the smallest rafter A22 to see how it went. The machine and template performed…
Bevel Slicing Machine Is Completed
This morning, we concluded the creation of the new Bevel Slicing machine with the addition of of a G-clamp to anchor the required angle for the bevel. Then we created…
Bevel Slicing Machine Designed and Nearly Finished!
Today, we turned to making a new tool to help us slice angled ends to a certain number of our rafters that needs to fit up against diagonal hip or…