Category Archives: Observatory

Like yesterday, not a huge amount of progress today — spent much of the day mowing grass and visiting some of my bees at a local farm. I did however manage to get the final piece of cladding onto the … Continue reading →

Didn’t get much done today as I had other things to be doing, but had an hour or so this afternoon that allowed me to get the cladding on three sides of the last pier. I’ll be very pleased if … Continue reading →

Another three day weekend, so soon! Just like buses… As the poet said, “the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley” and despite good intentions I’ve achieved very little on the observatory this week. Work has been sufficiently … Continue reading →

Though it’s a long way off, two sets of gear racks arrived today courtesy of our builder who had them on his pile of scrap to go to the tip. They’re from a stair lift he removed from a house … Continue reading →

Chopped up the wardrobe this evening and moved the pieces I still want into the observatory for assembly. Amazingly the workshop looks more empty already. I also found a suitable 10mm bolt and tried my HEQ5 on the finished pier … Continue reading →

Circumstances have dictated that I shift some stuff out of the workshop and the house, so my first job today was to cut down the piece of worktop that I’ve been saving for a desk and get that fitted. It’s … Continue reading →

Not so much progress over the last couple of days. The weather has been quite unpleasant and wandering between the observatory and workshop in the tipping rain doesn’t really appeal. However, I have now finished painting the warm room: which … Continue reading →

Today I had a bit of a tidy up to clear away tools and materials that I probably don’t need in the near future, another trip round with the hoover and sealed all the joins between the ply in the … Continue reading →

More progress today, though I was slowed a little by having to share resources with my father-in-law who was making some new doors for the polytunnel. First up was finishing off the last pier which was pretty straightforward.  Then I … Continue reading →

Today has largely been spent working with power tools.  The first job was to drill all the holes (both top and bottom) in the next set of blocks to make up the piers.  To void blowing out the inside of … Continue reading →