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| Thursday, December 07, 2006 |
| The Platform |
You've had the text-only version of the caper that was the building of the platform, so I thought I'd get around to some pictures now. I won't filmloop them, I'll just post 'em. Here we go.
WARNING: very pic-heavy post ahead.
First task: disassembly of system in old room. 
Followed by reassembly in new room - in itself no easy task. We had to put a hole in the back of the new cabinet to allow cables to be plugged in.
After the saga with the buying of the wood and the saws and the long hours spent at Mitre 10, we set up the 'workshop'. See all that wood?
Ata has mentioned a dislike of powerful spinny dangerous limb-hacking tools, yes? Well, observe as Ata faces her demons.
Ata feels the fear....
...And does it anyway.
In the midst of work, there must always be time for cat-stacking fun.
It is just as well Ros is a good sport.
 Remember all those pine planks on the floor in that earlier shot? Well, after two days of measuring and snarling and measuring again, they looked like this:
Assembly could now begin.
With more measuring.
And some drilling.
And finally, after much measuring and drilling....
...Ta - Da!
A platform! Underneath it looks like this:
Except when it's on the ground, it has fewer cats inside. Um... as in, no cats inside. Although when we lowered it after taking this picture, there was a moment of alarm when Bosco could not be located... but then he appeared from under a chair. Phew. There are doors on a couple of sections on the right-hand-side - see the black bits? These are our storage areas for keeping DVD's in, as there is no space for shelves in the room.
The room is now pretty much complete, as the screen was hung on the weekend. And then hung again the other day when the block that one of the pulley wheels was mounted on broke. Now it needs re-levelling - as the knots tighten and settle, one side of the screen has dropped. But all in all, it is very comfortable. Pics of completed room to follow, when I can find the battery charger to make the camera operational again.
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posted by Ata @ 10:56 am  |
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Are you going to submit those cats pics to Stuff on My Cat?
Also, Ata looks dangerous with the saw.
No wonder there were so many problems though... that thing really is massive.
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Heheh - pics have already been submitted to Stuff on My Cat.
It is huge. And heavy. But very, very solid.
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Just for the record Ata, I don't think you look 30.
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... and daisy's not just saying that because you look dangerous with the powertools.
It's good to finally see the work-in-progress. It's been a loong wait!
And that picture of the stacked cat is amazing.
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Thanks, Daisy!... considering that I turn 29 in just under a month.
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I was just going to ask if you were submitting those Roswell photos to SOMC... but I see I've been beaten to it. :) If Ros ends up on the site, you must post us a link.
And hey - the elusive Mr Ata! He exists...
Hee! My WV word is: kepthx
That amuses me in a whole variety of ways. How very fitting.
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No sign of the screen yet. Is it all sorted?
And that platform looks solid!
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Are you going to submit those cats pics to Stuff on My Cat?
Also, Ata looks dangerous with the saw.
No wonder there were so many problems though... that thing really is massive.