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More on the build of the nighthouse...
This is detail on the inside of the lid and progression through to the lid being complete
I don't have a table saw or a panel saw, so to make each cut straight (I don't trust myself to following a drawn line) I use a piece of super strut.
This following image is the second 4 x 8 sheet cut down. Again across one end at 16 inches to match the piece from the first panel, and again the long side. also 16 inches for its match from the other panel. Those strips are the difference between the outside piece cut for the lid and the inside piece cut for the lid.
Here is the inside of the lid with the 1-1/2 inch foam panel cut and placed, you can also see caulking/glue that will help both seal and bond the inside lid panel to the frame pieces. Those frame pieces are 1 x 1-1/2 and 1 x 3. This will allow a little bit of overhang of the lid over the side walls.
This is the inside surface of the lid, complete, less being painted, all interior surfaces have been treated with boric acid solution.
This is the outer side of the lid.
Next I will build the walls, all as separate components, so the whole structure can be transported laying flat in my Honda Fit. I plan to build them in pairs, two long sides and then two short sides, line them up and remove any height irregularity. Then lastly the base. The final 6 pieces will be fitted together here at my home, then disassembled for transport to the Fun Tortoise Farm in Clovis. where my turtle wife Yvonne impatiently waits. That's not totally fair, I said I would build this November last year, but then bought a house, that took a huge chunk of time out of getting things done. Yvonne has been a super patient excellent turtle wife.
This is detail on the inside of the lid and progression through to the lid being complete
I don't have a table saw or a panel saw, so to make each cut straight (I don't trust myself to following a drawn line) I use a piece of super strut.
This following image is the second 4 x 8 sheet cut down. Again across one end at 16 inches to match the piece from the first panel, and again the long side. also 16 inches for its match from the other panel. Those strips are the difference between the outside piece cut for the lid and the inside piece cut for the lid.
Here is the inside of the lid with the 1-1/2 inch foam panel cut and placed, you can also see caulking/glue that will help both seal and bond the inside lid panel to the frame pieces. Those frame pieces are 1 x 1-1/2 and 1 x 3. This will allow a little bit of overhang of the lid over the side walls.
This is the inside surface of the lid, complete, less being painted, all interior surfaces have been treated with boric acid solution.
This is the outer side of the lid.
Next I will build the walls, all as separate components, so the whole structure can be transported laying flat in my Honda Fit. I plan to build them in pairs, two long sides and then two short sides, line them up and remove any height irregularity. Then lastly the base. The final 6 pieces will be fitted together here at my home, then disassembled for transport to the Fun Tortoise Farm in Clovis. where my turtle wife Yvonne impatiently waits. That's not totally fair, I said I would build this November last year, but then bought a house, that took a huge chunk of time out of getting things done. Yvonne has been a super patient excellent turtle wife.
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