Progress on Girder Bridge
I made some significant progress on our newly designed and now fully built girder bridge for our garden railroad yesterday. Hmmm... well, I guess it is not fully built just yet because I still need to pave it with fine sand and I need to add lights. The bridge, itself, is fully built though. Consequently, my spinal pain last night was unbearable. My spine was on fire with sharp pain radiating to my hips, pelvic region and kidneys. The pain truly was brutal, take-your-breath away type of pain. I'm feeling significantly better this morning so that is good! Yesterday's primary job was to assemble all the balusters, the top rail and the parapet bearings at each corner. This promised to be a tedious job but it went more smoothly and more quickly than I expected. Each baluster needed to be glued and nailed in place, one-by-one, using a nail gun so it was definitely a tedious process. My air compressor and nail gun...