HI FOLKS,

Thanks for your queries.  I am not ill, but am away from network connections for a while.

Have fun,
mike

Good morning,

Coffee is on, and soft drinks are in the fridge.  Breakfast today is huevos rancheros and fresh fruit.

I'm going to be away from the computer for a few weeks. More about that later.

Wishing everyone fun.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy folks,

The hand car is progressing well.  There is quite a bit of drilling tiny tiny holes in narrow casting that takes time, but the effort is worth it.  

The hand car body is composed of two section.  The following photo depicts the bottom section.


The top layer supports the wood decking and the frame post and deck.  In this photo, the frame post is set in place before gluing.


Next will be deck boards, hand car lever, and connecting rods.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy folks,

Philip, Jerry, Curt, Rick, Larry, and Kyle, thank you for the kind comments and for following along.

Have fun,
mike

Good morning,

Curt, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Supper sounds tasty.

Larry, wishing Ellie great results from the appointment. 

Rick, your hike sounds exhausting.  The photo is fantastic.

How are the rest of the crew?

It's a bright morning with rain forecast this evening. The forecast is for a cooler day at 85F.  

I have loads of 1:1 today, but I may try to get upstairs.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy Philip,

The hinges look terrific. The bolt details set them off.

Thanks for the PDFs.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy Ron,

Wow again.  Excellent work on the stays.  Looks like your template technique worked well.

Have fun,
mike

Good morning folks,

Rick, thanks for opening.  Thanks for the fantastic photo.

Jaime, safe travels home.

Curt, thanks for coffee and breakfast. Congrats on the easy Dish fix.

How goes the rest of the crew?

It's another hazy morning and cooler today.  I didn't make it upstairs yesterday, napped and read instead.  Maybe today I'll make it.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy Ron,

Wow!

Have fun,
mike

Howdy Rob,

The structure is looking mighty fine at this point.  I'm sure your version will look fantastic.

Have fun,
mike

Howdy Larry, the additional details are making the scene even better.  Nice work.  Have fun, mike

Good morning,

Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast. Enjoy the hike.

Larry, good luck with the LPs

TomO, good luck baking.  The chicken and perch sound tasty.

Curt, hope the repair guy finds the problem.

Ron, I'm loving your turntable tutorial.

Dave, good morning.

Jim, wishing you a fun time at the convention.  

Jerry, visiting grandkids sounds like fun.

How is the rest of the crew?

It's another hazy morning, but cooler today at 86F. Yesterday I finished painting the hand car, today will likely be to start assembling it.

Have fun,
mike

Good morning folks,

Rick, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.  

Hope all are well.

Working on the hand car.

Have fun, 
mike

Good morning,

TomO, thanks for opening, coffee, and breakfast.

It's a hazy morning and hot again today.  No plans.

~mike

Howdy Philip,

Amazing work on the structure.  The roofing, colors, and assembly are first class.

Have fun,
mike