A few weeks ago I delivered the first completed elevator to my sister and picked up two more to automate. With warmer weather arriving, progress on these has been a bit slow. Also, there was a diversion. I had purchased a multi-process welder to replace my MIG welder and I needed to fabricate a new cart for it, since the multi-process welder will accommodate two shielding gas cylinders at once (one for MIG, one for TIG) and most carts only handle only one cylinder. Anyhow, the cart is now done, so progress on the two remaining elevators should get a little quicker.

The MIG welder I gave to my sister, along with a quick welding lesson. She turned out to be a natural welder and was making good looking beads almost immediately. In case you are wondering, there is in fact a welded part in the elevator: the bracket that fastens the belts to the counter-weight was TIG welded together.