The last time I had a chance to work on Arfour seems like a lifetime ago. The last post on here was from July 2011. Since that time a lot has changed, while Arfour stayed in the same basic look as she does in the photo shoot: I've gotten a new job, moved myself and the family 600 miles from our old home, gotten into road cycling, lost 50 lbs. Through all of that I've had the want to get back to work on Arfour, but I've made excuses. The biggest deal is that I had to take her back apart, and work on detail work and electronics, both of which are daunting to me.
Last weekend I took the plunge and got her back to a state where I can work on the main body putting the outter shell on. I am going to need to do some repair work on the frame from the move, and there are still some design questions I have to figure out before I can accurately bond the shell onto the frame. The big difference for me personally is that I think I'm more willing at this point to be patient with the project and look at what is needed versus trying to get her up and mobile as quickly as possible. My current goal is to have her to a displayable level, hopefully with basic motor control, by the end of the summer. Right now my goal is to work on it for an hour or so a couple times a week cutting out parts that I still need to finish, and basic prep work on the frame. Then once the weather improves a bit I can work on the actual build portions. I also need to spend time learning to solder, as well as learning how to program the Arduino.
