Chicago Great Western X 38 Russell Snow Plow

Due to some new health problems I expect that BLOG entries may be spotty at best, and their content less than usual.  Probably between now and year end.  That said, here is some news from midweek.  And of course an open invitation to any cub reporter that might be interested in hanging out, watching the work, taking digital pics, and reporting.

Door Weatherstripping

Rich Witt and Dave Rogan worked to restore old metal strips used to cover over the door rubber weatherstripping.  We are able to save four of the old ones, and have two new ones made to order.  That chunk of wood on the bench is the new window sill for the south side of the plow, finally trimmed and fitted, cut areas about to receive some paint.

Holes

Dave Rogan constructed a jig and proceeded to drill mounting holes in the new metal weatherstrips.  One hole every SIX INCHES - that is a lot of holes.

Windows

Those that remember these entries from last winter noted that almost every week there were one or more pics of work on WINDOWS.  Yesterday must have been the first real sign of winter.  John Faulhaber is checking the work so far on stock for three new plow windows.  Yesterday the rough boards were jointed, ripped, crosscut, trimmed, profile routed, squared, and rabbeted.  That was in our spare time.

Others worked on the plow outside.  Jim Leonard and Simon Harrison completed the work on the south plow body window opening.  The sill was installed and all three shoe moldings fitted and installed, plywood blank done and in.  Then they moved on to the south doorway tacking in new rubber weatherstripping, fitting the temporary door and hanging it on hinges.