Re: 1961 Lonestar "Flamingo" - I finally Started w/pics
Re: 1961 Lonestar "Flamingo" - I finally Started w/pics
Well I got in a couple of hours today. Wife said since it was so cold I could do "Honey Do's" in the house. It finally got above 40 around 2:30 so I went to Lowes and bought some aluminum angle and stainless bolts and came home and hit the shop around 3:30. I cut out the other pyramid and the center block pieces and one of the top caps. Murphy showed up and I had to cut 6 triangles to get 4 that would work. Guess I was trying to hurry and make the best of the time I had. I then tried to use some masking tape to tape the pieces together. I learned from an old woodworker a while back that this was the best way to hold angled cuts in place for gluing and nailing. Here's some pics to illustrate the process.
This shows the center block it will have a 1" hold drilled into it and a 1" piece of pvc epoxied into it. It will then be glued and screwed to the top and bottom cap of the pyramid.
This shows the top cap. A bottom cap will be made as well.
As you can see, so cold that the tape won't stick worth a darn. To cold to glue and my Propane tank was almost empty. Didn't want to waste the time to go get it filled. Now the weather man says 50's tomorrow so maybe more work time then. 2 hours was NOT enuf time to get much done. But I guess it's better than nuttin.
This shows the top cap. A bottom cap will be made as well. 2 hours was NOT enuf time to get much done. But I guess it's better than nuttin.
JS, In my shop I use a Propane Mr. Heater and a regular Charcoal grill tank. It's this one.
Mr. Heater - America's Most Popular Portable Heaters
It heats my shop from 32? to 60? in less than an hour. My shop is 600 sq ft. I shut it off and since my shop is fully insulated 6" walls it holds the heat for 3-4 hours.
