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Thursday, August 2. 2012CGW X 38 Update - August 1, 2012Still no rain so a good crew made continued progress yesterday.  Corner Post John Faulhaber is holding a new interior corner post for the rear end of the plow. Lest you think this looks like the same thing in the previous BLOG ENTRY, that one was fabricated and installed in a single day, last Saturday. This was just another stick of lumber at the start of the day. You can see the many steps and reliefs needed for fitting around interior rivet heads.  Prime Victor Humphreys immediately set about prime painting it, and by the end of the day it was dry enough to install and bolt into the car body. Tally - two work days, two new corner posts in and done.  Clean and Paint Jim Leonard worked again on the high parts of the north side of the body, needlechipping, wire wheeling, and priming the areas. Dave Rogan focused on replacing disassembled parts of the air piping inside the carbody. Yes, it was only 89 F in the shade outdoors in the breeze, but easily 15 degrees warmer inside the uninsulated box. John F also did a good job making a lintel and fitting mortise and tenon joints for door framing for the second side door on the plow. |
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