On Form

The shutter board and wood for the backing frame to make the formwork arrived and during the past two days we have been putting the Festool to work. The wood came from a local supplier and the timber has been treated which is certainly going to give us problems - it's quite wet and I'm sure it will warp when it dries. Even the Festool doesn't like it but these things happen.

The best part is that it's a big Meccano set. And we have plug-in tools that create a huge mess and make a lot of noise! As an aside and by the end of the day there is something to show for all the work. We're making something! Fantastic.

We even have to rush out to buy other essential bits and pieces so we're satisfying the shopping urge and we're learning something in the process. For instance, it's much cheaper to buy long lengths of galvanised pipe than it is to buy custom short lengths. In fact, it's so much cheaper that you can buy all the kit to thread the pipe and pay someone to thread it and still be up. Except that it's almost impossible to find the bits and pieces to clamp and thread the pipe as this is now all so passé. Galvanised is out and plastic is in and the problem here is that plastic pipe does not work that well in a pipe clamp. So we have cut, drilled, clamped, hammered, screwed, rested and screwed some more. What a day! Boys and their plug-in toys. Highly recommended and now we're in top form.