Tim spent the weekend in his long final push towards finals. I helped with a Humanities paper. I think he wrote 5 papers and took 4 tests so far! Only 2 weeks to go and 5 classes will be done! YIPPIE!
I also puttered a bit in my office. I think I'll post photos to shame myself into cleaning it up.
Monday I slept in and then headed to Mom's to do the first soldering on our lamp. The finish line is in sight. The lamp is in it's ugly duckling stage. Today we spent 5 hours just spot soldering the joints together. We have 662 pieces and that makes a lot of little spot soldering. We also started outside and had to move inside as the pieces started sliding off the wax. It was 99 degrees today (Bethany and Andy you came at the right time!)
Before we began on the porch, we did not get 3/4 of the way around the top part before the sides started sliding off! Funny now, not then! :)
Rosie the riveter! Oh Momma the soldier!
Note the pure concentration.
They fell off in this position too, but were not slowly sliding down the sides!
So we are ready for class! Yippie! The end is really in site! Now to learn to make the solder look perfect, get the lamp base made to accommodate the top, attach the ring to the bottom, solder the inside, betina it, clean it and then we are done!
From Christmas to Memorial day in 6 short months of a project!
I am so very impressed and in awe of what you and Grandma have created! You should both be very pleased!
ReplyDeleteSo who's house is this going to reside in? Will there be joint custody - you get weekends and holidays while Grandma gets the weekdays? :)
Priceless, that is!
It will be Mom's. this is to go with a base she has had that her father bought her in high school.
ReplyDeleteI am just the helper, with inheritance rights!
Loved you pictures. Especially the one that shows the 6 bad guys who had to be re-fioled.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a Chlore chair in your office? Where did you get it? jsk
The lamp looks amazing. Great job.
ReplyDeleteWow! Go girls go! What a beautiful job you are doing! I'd like to stand in the inheritance line too! :0)
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