Earlier this same day: Wrote about 900 words while Sarah was here. Finished soldering the back of my glass piece, but couldn’t work out how to solder the edges, not having three hands, and came upstairs to look up how that’s done, exactly. Duh. So, I’ll do that after the Fidium guy has come and gone.
I guess I ought to get some lunch…
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Somewhat later: So, I’m stopping here, it being the best I can do. I note that the piece is not perfectly oval, but on the whole it’s looking much better than I had assumed it would.
I did have a moment of inattention and burned a BIG hole in my Styrofoam work surface (sigh). Note to self: soldering irons are hot; that’s kinda the point. I have another piece of Styrofoam. I also have lots of funny little pieces of Escaped Solder, which, as I was gathering them, it occurred to me that I’d done this before. My father was a solderer by trade, on the production line at GM in Baltimore (Spot Welder being the official title), and he had a soldering iron and pertinent equipment in his workshop. More than once, I was put to work gathering up the leftover solder and putting with all the rest in a big iron pestle.
The Guy from Fidium has been and gone, after giving the diagnosis of No Problem Here. Which . . . OHkay. Things seem to be working, so I’m not complaining.
What I’m doing instead of complaining is refilling my cup and taking it with me back to Steve’s office. Maybe I can write another couple hundred words.
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SNIPPET:
“How did you find Jen Sin?” Ren Zel asked, handing Miri a glass of wine.
“Awake. Complimentary, too. Said Val Con wasn’t an idiot.”
Ren Zel choked, and put his glass down hurriedly.
“He’s not wrong, after all, Beloved,” Anthora said.
“Yes, but – ” he waved a hand. “One wonders how the subject came up.”
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Now: Well. That got to be a busy day. 1,440 total new words, for those keeping track at home. Tomorrow is a writing day. I’ll be finishing the scene I started this afternoon, which will be the final bridge I need to build in this part of the WIP, and get back with entering corrections.
It’s funny how, when you ask people why they want to be writers, nobody ever says, “Because I love entering corrections into the manuscript.” Which is, arguably, one of the most important parts of writing.
Go figure.
The cats are informing me, loudly, that it is Happy Hour. The cats, regrettably, are wrong.
I’m — tired. The Plan for the evening is to serve up Coon Cat Happy Hour on time then snuggle down on the couch and watch “Blown Away” on Netflix. There may be a glass of wine involved. Or even two.
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I’ll check in tomorrow.
Forgive me for asking a potentially dumb question. Are you using straight up styrofoam or are you using ceiling tile? If the former, a switch to the latter might help? The ceiling tile would be more heat retardant. It’s what I’ve been using, as recommended by the studio I worked with.
I’m using straight up styrofoam because I couldn’t achieve clarity regarding “ceiling tile.” There are SO MANY kinds of ceiling tiles, and going to Home Depot only increases my confusion. Instructor just keeps saying “ceiling tile,” and nobody in class could offer a show ‘n tell.
I came up with styrofoam as a compromise, because I needed somthing to pin the pattern on, so that I could fit the glass together after I’d cut it.
It’s the white acoustic tile with the random holes, the kind you would use in a old drop ceiling. I don’t think it matters which one you pick as long as it’s thick enough to stick a thumbtack in and the thumbtack doesn’t move. The edges tend to get a little crumbly and I actually glued thin brown particleboard to the back of my tile to keep it from bending and stabilize it for easy transport of projects in my car. If your project is bigger than one tile, you can glue multiple tiles onto a bigger brown board. I can email a pic if that would help.
Enlightenment slowly dawns.
A pic would be awesome.
Sent email with pix. Hope you get. Good luck.
Got it. THANK you. Now I know what I’m looking for.
I have no thoughts on ceiling tile, but I do on Jen Sin. I’m so glad he’s coming back to the clan. Salvage Right is one of my favorites and I’ll be happy to be in his company again.