Re: David Murray and his shuttlecraft

Yes.. He does visit here regularly. :-)

Ummm.. As far as the shuttlecraft goes, I haven't updated the website
in quite some time. It has been about a year now. I've actually done
quite a bit to it since that last update, but 80% of that work has
been on the inside. And even then you likely wouldn't be able to tell
the difference in a photograph. I've been working on the structural
supports and I've actually had to remove and replace several pieces of
the exterior in order to seal up some leaks. I'm actually using an
entirely different consruction method now. At first I just welded the
frame and I was screwing on all the outer sheet metal. Unfortunatly,
I couldn't plug up the leaks that way. So I have slowly been removing
the thin galvanized sheet metal and replacing it with thicker steel
plating, and then painting it. The plating allows me to weld it all
the way around and weld it directly to the frame. This makes it
pretty sturdy and leak-proof too. but it is time consuming as it can
take an hour or two just to cut one of those thick pieces of plating
using a saw, then another few hours to weld it on.

Yep.. When I first imagined this project I spent far too much time
thinking about the electronics aspect of it. The comptuers, the power
source, the wires, soldering, lighting, etc. I didn't spend near
enough time thinking about the construction! I knew almost nothing
about metalworking when I started this project. I've been working on
it for 3 years now and I figured I would be done in a single year.
But I've had SO MANY setbacks due to weather, time, family issues,
money, sourcing for the raw metal, etc.. And I've had to go back and
re-do so many pieces that didn't turn out like I thought they would.
If I could start the whole project over again I would probably really
be able to finish it in a year, because I would be much more educated
on metalworking and where to purchase some of the raw materials I
need.

Also, I am not going to be using a Commodore 64 anymore. I decided a
couple of years ago to use the Commodore DTV instead, actually 2 or 3
of them. There are just way too many advantages to that over the old-
style C64. Just for starters, they are easier to power, only having
to worry about the 5V and they use a lot less power. Also they can
store a lot on their built-in flash and boot right up to my programs
when powered on.

Anyway, I am going to be finishing up replacing the sheet metal on
the front of the shuttlecraft this weekend and then I'm going to take
some new pictures of it and re-do the website.

.

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