Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Well, I screwed up. I've been struggling lately, but I kept pushing myself. I pushed myself to work tired, and I ended up in the emergency room (A&E) after cutting a couple fingers on the table saw.
This episode is ostensibly about the third part of the battery box build, but really, it's about being at a point in the project where everything is a struggle and you can't seem to get anything right. So what do you do?
You don't give up.
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
* @BillCarlson
-=] References;
Arcona 460 Yacht sinks after rudder stock failure
- youtube.com/watch?v=2Rh7piQzpAQ
Acorn To Arabella - Dissimilar Metals Pt. 2
- youtube.com/watch?v=bBIUju6pJYk
Ep. 88 - Damaged Battery Test Results
- youtube.com/watch?v=qTIfzQUa-c8
-=] Chapters
0:00 - Flash Forward
0:07 - Test Fitting the Second Box
0:49 - A Note on Losing the Rudder
2:21 - Back to Test Fitting
3:32 - Motor Mount Question
4:12 - Yet Another Battery Box Design
5:07 - Concerns about Qiso
6:50 - Hard Choice; Down to Five Packs
9:05 - The Importance of Planning Cuts
9:59 - I Bought a Taco!
10:21 - Setting up to Cut
15:09 - Mistakes, Confidence and Compliments
17:22 - Let's Start Cutting!
19:02 - If You're Not a Natural, Be Stubborn
22:08 - Figuring Out How to Make a Funky Cut
23:28 - Forstner Bits and Plunge Cuts
25:40 - Imperfectly Yours vs Perfectly Bought
27:28 - Fixing Veneer Blowout
29:15 - The last of the 1/2" Parts
30:27 - A New Fastener Plan
32:10 - Avoiding Iron Sickness in Wood
32:44 - Making The Aft Supports
34:30 - Flush Trim Router
37:02 - A Very Ill-Advised Router Trick
38:21 - Starting the Mid-Plate Rails
40:27 - Jointers and Thickness Planer Basic Tricks
43:50 - Dull Blades Make Crappy Jointed Edges
46:55 - Ripping on the Table Saw
48:52 - Cleaning the Vacuum Cleaner
49:26 - The Mistake That Sent Me to the Hospital
51:31 - Back Home, What Now?
Well, I screwed up. I've been struggling lately, but I kept pushing myself. I pushed myself to work tired, and I ended up in the emergency room (A&E) after cutting a couple fingers on the table saw.
This episode is ostensibly about the third part of the battery box build, but really, it's about being at a point in the project where everything is a struggle and you can't seem to get anything right. So what do you do?
You don't give up.
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
* @BillCarlson
-=] References;
Arcona 460 Yacht sinks after rudder stock failure
- youtube.com/watch?v=2Rh7piQzpAQ
Acorn To Arabella - Dissimilar Metals Pt. 2
- youtube.com/watch?v=bBIUju6pJYk
Ep. 88 - Damaged Battery Test Results
- youtube.com/watch?v=qTIfzQUa-c8
-=] Chapters
0:00 - Flash Forward
0:07 - Test Fitting the Second Box
0:49 - A Note on Losing the Rudder
2:21 - Back to Test Fitting
3:32 - Motor Mount Question
4:12 - Yet Another Battery Box Design
5:07 - Concerns about Qiso
6:50 - Hard Choice; Down to Five Packs
9:05 - The Importance of Planning Cuts
9:59 - I Bought a Taco!
10:21 - Setting up to Cut
15:09 - Mistakes, Confidence and Compliments
17:22 - Let's Start Cutting!
19:02 - If You're Not a Natural, Be Stubborn
22:08 - Figuring Out How to Make a Funky Cut
23:28 - Forstner Bits and Plunge Cuts
25:40 - Imperfectly Yours vs Perfectly Bought
27:28 - Fixing Veneer Blowout
29:15 - The last of the 1/2" Parts
30:27 - A New Fastener Plan
32:10 - Avoiding Iron Sickness in Wood
32:44 - Making The Aft Supports
34:30 - Flush Trim Router
37:02 - A Very Ill-Advised Router Trick
38:21 - Starting the Mid-Plate Rails
40:27 - Jointers and Thickness Planer Basic Tricks
43:50 - Dull Blades Make Crappy Jointed Edges
46:55 - Ripping on the Table Saw
48:52 - Cleaning the Vacuum Cleaner
49:26 - The Mistake That Sent Me to the Hospital
51:31 - Back Home, What Now?
