A few bike pics

Just a few pics - I'm at the stage where I have to weld the diagonal parts to the sidearms.

Front view.  Ruler on the floor is to measure the desired 30inch track.

Holding the headstocks up with masking tape.  Not ideal but it works.

Wheel alignment is not precise at the moment, but I just want to see what I'm up against.

It's going to be a slow painful process cutting the arm to accept the headstock.

Can't wait to weld it up!

Bike project welding

I have a bike project on the go - a recumbent trike to be exact. It's based on plans from Atomic Zombie.  Below are some pictures of the welding session we did tonight. Thanks to Rick Lane at RevConsultants for the welding work.
I started an Instructable here but this blog is more up to date.  More photos below the fold.

House Insulation Project

Here's my latest project - figuring out how much work is involved in improving the insulation in our house. Our master bedroom closet is downright cold in wintertime. This year I decided to find out why. I took apart a portion of the floor, exterior wall and a wall that faces the attic above the garage. 


Exterior wall:

Many more pics below the fold.

Conclusion:  Even if we were to pull out all the attic insulation, seal up all the light fixture electrical boxes, spray-foam and cellulose-fill, it still wouldn't be as good as it COULD be if it were built to Passive House standards.  That would require a complete retrofit, wall-widening, window upgrade and elimination of all thermal bridging (where wood joists bridge the cold side to the warm side). I put everything back together, replacing the vapour barrier and sealing it up as best as I could with tuck tape and acoustic seal.  We'll decide what to do later on.