Parts, bits, remains and niblets

The past few (rather chilly) days were used
to sort through the "art supplies" inventory
and select the items I think will be used ....
... the selection is now neatly.....well, not quite
neatly but lined up on a rather large table.

Also with thanks to Mr Irwin and Mr Pennypacker
there is now an assortment of nine stereos, recorders,
players and other cool things to take apart......one of
the units is pictured on the table with allthe cool stuff
exposed. Taking these things apart is such fun....there
is something very liberating about taking something
apart knowing you don't have to put it back together.

Another "dress rehearsal" was staged for the top section
using some of the grommets donated by my friends at
Conestoga.......and the remains of another wood chair
with a first coat of red paint was added in back of the
tubes. Next tasks will be to paint the "sockets" for the
tubes and install the awning and then in the next couple
weeks installing the lights for the top section can be started.
The plan for lights in this section are far more complicated
than I had in mind when I started but that always happens..
...even so I still have hopes that the machine will be completed
in early June.

My "spare" time over the next weeks will also be consumed
learning the basic electric shop lessons I ignored, forgot and
didn't find interesting all those years ago in Mr Woodrow
Herbine's electric shop at Northwest Jr. High. Strange that
I can remember the teachers name but not one of the basic
lessons he tried to pass along. Sorry Mr. Herbine, I really
should have paid attention......never thought that
more than 50 years later I would need the information.

The local weather forecast calls for several warm sunny days
at the week's end so there will be lots of painting done by
the next posting.