Despite coming down with a case of food poisoning last night, I put in a day's worth of work today. I made locating blocks (two part) with a holesaw in Oak. The center round part goes on the pad while the surrounding part was cut to fit into the bottom of the beam. I coated beams with their final coat, except the main beam which is lagging. I installed the tension wire in the final mount with the backing blocks glued in plave including the striker. I'll take pictures tomorrow. I didn't today as it was all I could do to keep at it. Finally I gave in and had a two hour nap. Don't feel sorry for me I'm on my way out for beers with a couple of old friends.