Update

 

Surly sent me a couple of photos of the finished belt squat apparatus that was a collaboration of three generations of craftsmen. One of the nice things was his design allows it to be folded up out of the way when not in use.

I picked up a piece of plate for the sled Coach Jen needs for her new gym. It's large enough to make most of the pieces I'll need except for some pipe couplings. It's going to take a bit of labor to cut everything out, but it'll save a bunch of money on material cost. When I get all the pieces made, I'll have the grandson weld it up. I had lunch with Coach Jen yesterday and she updated me on her plans for the gym and where I'm to fit in. I just recertified both my boxing and Safe Sport credentials, so I'm good on that for another two years. I'll have to wait and see how much demand there is for another boxing gym in the county, but as she presented her plan to me, looks like it could work out well without cutting into Jimmy's business.

Planning on spending most of the day in the kitchen today. I got the persimmon puree processed the other day, so I'll bake some persimmon bread and make a big pot of soup with the root vegetables I picked up at the CSA this week. It's getting cold out there in the mornings now - soup season is here.

I did a little machining job for the high school yesterday and got the engine stand about ready for paint. I should be able to get it painted while the breads baking or the soup's simmering. Might be able to get the VW engine bolted on this weekend if some help shows up. Moving forward around here but I want to get back to motorcycle and car projects.