Wood Shop

Window Sills

Next on the list for new wood for our CGW X38 snowplow is to fabricate three new windowsills.  Rich Witt has cut out a template and is examining new southern yellow pine stock for the next step.

Routing the Profile

We first routed two round overs for the outside lip of the sill, and then used the table saw to mill a groove to serve as a drip lip.  Then back to the router.  Here, Rich Witt, Jim Leonard, and Dave Rogan are taking turns at removing a 5 degree taper from the bottom of the sill stock.

Hot Work

Here we see Mike Alterio working on new locking bars to be used to secure doors for our Chicago and West Towns 141 streetcar.  Nothing like fire and red hot steel to grab our attention.

Clean Up Crew

The real grunt job for the day was to do a very thorough annual cleanup of the shop area.  This is in preparation for the weekend event where IRM hosts a meeting of a group devoted to Old Wood Working Machines.  Several of those on hand pitched in willingly and with vigor and the shop space is cleaner and ready to go.  As a reminder, shop work will be on a restricted basis Saturday and Sunday as attendees will be on hand conducting clinics and demos in the shop.