Monday, May 18, 2009

The Kit Has Arrived



Okay, my Waterlog kit has arrived and I unpacked it. It looks like a very large rubberband powered balsa wood airplane. I haven't done anything other than read the instructions and start to build the rocker table. I've invested quite a bit of time and money in constructing this piece of equipment. The process is simple enough. First build a really large rectangle - 10 feet by 2 feet by 6 inches. Then add some rungs - fifteen of them for the Waterlog. Next, add some threaded rods that will allow you to adjust the height of the rungs to match the curviture (rocker) of the frame. I built a rocker table that is far more elaborate than the manual suggests, because I enjoy making simple tasks unnecessarily complex.

Note my growing collection of clamps that will soon be added to the pell-mell decor of our garage in the near future.

The next step will be gluing the panels. Sounds simple, which is a good indication that it's not.