Gap In The Rain

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.
Rosalia de Castro

The rain has been pounding down daily, part the the global climate change? Not what we'd expect for the usual Johannesburg summer. I have bought an enormous sheet of plastic to shelter the project a bit and intend to make some progress on finishing of the main welds. I shall work in the clear breaks in the weather and cover it when it's raining. My intention for the next few weeks is to get the welds dressed, cleaned up, filled and sanded smooth.

The main right-hand weld is, as are the rest of the welds, in a sorry and rusted state (A). I cleaned up the worst of it with a "flapper" sander attachment on the trusty grinder. The rest was cleaned with a rotating wire brush on the drill. (B) Shows the progress about half way through. The rust had caused some deep pitting which took ages to clear back to shiny metal. In (C) I have slapped on some body-filler and given it a quick smoothing with a plastic applicator. Second filling to come soon.

Thanks for stopping by
CooP