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Trying to Quieten the 110KVA Generator
awemawson:
This is progressing in tiny little steps for the reason already mentioned but I did manage to move the upper angle and re-fix it, and bolt down the lower angle directly below it set by plumb-bob.
I decided to move the upper angle (and hence whole wall) nearer the generator for two reasons - firstly the wider gang way inside was a waste of space, and secondly the space from the outer face of the insulated panels to the next timber beam would have been insufficient to get my drill in with a long series drill on it.
Lower angle bolted down with 'Thunder Bolts' which are excellent when they work - I did manage to shear some off when building the Pig Palaces !
- next step measure and cut some panels, but not until the long series drills arrive.
awemawson:
What with Puppy, a visit from three grand children all under eight, and a simultaneous visit from a friend with two under two year olds not much got done
BUT the replacement steel angle iron got delivered in the pouring rain, and set in the hopefully dry stable for a few hours 'angle up' to dry, and I've just wiped it down with white spirit and roller coated it in Red Oxide in the 25 minutes I've been allowed :bugeye:
This angle will be cut to form the top and bottom braces of the second wall in the position shown in the picture
chipenter:
I agree about the thunder bolts the trick is not to use a worn drill bit , this can get expensive with the torx heads .
awemawson:
4 mm long series drills arrived so time to do a test fit.
Big failure :bang:
Much to my amazement 4 mm is not large enough as a pilot despite these screws being self drilling. The plastic 'star head' spins on the screw meaning I could only remove it by squashing in the vice - lucky it's not on a full size panel !
Drilling to 5 mm from the rear showed that is big enough - so it should be the screws are only 5.5 mm ! One successful fixing and 5 mm long seriies added to the buying list - oddly 1/3 rd the price of the 4 mm - more common I suppose ?
The screws are 50 mm too long, but being hardened snap off cleanly with a tap of the hammer :thumbup:
awemawson:
This is turning into one of those 'why did I ever start' jobs :bugeye:
I thought I'd cut one panel to size, offer it up and clamp it in place to mark out cut outs for it to tessellate with various bits of the stable structure .
First problem: cutting with the circular saw the lower cladding tends to sag away and not be cut, and as the off cut falls away the cladding de-laminates. Also lost more teeth from the saw. Finished the cuts with a 9" angle grinder that only just cuts deeply enough - be ok laying flat on a sacrificial board maybe
Second problem: the tressels that I set up keep collapsing - not really man enough for the job
Third problem: Having cut the sheet nicely to size with a 1/2" wiggle room I can't get it in place due to angles, beams etc and had to cut a further 1 - 1/2" off to get it in.
Going to have to cogitate before cutting any more. I do have spares but it would be nice not to waste them
Anyway, it's roughly in place and held with clamps - if I decide to use it I will raise the base the 1 - 1/2" rather than leave a top gap
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