This afternoon, Jim got the blast cabinet off the pallet. We put cardboard underneath the ends so that he could walk it back without damaging the floor...
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| High 62.7/Low 38.8 - light rain in PM |
Yesterday, I had to have a colonoscopy, so we were gone all afternoon. All went well, so another medical block checked!
Jim didn't have a chance to do any work yesterday, but he did start dismantling the blasting cabinet crate...
This afternoon, he had a little more time to break into it...
Jim is meticulous when he takes things apart - he takes out all the staples and separates the wood and cardboard. Both will come in handy at some point as well...
But - wow - the cabinet looks amazing already!
The door opens on the side...
This is the inside view - lots of room!
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| 5.29 - High 69.2/Low 46.4 5.30 - High 60.7/Low 42.9 |
Jim got the cabinet out of the back of the 4Runner today - he's got some cleaning up to do on it. He may use this one and sell one of his other ones...
We've had some issues on the shipping end of Jim's blast cabinet. The company called him last week and said delivery should be on Thursday the 21st; the shipper was supposed to call Jim and set up a time. That call never came. I called the company he bought it from yesterday - they investigated and eventually the shipper called and said it would be delivered today from 2-4. Then a few hours later, someone else called from the shipping company to set up a time. When Jim explained that someone had called and it was set up, this person said there was nothing on the schedule. Our new time was 12-5. Jim asked for them to call ahead of time so that he could be ready. This afternoon, Jim got the forks on the Bobcat and had it sitting on the upper driveway ready for the call. Time ticked by and Jim eventually moved the Bobcat to the end of the driveway. About 3:30 he got a call from the driver - he had just dropped off the crate at the end of the driveway and was leaving! Our instructions from the company were of course to inspect it for damage and sign off. Jim told the driver to wait - everything looked good but still!
Jim got ready to move it up the hill...
Going backwards up the hill...
Heading into the auto bay...
This is the location where Jim is going to set up the cabinet, so he wanted the crate placed so that he had room to get it all assembled...
Glad it all worked out and things look good!
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| High 66.6/Low 55.9 - on/off light rain |
Her son helped Jim get it in the back of the 4Runner...
Unloading at home...
He's moving it into the pole barn right now, because we had to turn around and go back for the other one. This one is extremely nice - very sturdy and deeper than most of Jim's other ones. It's also extremely heavy, plus the shelves are screwed into place, which is nice but you can't offload those to make it lighter.
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| High 82.3/Low 61.9 |
Jim worked in the shop today, doing some rearranging to get ready for the cabinets we are going to pick up from the printer tomorrow. Vacuuming...
Jim moved some things out to the pole barn that I need to drop off at Salvation Army to clear up some space. He also took a trip to the town dump to drop off his accumulated steel.
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| High 81.5/Low 49.5 |
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| High 70.3/Low 50.9 |
We had light rain all day today - great for our trees and grass!
Jim painted the tiny corner blocks for the island cabinet yesterday and installed them today. Putting some caulk on the back...
Perfect!
Tape to hold it in place. Jim has decided to attach the toe boards with screws from the back side as he originally planned.
A coat of paint on the corner molding for the bottom cabinet...
Jim was back fixing the chain on the chainsaw...
All fixed! He took it outside and tried it out and it worked great. He found a 3-pack of chains he's going to order, but he's good for now!
The new handle for the hose reel came in yesterday and Jim got that attached and working...
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| 5.23 - High60.1/Low 43.6 5.24 - High 51/Low 45.9 - rainy |
