Yesterday I went to Home Depot and bought what I hope is the last wood for the project. I still need shingles and paint, but I'm hoping to have all the wood...
I started cutting the angle pieces which will support the roof. In order to do that, I needed to cut some 60 degree angles. I have more than one way to cut precise angles up to 45, but nothing that goes up to 60. I have one miter gauge that will go that far, bit it isn't very accurate. I ended up making a lot of test cuts, and getting frustrated, so I made myself go find something else to do, which turned out to be a good call. This morning it occurred to me how to use those pieces, so I've gone from a bunch of wasted work to almost none.
I also spoke to the company making my pier, and while it was supposed to ship already (well, a few times now...), he promised me it would ship today, and even called back to make sure about something that gives me some hope it will be in the hands of Fedex today, and hopefully will be here Thursday. I'm going to try to have everything ready when it arrives.
I started cutting the angle pieces which will support the roof. In order to do that, I needed to cut some 60 degree angles. I have more than one way to cut precise angles up to 45, but nothing that goes up to 60. I have one miter gauge that will go that far, bit it isn't very accurate. I ended up making a lot of test cuts, and getting frustrated, so I made myself go find something else to do, which turned out to be a good call. This morning it occurred to me how to use those pieces, so I've gone from a bunch of wasted work to almost none.
I also spoke to the company making my pier, and while it was supposed to ship already (well, a few times now...), he promised me it would ship today, and even called back to make sure about something that gives me some hope it will be in the hands of Fedex today, and hopefully will be here Thursday. I'm going to try to have everything ready when it arrives.
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