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Postby Duane King » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:44 pm

I will enjoy watching your build. I agree with everybody else. . .you have a lovely family.

Are you planning on trying to fit all of them in the tear? Or will you take turns?

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Postby SIXTOTWO » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:08 am

Duane King wrote:I will enjoy watching your build. I agree with everybody else. . .you have a lovely family.

Are you planning on trying to fit all of them in the tear? Or will you take turns?

:thinking:


Thanks everybody!! :)

Ummm...Duane...NO!!! The tear sleeps TWO!! haha 21 years of kids and we deserve this to ourselves!!! They will still be tenting it!!!
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: (6 laughs from inside the tear.)
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Postby Duane King » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:10 pm

Well that is certainly a relief! I thought you were going to try wedging people in there. Good luck on your build! :thumbsup:
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We finally are starting up again.

Postby SIXTOTWO » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:36 pm

I know it's been a while since we worked on our tear but now we're ready to go full force!

We're ready to cut the plywood but are afraid! At $160. per sheet we should be, hugh?!. :shock:

Can't wait to get the sides up to really see the profile. :twisted:

Here's the plywood, ain't it pretty? :D

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Tear progress

Postby SIXTOTWO » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:56 pm

Here's some more shots of our progress...


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We ran into a problem...We opened the fan we ordered and it's broken...have to return it and wait for another. Shucks!!!
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Whoops!!

Postby SIXTOTWO » Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:58 pm

Whoops, I didn't realize I hadn't posted pics in a while...I'll have to put some on out of order. But not tonight, I too tired!

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Postby BobU » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:11 pm

Thanks for the "pics.", looking good. Makes me want to start my next one, just don't know what it is going to be yet. Nice looking shop too
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Awesom Build

Postby NebraskaTeachr » Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:18 am

What an awesome build you have going. Seeing your kids out there has me determined to get my two boys involved. I can hardly wait to see your finished product.

You know, if you built three of those things you could hitch them all behind the truck and then all of you could have a camper to sleep in. :lol: If the truckers can pull tandems and triples you should be able to.
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Postby SIXTOTWO » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:22 am

Now that's an idea. Although then they wouldn't know what it's like to suffer like we did in the tent all those years. Wouldn't want to deprive the kiddos of that expierence!!! haha
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Re: Awesom Build

Postby SIXTOTWO » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:35 am

NebraskaTeachr wrote:What an awesome build you have going. Seeing your kids out there has me determined to get my two boys involved. I can hardly wait to see your finished product.

You know, if you built three of those things you could hitch them all behind the truck and then all of you could have a camper to sleep in. :lol: If the truckers can pull tandems and triples you should be able to.


Are those your boys in your profile picture? They look like you could put them to work. haha!
Projects like this are how our second son got interested in carpentry. He is now 19 and can build anything you put in front of him. He's in the process of building a trick box for a professional magician friend of ours.
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Postby aggie79 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:46 am

:applause: Very nice, wonderful design and even better execution!

We don't have kids at home any more, but I do need to get my wife more involved in our build.
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Postby BillandMarijo » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:08 am

Wow nice Tear design. And let me repeat what everyone has been saying. Beautiful family. Couldnt tell the parents from the kids.
Enjoy your Teardrop.
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Postby SIXTOTWO » Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:40 pm

Hey Thanks Bill and Marijo!
You're from Altoona hugh, my sister used to live there. Beautiful countryside!!


Aggie79,
Thanks! I'm having a lot of fun helping him with our build. I mostly clean up after him as he works but yeah, it's nice working together. I can't stand a messy shop and he just throws and can never find anything when he needs it unless I'm right behind him putting it back in it's place. "Where's my drill?, Where's my clamps?, Where's my iced tea???????
More gets done when I'm in there so I like that! I want to go campin' and not spend the summer in the shop!!!!
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Postby SIXTOTWO » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:00 pm

Yesterday's and Today's progress... :applause:

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Ribs in!!!

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Fan frame in!!!!

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Ribs and start of galley!!!

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Galley started!!!

;) :) :D
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Postby Sparksalot » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:49 pm

SIXTOTWO wrote:Yesterday's and Today's progress... :applause:


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Galley started!!!

;) :) :D



Just remember to leave enough clearance at the cooler for the hatch structure.

Looks great. :thumbsup:
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