Saturday 5/21/16 - 1 hour
I did some measuring of the frame and temporarily fit the lower shaft mounting block to the frame in its exact location.
I marked the location for drilling the holes for the lag bolts and then drilled them.
Sunday 5/22/16 – 5 hours. I got a big chunk of time this day to make some progress.
I had left the frame only partially constructed so a drill could fit into the space where the holes would be drilled for those lag bolts. Now it was time to finish gluing up the rest of the frame.
I had to trim some of the pieces I had pre cut because they were a millimeter or two too long for the frame as I had glued it up.
And this is the completed frame all glued up.
You are looking at the underside of the foot of the frame. That wide glued up slab is where the motor will be mounted. It looks a little uneven, and not exactly flat. In hindsight, I should have tried to glue it up on a solid surface. Oh well, if it is wobbly, I can shim it as needed to make it sturdy. I guess that’s the nice thing about making this myself out of wood. I can always add wood or take wood away as needed to make things flat and square.