Did final adjustment on bay 2 side rod extension and drilled the brackets and woodwork ready for fitting.  Primed same, I added some drying agent to the primer to speed up the process as it is taking to low to dry in the relatively low temperature at the moment.  I’m not totally convinced that hardwood like Iroko needs primer and certainly Weymann didn’t prime the frame before painting it but I’d like it to outlast me.

I started collecting together bits of tube to modify my newly-acquired mangle into a panel roller.  I just need some box section to form the upper bar and I should be able to manufacture that quite quickly so I can roll the cladding panel curvature correctly.