Our new Cat Trikes tip the scales at about 30 pounds. Now that is not bad, but they are awkward to load. I checked my inventory of steel tubing and discovered that I had a couple nice lengths of one inch steel tubing left over from building bicycles. I bent a nice radius curve near one end and mounted it down the center of the van as a monorail. Today I designed a trolley to fit the monorail and built it. It has screen slider rollers with fat O-rings for tires and hand bent aluminum frame. Continue reading A Little Help Loading Cat Trikes:
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Dancing on Clouds:
We have completed a very challenging shakedown ride on the new tandem, Golanth, the bronze dragon. Here are the details: First we are now at L. L. Stub Stewart State Park near Vernonia, Oregon. This park is in the middle of the Banks Vernonia State Trail. It is in the coast range of mountains and has some severe hills to negotiate. Continue reading Dancing on Clouds:
Remodeling Our Home:
Phase one: Gut everything out.
We are replacing the flooring in our Alpine motor home. The project has now progressed to the point that everything is gutted out, some leak damaged areas have been replaced with new material and the floor has been leveled with a concrete filler and sanded smooth and level.
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Shore Power:
Today we reached a milestone in the creation of the new shop van. Patrick, our grandson, and I have pretty well finished the physical furniture of the shop. Today we completed the wiring of the shore power connections. We now have lights and power for all the tools. Continue reading Shore Power:
I Feel a Blog Coming On:
You hear that phrase around our household whenever I have done something particularly exciting, or something particularly stupid. Monday it was the latter. No details will be included, just to say we spent a large portion of Monday in the Emergency ward of St. Vincent’s in Beaverton. The good news is; I will heal completely. The other news is; it will be several weeks before I will be playing the guitar again. Meanwhile my left hand will “stick out like a sore thumb.” Continue reading I Feel a Blog Coming On: