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The trial and tribulations of applying the covering.
So today I was hoping to get a bit more done in the way of applying the plywood sheeting to the dome frame, however things did not go to plan.
Making the template was relatively easy and cutting the plywood sheeting not much of a challenge, however affixing the first segment went south quickly. In my mind I was hoping to be able to fold the plywood over the shutter frame, in practise I destroyed a good piece of ply. So back to the drawing board for a new idea.
The solution was to rip a piece of 40x19mm pine with the circular saw set at an angle of 22 degrees. Good thing is that the pine been sitting out in the weather and therefore quiet damp which makes it easy to bend into shape. Glued and clamp new 22-degree piece to the shutter frame, tacked with stables. Modified the template, cut out a new piece and put it into position once the glue had time to dry. Success, the piece went on nicely.
So, in the long run I manage to get two pieces attached today.
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