: Thanks Hoz. I quit shooting a lot of construction pics because nobody ever
: built on of my gadgets...

Don't let that stop you. In some ways, you're several years ahead of other builders. Leidy lids didn't catch on immediately, magnetic hatches didn't catch on immediately, I still get the occasional email from someone reading my vacuum-bagged paddle blade description, and I haven't built one myself since the week before R2K.

Shawn

: Search the archives for "Hatchsky" to
: find copious descriptions. Otherwise, they are simple to make. The key to
: cutting these small parts is to glass the wood before you cut it; that way
: it won't split. Use paste wax and saran wrap to keep the moving parts from
: being epoxied to each other.

: I also have a bunch of shots from prototypes I built. The "http"
: pictures are Bill Price's (thanks Bill):
: http://129.101.15.9/Albums/R2K3-Sunday/P8100115.sized.jpg
: www.chipsandresky.com/cedarstrip/images/hatches4.jpg
: www.chipsandresky.com/cedarstrip/images/hatches5.jpg
: www.chipsandresky.com/cedarstrip/images/hatchgasket.jpg