Acquiring New Parts

Last weekend was spent in Maine searching for parts and pieces for the project. The search was for materials for the base structure, which will hold the axles together and which we will will build upon. And also sprockets and supports. View the pictures of the sprockets on the Flickr link below. There you will also see pictures of the wood pieces that will be used for the structure base, along with pictures of the mill they were cut from. The whole process to produce the timber beams could be considered eco-friendly. The tree the wood came from was selectively cut, unlike conventional clear cutting practices. The transportation from the wood lot to the mill was less than a mile. I did drive the wood to down to NYC but that I was doing anyway. Below is a video of pops hauling out the wood to put in the truck. In all honesty, this method is not very eco-friendly...but it is fun to watch.