The starting, another starting, of a Durham, Maine picture project.
This picture is of the north end of the Brown Road and illustrates the dual boundaries between the towns of Pownal & Durham, and the counties of Cumberland & Androscoggin. The southern end of the Brown Road is on the dual boundary of Freeport & Durham.
Hubble sees Pluto changing color, ice sheet cover
WASHINGTON — Spurned Pluto is changing its looks, donning more rouge in its complexion and altering its iceball surface here and there.
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“It’s a little bit of a surprise to see these changes happening so big and so fast,” said astronomer Marc Buie of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo. “This is unprecedented.”
Could it be that global warming includes cosmic factors as well? There are many variables worth considering. Sun spot history, solar wind, solar flares, axis tilt.
The Ice Age in Maine illustrates that geologically speaking, the earth’s crust is still in recovery from the 1.5 mile sheet of ice that covered Maine 25,000 years ago.
Global warming has many factors, variables and influences. No single one is the unifying answer.
Despite all good intentions, the closet project remained physically untouched until Saturday. Mentally, I worked through the measurements, cuts, fits and painting.
Measurements taken, cuts made. The goal is always the best cuts with minimum waste. The two sides, being the most complex were cut first.
Cut #1 was an eight foot rip to width done on the table saw with fence. This retained a strip to use later for the wallpaper trim stage. (More on that late.)
Cut #2 was a measured and controlled rip to near 70-1/2 inches, one on the table saw with fence. At this point, the duct work jags outward, jutting into the room.
Cut #3: The thirty-degree diagonal. This one was done by jigsaw.
Cut 4: Cut out the bottom space for floor trim.
Cut 5: Cut out for the upper cleat.
Test to fit. All was well. Repeat for the other side.
After the two sides were done. The front panel pieces were much easier. Rip to width, cross cut to length.
PAINTING: Tote the pieces downstairs, onto saw horses, and double coat. They all look great and will be installed today.
What worked. Measuring twice, cutting once. Deliberate task focus. Distractions were avoided and ignored, thus allowing efficientime utilization. Methodical work trumps harried meandering.
From the Farmers Almanac:
Now dreary winter’s piercing cold,
Floats on the northern gale,
and trees, though green, look dry and old,
Snow covers hill and dale.
This task is part of the project to remodel the master closet, resurrecting it from the shambles left from the geothermal duct work installation.
The duct was installed a year and a half ago. Since then, the closet has been a shambles of disorganized piles and not enough hanging space. Truly an opportunity to get something different done.
Stage I is to enclose the duct work, tucking it away from view. Should be easy enough. Build a frame, sheath it with quarter-inch plywood. All right angles and straight lines. Paint it dark blue and be done. Easily a one afternoon project…..hahaha.
The duct work design and installation adds complexity. When the house was framed up, for whatever reason the ceiling/floor joists from the first/second floor to the second floor ceiling are offset. Thus the ductwork has a corrective offset as well. Sixty-nine inches vertical, thirty degree into the closet for about fourteen inches and then a final eight inches vertical.
Test fitting the simple solution shows the floor space impact. It will be more difficult to reach into the back corner of the Stage II dual clothes hanging rod. Measurements retaken, angles determined and cuts made. THERE ARE NO IDENTICAL CUTS. Normally, the design work would reveal two uprights, identical top and bottom pieces, and several identical cross members for simple structual integrity. Still hoping for some resemblance of structural integrity in the complexity. The dry fitting on the floor of the work shop looks good.
Today, assemble and fit test. When happy, install.
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