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  • #15029
    Tim Ward
    General Member

    I’ve had people ask how it’s going.

    The beams are here.  Dan DeWeese and I cut the beam seats and the taper on the overhang with a honking big circular saw I rented.  Actually, we made Ken Howells cut one, too  There was some suggestion of cutting in from both sides with a smaller saw, but this was definitely the way to go.

    The only drawback to a circular saw is that there’s an angle between the column seat and the overhang taper, and the circular saw cuts a circle. So cutting up to where the two lines meet leaves some uncut wood on the bottom.  We cut that away with a Sawzall, but since the kerf cut by the big saw was so much wider than the Sawzall blade, there was still some unevenness.

    So Tom Morrison and I went out on Saturday, and used Gene Embree’s belt sander to flatten and square up the beam seats, and remove most of the saw marks from the overhang taper.

    Jai Paul looked at it, and thinks it’s good enough, so the next step is to seal it.  We’re going to use two coats of  a catalyzed (two-part) polyurethane.  The 11 gallons we need should be here next week.

    So that’s where it’s at today.  Say “Thanks” to the people above if you see them.

    Tomorrow looks like a good day, so I’m going flying.

     

     

     

    #15049

    How deep did you need to cut ; I’m thinking a Plunge router , may

    have bin a better way to go ?

     

    Bille

    #15062
    Tim Ward
    General Member

     

    Well, it’s too late now.  They’re cut and sanded reasonably square.

    The wall end seat was just a straight cut.  It’s not clear to me how a router would have improved things.  The column seat/ overhang was something like an inch and a quarter at the bird’s mouth, but took off around seven inches at the end.

     

    Further developments: Jai Paul drove down and picked up the sealer from the factory, so we didn’t have to wait to start the coating, or pay for shipping.

    So one side is coated, we’ll let it cure for 48 hours, flip the beams with Gracie, then coat the other side.

    Progressing slowly, but progressing.

    #15063
    David Webb
    General Member

    That’s exciting progress! Thank you gents for your efforts – they are appreciated.

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