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Destruction Phase
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Where I plan to cut
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Last night was significant in that I made some of the first real cuts in the floor. With these sorts of jobs it's easy to let uncertainty dominate and you can find yourself standing around pondering too many "what if's".
The biggest 'what if' in this whole project so far is how to avoid ending up with a saw blade through the bottom of the outer hull. With this risk in mind I drilled a series of holes in the floor allowing me to measure the depth below the floor timbers. This depth is not as easy as you might think to guess because the floor has three 'tiers' plus the bottom of the hull is a 'v' shape meaningthe depths vary greatly. Anyway, as I thought the floor sits on the hull in places and I am going to have to be VERY careful.
I have been using a grinder with a diamond blade to make the cuts and it's like a hot knife through butter but I've come to the conclusion while it would suffice, it's really not the right tool for the job. It's too dusty, too hard to control and will not reach right into corners or other hard to get at places.
I got in the car and went up to Bunnings and came home with a reciprocatring saw. These tools are so damn cheap these days and come with a good warranty so if it blows up who cares? In many cases it's cheaper to buy tools than hire them but I tell you what, I'll spend far more on tools than on materials over the course of this whole project!
Tools is similar to fishing tackle though, you can't have too much!!!
I also bought a proper twin filter respirator. I reckon 50 bucks is cheap compared to the consequences of breathing fiberglass dust. The paper masks just don't cut it and I find they direct my breath into my eye protection and cause the goggles to fog up which is a pain in the arse not to mention dangerous.
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