Hi all, it's been... a while. Please tell me there's a better way to remove the tiny nibs from very thin and fragile laser cut parts like these. I mean, I can cut / sand them off, but it's very time consuming. Any ideas appreciated! -Ed

Thanks guys, I'm very happy with the porch. The cedar shake gable will be clear coated. The posts and such will be stained but not until next summer so the pressure treated lumber gets a chance to dry out. I also have to fix my front yard; probably next week.

Morning everyone

Rick thanks for the coffee & breakfast.
Great video how close were you to the big guy??

Curt maybe Dad will learn in the future!!

Mike have a nice day.

Karl sounds like you have a lazy day coming up.

Morning Dave.

Tom have fun with that yard work.

Larry the that looks very nice.  He did a really nice job.

Ron is that overtime??? 

TomO have a nice day.

Weather in South Jersey sunny/76.
Errands to run today.
Then off to see some friends down at the beach.
No bench time in my future!!

Everyone have a great day!! 

Jerry

Larry that looks very nice. Are you going to paint or stain the boards?

Good morning from chilly Wisconsin, the high today may get to 60f degrees!

Rick, VB was a struggle on campus last night but the Badgers beat UC-Davis in 3 sets. The 1st 2 sets could easily have gone the other way. They definitely have talent but need to play better together. Coach needs to figure out his rotations and he will. Lots of young talent. They no longer though have the supreme height advantages they have had the last 6-8 seasons which could make up for some mental errors. They will be a very good but not great team when the NCAA playoffs begin. Another trip to campus tonight

Post office this morning and then...

TomO

Good morning Rick, Curt, Mike, Karl, Dave, ACLTom, Larry and the rest of the crew that drops in later.

Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Rick, great bear video.  Enjoy your relaxing day.

Curt, Glad you caught your dad's infection before it got too bad.  I'm starting to think that the older we get the more stubborn we become.  Looking forward to the boiler update.

Mike, hope you make it upstairs.

Karl, enjoy your day.

Dave, hope the pick-up/put-away goes well for you today.

Tom, glad you are feeling better.

Larry, you must be glad the renovations are finished.

Currently 14c (58f) and cloudy here, I think fall has arrived.  No modeling again last night as I ended up working late again.  If the engineering firm involved didn't take so long getting answers from questions back to us, I wouldn't be in this situation.  I usually have Friday's off but I get to work this one.  At least I'm working from my home office.  Hopefully some modeling this evening.

Have a great day everyone.

Good Morning,

Rick thanks for the coffee and breakfast. Great you finally got to see a bear. What a gorgeous photo!
As usual the weather people over estimated the storm so just some rain and very little wind; fine by me.

Curt sounds like a busy household for awhile. Sometimes old folks think stuff will just go away if ignored; sadly it doesn't work that way. Hope you get some quality modeling time.

Mike enjoy your day.

Karl hope the winds aren't too bad.

Dave hope the "pick up/put away" goes well.

Jerry next week is fine.

Tom have fun with the grass.

What are you doing today.

It's a sunny 62 with a high of 80 in New York.The roof and new front porch is finished and it looks great. Been a busy morning so not sure about the rest of the day.



Have a great day!! Be well and stay safe.

Rick, I always liked Sedro Wooley, it had a "not yet spoiled by Seattle Millionaires" sense to it, along with the active lumber industry (at least when we visited 30 years ago.)  And of course, it's the gateway to some of the great mountain drives in the Northern Cascades.   If you want to chase some historic tracks, check out the Everett & Monte Cristo:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_and_Monte_Cristo_Railway   There's a good (rare) book on that railroad, if you like poking around local used bookstores and see a copy, it might be worth getting.

The weather from SE NH is a mixed bag.  Our streak of sunny days stopped, but we REALLY need the rain.  Tomorrow it'll be back to summer, and by Sunday a cold front will come through to dry things out.  After the cleaners leave, I'll head down to the train room for more pick-up/put-away.  I ordered some small plastic boxes to try to better organize the bunches of small parts I have.  

dave