Well, Mom and Dad left about 3:00 this afternoon. I watched a few minutes of the Cowbow/Bucaneer game, and decided to go to the shop. Listened to the game on the radio and worked on the cyclone exhaust. I made the 4 bridge band clamps, then proceeded to get the flex hose on the exhaust and tightened down. The whole time I was working on this thing, all I could think of was "WARNING WILL ROBINSON!!!"
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I just finished clamping it on the exhaust plates in the wall, siliconing the joint at the cyclone, and anchoring it in place. The exhaust is now finished...... as long as it doesn't blow off when I crank this thing up!
So now on to the lid on Sat. I found a piece of 3/4 MDF in the wood stash in the garage that should work. Still need to decide how to anchor the lid down tight to the barrel. Thinking about wing bolts with t-nuts in an L bracket bolted to the barrel. Would like to use some spring latches, but have no idea where to find them locally.
Hope everyone had a good and safe Thanksgiving! Jim.
(I can hear Marty now, "See! His wife let him work in the shop today!!!)