Unfortunately, living in the humidity of the Pacific Northwest, it doesn't take long for moisture to seep into anything left outside or in a garage. So, when we opened up the shop door today we found our seat base with mildew speckles all over it. This was an unexpected setback.
We really didn't want to rebuild this piece so, Soldier A sanded all the crud off and rolled on a coat of epoxy, problem solved.
Today was an wonderful and unexpected treat! An absolutely beautiful white out snow day. So much better than rain!
Down side is the fact that we didn't turn on the heaters in the garages, so it was to cold to do anything on the projects today.
Decent but not great progress today. Had to do the fire wood buildup thing which took up the morning.
Then it was on to building what we hope is the last prototype of the water catch for the shooting trailer. we added 6" of depth to the actual water basin in hopes that this will improve the dead fall effect and eliminate the possibility of rounds bouncing out or coming back down range.
Then began the 3 plus hour long battle to get the lunette eye off the front of the trailer. We beat on that thing without mercy. Finally ended up putting together a contraption to put a bottler jack in the mix and then beat it some more. It finally gave up and came loose. So , that wrapped up the day outside.
What a beating! Soldier A mounted the new tires on the shooting trailer today. He will definitely be hurting tomorrow 😅 The weight of the MRAP wheels and adapter plates adds a whole new dimension to the man handling of an all ready heavy tire. But, they are on! And, my trailer wheels are back where they belong.
Picked up the new tires, wheels, adapter plates today. They are a bit bigger than expected. That was a quick two grand. Seems like every time we go on the internet or pick up the phone, our bank account shrinks. At least they are here and we can move forward with the way-behind build project.
Grinding day! Soldier A spent a large part of the day grinding off the remains of welds that were part of the original plan for the long trailer chassis. This chassis will now be the mobile shooting gallery. First thing is to get the chassis ready.
Unfortunately, living in the humidity of the Pacific Northwest, it doesn't take long for moisture to seep into anything left outside or in a garage. So, when we opened up the shop door today we found our seat base with mildew speckles all over it. This was an unexpected setback.
Then began the 3 plus hour long battle to get the lunette eye off the front of the trailer. We beat on that thing without mercy. Finally ended up putting together a contraption to put a bottler jack in the mix and then beat it some more. It finally gave up and came loose. So , that wrapped up the day outside.
What a beating! Soldier A mounted the new tires on the shooting trailer today. He will definitely be hurting tomorrow 😅 The weight of the MRAP wheels and adapter plates adds a whole new dimension to the man handling of an all ready heavy tire. But, they are on! And, my trailer wheels are back where they belong.
Picked up the new tires, wheels, adapter plates today. They are a bit bigger than expected. That was a quick two grand. Seems like every time we go on the internet or pick up the phone, our bank account shrinks. At least they are here and we can move forward with the way-behind build project. 
Grinding day! Soldier A spent a large part of the day grinding off the remains of welds that were part of the original plan for the long trailer chassis. This chassis will now be the mobile shooting gallery. First thing is to get the chassis ready. 
