After a 9 month hiatus, Kenbo is back with a new build

Spent a full 7 hours on the build today and only got some work done on the cab. I'm still not done the cab yet. I had to make a bunch of templates to complete the pieces for the cab and I decided that I wanted the door to open, so I still have to make a set of hinges and mount the door. I may put some supports in the door as well. I also have some controls to make. The control sticks on the seat were fun considering that I turned them on the lathe. Either way, it was a good day and I'm looking forward to some more progress next week.
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The ergonomics in that seat don't look quite right. Maybe it needs a little more lumbar support and a slight rise at the thighs. :sofa:
 
Seriously, though, off the charts great work.
 
Simply incredible, Ken.
I'm in awe of how you can dedicate the time involved in this thing. I'd go nuts-worse!
 
Spent some more time in the shop today but didn't really get a lot done. Made and mounted the hinges for the door (which took forever) and made and mounted the inner controls for the cab. I also made the top cab panel and started in on making some pieces for tomorrow's shop day. Hopefully, tomorrow will provide more progress than today did.
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A large portion of my day was taken up making small little parts that really amounted to nothing. Although I will be able to use these small parts next week and assemble some of the larger parts of this build, today was a finicky day of turning and scroll saw work........sounds like it was right up my alley.
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I have no idea why I stopped getting updates and notifications on this build, but they did stop. All's I can say is wow! You have made major progress and it looks really cool!
 
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It is entertaining, fascinating and humbling watching you make this. Some just incredible detail - like Joseph mentions above, the tiny hinges that actually work. Are you working from a plan or do you figure out the dimensions and shapes as you go?
 
I do have a set of plans for this particular model. However, they are pretty sub standard. I think there is more of my hand writing on them than the original printing of the plans. I add a lot of my own ideas as well. For instance, the door was supposed to be a routed groove to outline the door. I decided that I wanted it to open so I came up with the hinges and cut the door out. A lot of the parts that they call for are store bought but I make all the parts myself which is time consuming. I use the plans as a general guideline and then branch out from there.
 
I'm a little tired of writing how many hours I spent and what I did..........so today, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
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