Aparto II - 2012 Update

**Justin Leiwig** · 06-16-2009, 12:27 PM

So did the Aikido do you in? Or just taking a break?

I have to tell you that I'm so fascinated by this that I went back and read all 58 pages of your last aparto thread.

**Stuart Ablett** · 06-16-2009, 02:07 PM

Justin, the Aikido certainly tires me out, but it has not done me in......... yet!

I had a great practice with Jake, then I went home and had a shower, picked him at at about 9AM at the aparto, and took him down to the train station, he got on the Narita express, a straight shot out to the airport. He mailed me from Seoul, he is doing a bit of a milk run to get a cheaper ticket, and all is well. Sure am going to miss his help, the hippy organic place just won't be the same at lunch without him

I won't get much of anything done this week, I have stuff going on all week that is Liquor shop work related in the mornings

Oh well.

Cheers!

**Rob Keeble** · 06-16-2009, 02:38 PM

Stu, had a look at the Selkirk link, the link on that page to students work is one really worth looking at . Wow some real lovely work shown there. Thanks for the link.

By the way that was a great meaningful gift. Love it.

**Stuart Ablett** · 06-18-2009, 01:12 PM

I was able to get back at it today for a few hours, was rather quiet with only me there :P

I did hear from Jake, he got home to Canada safe and sound ;D

I got more of the floor joists in, the time consuming corner stuff, in what will become the closet, I'm still loving that laser level 5

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Not nearly as much work as I would have liked to have done, but my time was limited.

I should get back at it tomorrow, and hopefully, I'll be off to Super Viva Home to get the subfloor plywood on Monday!

Cheers!

**Stuart Ablett** · 06-22-2009, 10:13 AM

After a busy but fun weekend, I got back at it Monday morning.

My plan was to head out to Super Viva Home to get the subfloor plywood, I got out there and all they had was the 15mm or 28mm

The others were sold out. The sub flooring comes in 15mm, 21mm, 24mm, and 28mm, Inch sizes would be :

15mm 19/32" (between 9/16" and 5/8")
21mm 53/64" (between 3/4" and 7/8")
24mm 31/32" (a tick under a full inch)
28mm 1 7/64" (a tick under an 1 1\8")

I wanted the 21mm stuff, the 15mm plywood is designed to go on the 12" centers, the 21mm is for the 18" centers I'm using.

The guy told me they had ordered it, but it had not come yet.

I got back on the highway and drove out to Joyful Honda, they had the 15mm, 24mm, and 28mm, but no 21mm

The 24mm stuff was 1880 yen a sheet ($19) but remember that is a 3' x 6' sheet. the 21mm stuff is usually 1550 a sheet ($15.80) but they did not have it. They did have a sale on for the 24 mm stuff, if you bought a pallet of 50 sheets

, that price was $1650 a sheet ($16.80). I got talking to one of the guys I've dealt with out there a lot and asked what was the deal with the 21mm stuff not being in stock, he said that they had ordered it, but it had not come in yet

I know he knew that I came all the way from Tokyo, so I asked him nicely to give me the 50 sheet deal on just 8 sheets (I need 12 sheets, but 12 sheets I think would have killed my poor old little truck), I figured why not just ask, he agreed

That is going to be one VERY solid floor

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While I was out there wandering around I found a neat addition to my laser level......

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........ this is similar to a camera mount, the laser level has a threaded hole on the bottom this bracket screws into, then you clamp it to what is handy. The bottom knob gives you a 40mm (1 9/16") adjustment up and down.. I know this is going to come in real handy when I hang the ceiling.

Cost about $50, worth it to me!

Cheers!

**Jim DeLaney** · 06-22-2009, 11:41 AM

You're right - that floor is gonna be really solid!

The laser level mount looks interesting, too. I've not seen one like it before. Oughtta be quite handy.