Generator room detailing
Cassette construction
A full house again and with relatively straight-forward tasks for S&L, there was a lot of idle chattering going on.
Geoff continued with the generator room, but he'd been busy in the week fitting cables/conduits and assembling the control panel elements. This week he created a brass balustrade from brass posts made for the boat-modelling fraternity, together with brass wire rails.
He then set about designing the handrail access ladder. This element has long been a subject for discussion between Geoff and Stephen. Both have experience of access ladders, but in different fields, and the choice between a vertical, wall mounted ladder and an inclined ladder have never reached a conclusion. The principle consideration centred on how the heavy batteries might have been replaced - something both agreed would need a hoist. Geoff's preference for a raking ladder had to give way in the end, purely because the room and equipment didn't allow for its physical installation. The vertical ladder, whilst not providing ideal climbing conditions, did provide a space for the batteries to be lowered.
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| Geoff in ladder-making mode. |
The handrail will have a curved section added to protect workers at the top and 'contain' the delivery area. Stephen thought the final solution was perfect!
Laurence and Stephen pressed on with storage cassettes. Stephen completed two short cassettes (400mm and 420mm) using up left-over angle, whilst Laurence made a 'standard' 770mm unit. Components for several more are ready for assembly, but in order to determine a practical range of lengths, a full running session is planned for the next meeting.
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| He does make a meal of things sometimes... |
