welding holes shut

CWV has some random little holes in the floor that all got repaired today. This was kind of a big job. They had to be fixed from the top and the bottom. 

Super cool thing is Little Dude got to do some of the work!! 

Fixed!

Cleaning it off, then I think it will be smoothed down a little.

All geared up and fixing things!!

repurposing bench brackets

This is a milk crate full of metal brackets and hardware that was holding in the CWV's benches. I've been meaning to weight it because it is HEAVY!

These are screen grabs from a video of SBF sawing on metal to repurpose some of the bench brackets to use as spacers for one of the back seats. He needed something to level out the other side of the seat where he welded those plates to attach it to the van. It's a little complicated sounding, but I'm sure it'll all make sense when we see the finished product. 

safety first

SBF said I could get all up close and personal with the welding if I came over in jeans, close toed shoes, and a denim shirt. Really? Do people just have denim shirts in their closets? I do not. So instead I stood far back with earplugs and shades with green lenses plus this Scary Guy mask. (Pretty sure this is all I need for my Halloween costume this year. This over my face while SBF drives slowly through the neighborhoods in the CWV on Halloween night!!! Handing out CANDY! OMG I can't wait!)

Selfie.

The world through the green glasses. I would show you the world through the Scary Guy mask, but it's literally just sparks flying.

CWV through my glasses. 

welding things

Today when I went to visit, SBF was making brackets to weld into the van to bolt the backseat captain chairs into. The bolts on the chairs don't quite line up with where the benches sat, but of course this man knows what to do. 

It starts with drilling into metal.

Filing the metal.

And then you have this set up. (I think he had to make at least 4 of these.)

And then there is welding. 

Welding progress.

And into the van!!