The Factory Upgrades

The wagon factory, such as it is, has had an upgrade today.  I have built an assembly fixture for assembling the platforms of the wagons. This makes things so much easier and more accurate.  I should be able to borrow a thicknessing machine this coming week and so production should increase.  So that's two assembly fixtures. More are on the drawing board to help ease production.  It takes so much time to sand each plank down to size and the sizes are not always met closely.  The machine will produce consistant sizes and therefore ease things a bit.

I need to increase the wheel glueing setup to produce more that one wheel a day.  Now this is a slow process, but should improve with more clamping equipment.

Meantime the sawdust pile increases as production goes on.  Wagon number 5 is now under construction and soon to be finished.

Maybe I can produce two wagons a week and with more equipment increase to three or four.  Hold thumbs and think f the kids who need wagons.

Products

Oh by the way!  This is the other product we are currently manufacturing.

Sawdust everywhere!

The price of the wagon is R250-00 (25 pounds to you Brits and you come and fetch 'em yourselves, e-mail me for Brit Airways booking info!! [oh where is the pound sign on this ridiculous laptop?]) plus delivery.   This price includes a bag of sawdust!

Plans are afoot to start building several bird nesting boxes as the time for nesting is here.  So we shall see what comes of this project. (More sawdust you say? We'll see!)

EH?

I wish that my room had a floor;

  I don't so much care for a door;

    But this crawling around

    Without touching the ground

  Is getting to be quite a bore.

PRODUCTION HAS STARTED

Thus far the wagon factory has produced number 1 wagon, a few bags of kindling and a pile of sawdust. At the moment production comprises cutting wood to size, sanding components, making wheels, varnishing and painting. I have built three basic wagons which still have to have their wheels and pull handles fitted. They are soon to be finished. Meantime the sawdust is filling my pockets.

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