Holy cow, it's been a couple of weeks, eh? We went camping for one of the weekends, during which my youngest broke her wrist. So that was exciting ;) Then the smoke rolled in, which made it impossible to be outside to work on Maude at all, and made me really want to skip town, since it was really kicking my butt.
BUT, if there's a good side to all of these happenings, we got a bit of a break from working on Maude, so we were more ready to get back to work :)
BUT, if there's a good side to all of these happenings, we got a bit of a break from working on Maude, so we were more ready to get back to work :)
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So last time, we left off with me being frustrated with the endcap LOL. The picture above on the left was where we left it. We had actually gotten some of it riveted into place! Well, this weekend, Mike pushed and prodded and cussed the right side of the endcap into place and got it riveted! Unfortunately, the left side wasn't wanting to mold into the proper position, so we set it up with 2x4s and clamps pretty close to shape. We're going to let it rest in this closer-to-correct position and we'll try to get it next weekend :) These endcaps are.... really stubborn ;)
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While Mike was working on the endcaps inside, I was working on more patches! We have 2 more to go before we're done with them and can check them off our list! I'm TOTALLY loving my porcupine and beaver patches!!
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Another chore on our check list was to finish getting Maude's trim (we call it her belt!) installed. Installed PROPERLY. So, you may remember that we started installing the front belt. Well, the screws that we had purchased to do so were CRAP. They ALL either stripped before getting the trim on tight, or the frickin' head of the screw just popped off! Well, this weekend, we addressed it. We started by grinding a little slot in the stripped screws and then removing them. The ones with popped-off heads we had to use vice grips. But we got them all! And we had complete success with the new screws! The front belt went so quickly and smoothly that we decided we had time to get the rear belt installed as well :)
All cleaned! And it was pretty exciting, as the belts have just been sitting standing up against our back fence for a whole year. I'm happy to see them reinstalled so our yard looks a LITTLE bit less like a junkyard. *Note: Inner skins still leaning up against the side fence LOL
Maude Beltless. She's looking a little naked!
And Maude fully accessorized!
It was nice to have some wins this week, since the endcaps have been SUCH a blast!
OH YEAH! And another piece of great news! We found a replacement window for the last window that we haven't addressed yet. Our current window has the part of the frame that attaches to the shell, but we're missing the part that would hold the glass and allow for the window to open and close. Well, some guy on Ebay had just the window we needed! It was a bit spendy, but now she'll be complete!
Alright guys, stay healthy and we'll catch up again soon! <3 Becca
It was nice to have some wins this week, since the endcaps have been SUCH a blast!
OH YEAH! And another piece of great news! We found a replacement window for the last window that we haven't addressed yet. Our current window has the part of the frame that attaches to the shell, but we're missing the part that would hold the glass and allow for the window to open and close. Well, some guy on Ebay had just the window we needed! It was a bit spendy, but now she'll be complete!
Alright guys, stay healthy and we'll catch up again soon! <3 Becca
