"The Wind Catastropy"

The good news: The first two canopy parts were welded on!

The Bad news: the wind is a problem. We are on the Jersey Coast and there is lots of wind that changes directions all the time...this messes up the weld, and it's been really frustrating. Here you see our first attempt at a wind blocking system using ladders and a tarp.

to sum up the problem: when welding, you attach a hose that feeds argon gas into the weld to protect it from oxygen, which corrodes it. Even a little bit of wind just blows the argon away.

After a long day, Anthony cleaned some welds and we called it a night.