Light It Up!

Not really a post about my SCAMP but I feel the need to share.

My workshop is actually a two car garage attached to my house.  It has no windows and an overhead double door.  Light is provided by two basic sockets on the inside half of the work space.  This arrangement provides adequate light for directly below but inadequate light for the outer half and this problem is compounded by my opaque canoe hoisted into the ceiling.  This dimness has always bugged me and for this project was considering installing two more ceiling fixtures.

My clever neighbour mentioned that the local big box warehouse store was selling an LED fixture (looks like an old fashioned fluorescent tube fixture) that is suspended on chains from the ceiling with a short power core (will reach the OH door motor outlet on the ceiling) and a pull chain switch.

I picked one up for $45 and am very pleased with this simple (fixture) fix for a nagging problem.

Bonus - whenever I move house, the light come with me.

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Crossing the SCAMP Rubicon - No Going Back Now!

A couple of weeks ago we borrowed a mini van and traveled from our home in Vancouver, BC to Port Townsend, Washington - world HQ for all things SCAMP.

My CNC cut plywood SCAMP kit (#434) was ready for pick up.

The CNC shop is just around the corner from the Duckworks warehouse so we included a visit there to pick up some supplies to get our project started - epoxy kits, fillers, hatches and ports.  Josh gave us a warm welcome and a tour of the very tidy and well organized Duckworks operations.  It was very handy that Josh's SCAMP #1 was being stored in the warehouse.  This allowed us to talk details like footwells and hatches with a 1:1 model for reference.

Crossing the border back into Canada we were uncertain of the charges we would be facing with duty, taxes, etc. and were pleasantly surprised that it simply amounted to the GST/PST taxes only.

Sorting out our order at Duckworks

SCAMP #1

My garage - Yikes!