Past weekend progress

[engled]

We got a lot done over the weekend , take a look ...

http://home.alltel.net/engled/td

...click on April 17/18

[mikeschn]

Those hinges do look nice on the inside. Good job.

But your spars look like they are only half cut! What's with that?

Mike...

[Clancy Courtney]

Darryl, Your trailer has come together quickly . You should be proud. It looks great.
Clancy

[mikeschn]

I was thinking the same thing. Darryl started his teardrop way later than I started mine (which was Jan 3, 2004), and he's almost done. I'm not that far along yet.

Mike...

P.S. But I had better be done in July, cause I have all those camping trips planned!

[R Keller]

Daryl,

I like the clean look of the hinges on the side of the door jamb too.

A few questions, since I'm about at that stage:

What did you do for the trim around the body door frame? Looks like in one of the photos that you have two pieces of trim molding with a small gap in between? Or maybe that's just at the floor?

And it looks like your weatherstripping is on the body trim rather than the door T-molding?

Oh, and did you have to countersink the screws at all?

Rik

[engled]

Daryl,

What did you do for the trim around the body door frame? Looks like in one of the photos that you have two pieces of trim molding with a small gap in between? Or maybe that's just at the floor?

That is correct, two pieces of molding and there is a gap. I will add a piece of 1/16th aluminum to bridge that gap so the hinge will sit better on the door and the door jam.

And it looks like your weatherstripping is on the body trim rather than the door T-molding?

No, it's a piece of 1/2 "L" molding with one leg ripped down to 1/4" that frames the door jam and door that I think you are seeing. The weather stripping will be on the "T" moulding.

Oh, and did you have to countersink the screws at all?
Rik

Yes, all were counter sunk, I am very luck that my father owns a machine shop and I can make short work of thing like that.

[Jimbo]

We got a lot done over the weekend , take a look ...

http://home.alltel.net/engled/td

...click on April 17/18

What plans did you use or did you make it up as you went? Also, where did you get your windows? Looks darn good!!!

[Steve Frederick]

Darryl, Nice job, really neat! But the shop is too clean...sick!
Nice site too!
Steve

[mikeschn]

I wish my shop were cleaner. Some days I trip over everything.

Mike...

[beverlyt]

Darryl,
Your teardrop looks great! I've been watching and amazing at how quickly you've put it together. The doors and aluminum skin look amazing!
Bev

[engled]

What plans did you use or did you make it up as you went? Also, where did you get your windows? Looks darn good!!!

I used the Kuffel Creek plans, there is a link on my web site. The windows were purchased from http://www.tjtrailers.com/store/ ,they came out of one of Redneck Trailers warehouses though.

Darryl, Nice job, really neat! But the shop is too clean...sick!
Nice site too!
Steve

Steve, it's not really a shop, it's a bar so we try and keep it in some kind of shape. If you will notice the background on some of the pictures you will see a foos ball table, a full bar, PA equipment, amps and several gutiars.

Thank you all for the kind words.

[R Keller]

Darryl,

Thanks for the info. When you countersink the screws in, say, 1/16", aluminum, about how much of the flat head screw is it wise to leave above the surface, or can you make it flush without too many worries?

Rik

[engled]

Darryl,

Thanks for the info. When you countersink the screws in, say, 1/16", aluminum, about how much of the flat head screw is it wise to leave above the surface, or can you make it flush without too many worries?

Rik

Since there spaced out at 4" apart you will have plenty of holding power with them flush. If it was a load bearing piece you would have resone to be concerned but it's just trim.

[R Keller]

Thanks once again Darryl. Now how about the piano door-hinges? What would you recommend doing for those?

For mine, I'll probably have the hinge sandwiched by two pieces of trim (1st: edge molding on outside of door frame, next: door hinge, finally: t-molding on inside of door frame). The T-molding would get the countersinking and the screws would run through all three layers.

Rik

[BufordT]

Where did you get those windows Engled? I like them they look really neat on the tear.
BufordT

We got a lot done over the weekend , take a look ...

http://home.alltel.net/engled/td

...click on April 17/18