Before we could insulate the bus, we needed
to finish several tasks. Michael ran conduit, we ran extra wires in
anticipation of future lights, and Michael welded some metal support that we
will need when we build the kids' bunk beds and the bathroom walls. Here's
Michael explaining the top brackets that were welded to the bus.
The
corresponding bottom brackets are shown below:
Michael
had tried using the stick welder that Uncle Frankie had, but didn't find it to
be much more of an advantage so he went back to using his Mig / Flux welder so
that he could weld in and onto the bus! I think Michael caught a welding bug
because he kept thinking of more things he could weld. For example, he realized
that now would be a good time to put in supports for our future overhead cabinets.
I
was fearful to try the welding, but overcame it one morning and asked Michael
if I could try. It turns out he was fearful for me to try welding too. At least
on projects that were going to be on the bus. He responded, "Sure, but
maybe on some scrap metal ... later ... not now." Michael didn't feel he
had time to show me a tutorial because we were feeling the crunch at this time.
We still had so much to do and our deadline of June 30 was fast approaching. It
looked as if we would have to leave by July 4th.
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