Ulan McKnight
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Aug 10
Welding lessons
King Asa, Seva and Arseniy all received welding lessons tonight. They did so well, we moved them right into making the brackets to secure the butterflies to the truck. Great work by all.
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Aug 08
To Do List 8/8/16
Butterfly Wings
Giant -Cut and attach fabric
Large 1 -Cut and attach fabric
Large 2 -Cut and attach fabric
2 Eyed 1 -Glue copper pieces into circles and eyes -Clear coat
2 Eyed 2 -Cut, bend, weld pieces of steel for frames -Clean and paint metal -Cut copper pieces (opposite of 2 Eyed 1) -Patina …
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Jul 23
Steady working
The crew is ramping up production and completing tasks! Mike, Kenny, and Gerry have been putting in long hours. Charles and Jammone just joined and learned how to bend, grind, cut and even weld metal tubing! Yeah!
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Jul 13
To-Do List – 07-12-16
Butterflies
– Cut out the brass butterfly
– Braze brass butterfly to the wings
– Cut all the copper circles
– Cut the “eye shapes” (4) out of copper with the snips
– Glue copper to circles/eyes
– Weld an extra small piece onto the small wing that is not long enough
– Design the …
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Jun 07
The floor
Ka’nete and I worked on the floor while Sheri designed and fabricated more of the butterfly artwork.
Exciting stuff!
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Jun 06
Cam toys
We are close to finishing the first butterfly and now have to figure out how to make it articulate. Mike G and Mike K are both suggesting a simple cam mechanism.
Below are a couple of links to cam toys. Good Times™
This last video is of ‘the worlds smallest ornithopter’. Adding a gear …
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May 26
First steel butterfly
We spent the night experimenting with how to bend and shape steel butterflies. We took our first steps but Sheri is not satisfied with the results. More work must be done.
Ka’nete Mlaudzi from Joynr came down to meet folks and see what was going on. After helping around the shop for a bit …
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Apr 25
All-Day work party
Sheesh! Michael K, Michael G, Sean M, Sheri and I started around 1 and didn’t close up shop until after 11. We sure got a lot done.
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Apr 19
Farfalle To Do List
April 19, 2017
Automotive -Install brake lights/reverse lights/turn signals/wiring -Create channel for wiring -Change oil and filter –Check for leak (Fixed) -Order and install gas filler neck -Order and install mud flaps -Order tubing for and build bumper -Paint muffler?? -Fix all gas lines (from disconnected tank) -Find bucket seats -Torque suspension bolts
Structural -Finish …
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