justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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If the blasted thing had 12 more boards I swear a guy'd need a building permit,, Ive got the Monkey Bar side built, not all tight yet, thats a few minutes, no biggee, Ive got the end that holds the swings up built, the tower is standing, walls, door & roof remain, slide isnt built, ladder to the fort is.
Finding the parts, interpreting the drawings, getting the orientation correct
( they didnt bother to point out that there are pilot holes in the fort verticals that need to be pointed OUT, I got Lucky 3 times.. I drilled the other one,,) ITs a serious project, organization & patience are key. I havent got mad once,, Im impressed!
Its pretty important to get the thing square & level in the fort area, so, I spent some time on that. A Fat rubber mallet ( like they used to smack hubcaps with before they were all plastic) & a heavy tape measure, cross measuring the 1st 2 walls, then putting the connectors between them to make what looks like an EEEnormous Box-Kite & there I just slapped a SWanson speed square in the corners. I cross measured the verticals at the top before I screwed the floor in the fort & squared that up, it was real close anyway.
Each step is easier now, b/c the pile of stuff to sort thru to get the parts together is shrinking fast.LIke a big jigsaw toward the end, there is some anxiety that a part may be missing, Look like all the main structure is here, so, Ill cut & make whatever is missing unless its a roof plank, they lap,, I cant cut that.
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