Well, here we are the second full week of January 2010 and we are already a bit behind on projects. Our extended period of cold weather has slowed us down a bit. In addition to the extra outside work we had a problem with our air compressor.

The compressor lives in an outside closet and with the longer period of cold weather the little bit of water in the supply lines froze. The net result being that we were unable to cast until I was able to sort things. Heating the closet wasn’t really an option (at least not in any way cost effective). So, I decided to move the compressor into the shop for the duration. Of course this was easier said than done. Between the tight fit in the closet and the snow and ice on the ground it took a little work to get things moved around. Well, to make a long story short, The compressor is now inside and the air supply lines have been reworked and the casting shop is now back in operation.

Come spring, I’ll insulate the closet and move the compressor back to its outside home.  We’ve been operating with this same configuration with much colder temperatures, so I expect the problem was due to the number of days with sub-zero and single digit highs. In any event the casting shop is back in operation and molds are again spinning.

Look for another update, covering new releases (Bloodaxe and Blasted Planets), later this week.