Jet Star

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Definitely not some of my best work, however, it reminds me of a shot that I did years ago in college. Not that this should matter to y’all, but there it is. I recall driving all over town looking for a halfway decent shot for class, and I took a shot of a bunch of assembled mail trucks lined up like these fuel rigs. I wish I could have gotten closer to these for a better composition. There are some possibilities here, but then you can only do so much while you’re gassing up at the Quick Stop in the middle of rush hour traffic.

Roll on, roll on!

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I’m still at work on this one. It’s looking good so far. I have most of the run done at this point. It needs the final exit section, and then it will be time to add the supports/legs. At this point I’m kind of wondering at my wisdom in creating the run before building the support structure, but, well, there we are. It’s just going to go the way it’s going to go at this point. No turning back now!

Angry sky

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Went up to see my folks in Noblesville today, and this imposing mass of clouds rolled in to greet me. I was certain at any moment that lightning was going to begin shooting down and a torrent of liquid sky would be unleashed upon me, but it simply glowered as I kept on my route. It was only later that they decided enough was enough and deluged the area with an impressive display of electricity, wind, and plenty of the wet stuff.

Bringing it together

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And the next night we are awarded with this! Not only did the filing pay off, but a friend of mine who studied to be a jeweler had come over some weeks previous, saw my work, and gave me some advice on getting a good solder joint. They’re supposed to look smooth and shiny and flow right along the joint just as this one does right here. Holy crap, man, after nearly two years of this I’ve suddenly gotten much better! Awesome! (And just when I was forsaking the propane torch of copper for the electric torch of TIG welding…)

Just a little off the top

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Okay, it wasn’t off the top, but I spent a ton of time filing the side of this bit of wire down so it will fit properly onto the edge of the spiral where it will be soldered. This is the kind of work that eats up evenings and leaves you going, “THAT? I’ve been sitting here for ninety minutes, and I did THAT?” Looks nice when it’s done, though. Rolls good too!