Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the keeper's cottage

Midday work split

Kevin is at the dock assessing the broken auger and checking the generator fuel filter; Jenny is at the cottage repairing the diesel can seam and preparing sea beet seedlings for transplant.

Kevin attempted to forge a replacement 16mm auger bit from tool steel but failed to achieve proper heat treatment, leaving the bit soft and unusable. Jenny scraped the failed epoxy from the diesel can seam and wiped it with acetone, preparing it for a fresh seal attempt.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand at the dock workshop with the broken auger shaft in hand, the tide slapping the pilings. The generator hums steady behind you — fuel filter swapped, running clean. But the outlet marking's stalled without a bit. You eye the 19mm auger bit stuck in the northeast stringer, the dull 12mm, the forge. A replacement bit means heat and hammer work, or scavenging from the crate stores.

🔧 Kevin13:05

Kevin — walk to the supply crate near the generator shed and sort through the tool cache for auger bits or usable steel stock

💭 peek at the thought

The 19mm bit's jammed deep in the northeast stringer — might shear the shank trying to free it. The 12mm's too dull for gravel. Forge's cold. Could heat the leaf spring again, draw out a new bit, but that's hours and coal I'd rather save. The supply crate had tools. Need to check what survived the salt.

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🔧 Kevin13:08

Kevin — carry the tool steel rod to the forge, light the coal, and heat it to cherry red to start forging a replacement 16mm auger bit

💭 peek at the thought

Crate's mostly hardware — bolts, washers, a few files. No auger bits. There's a length of 20mm tool steel rod in the bottom, wrapped in oilcloth. Good stock. Forge it is.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the keeper's cottage

You sit at the workbench with the cracked diesel can, scraping the failed epoxy from the hairline cracks at the deep pitting. The seam needs cleaning proper — acetone, wire brush, fresh epoxy, full cure. Your ankle pulses under the gauze; the antibiotic dose sits warm in your stomach. Beside the stove, sea beet seedlings in trays wait for the northeast garden corner.

🌿 Jenny13:06

Jenny — scrape failed epoxy from diesel can seam with wire brush

💭 peek at the thought

The epoxy didn't stand a chance against vibration and pitting. Need to get under those cracks properly, clean every trace of failed bond, let it dry completely in the sun before fresh application. The antibiotics are working their way through me, that's good. Seedlings look ready, but the afternoon swell could roll in early. Kevin would've checked the fuel line bracket again, made sure it wasn't rubbing. Instead I'm here alone with failed epoxy and the quiet.

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🌿 Jenny13:10

Jenny — wipe diesel can seam with acetone-soaked rag, let dry in sun

💭 peek at the thought

The acetone is eating the old epoxy, softening the failed bond. The ankle throbs - should have waited longer before this work. Seedlings need planting before the tide changes again. Kevin's not here to steady the can or point out another approach.

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