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Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby paulnb57 » Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:34 pm

Not sure if this is the right section of the forum?.......

Anyone know of profile offsets for a TD this shape 8 feet long?

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby Corwin C » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:24 pm

I'm sure it could be done, it would just take some time and effort ... 8' overall or trailer frame length?
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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby grant whipp » Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:26 pm

Hey, Paul!

You really don't need offsets! Can you get your hands on an overhead projector ... oblique or transparency? For an oblique, just print out the image and put it on the projector bed, turn it on and adjust the distance away from the wall (or the sheet of plywood) until it fits the length you want, then trace it out. If it's a transparency projector, take the image to a copy shop and have a transparency made, then set it up the same way as the oblique. I do this all the time, and it gets me exactly what I want every time!

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby paulnb57 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:59 am

Eight foot body length

OHP sounds good, but Ive no idea where I would get one!

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby MtnDon » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:38 am

Chwck for ausio-visual rentals where you live. Where I am there are many places... some rent the type Grant described as well as the more modern computer projectors.
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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby paulnb57 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:56 am

Found a portable OHP on ebay, a bid has been placed


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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby danlott » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:05 am

I found a larger version of the picture and traced it in SketchUp. With the body length of 8 feet the overall height of the profile is 4 feet 3-9/16 inches. If you use a method similar to what Grant uses to build his teardrops you can easily work around the extra 3.5 inches. In the picture the straight line near the bottom is 48 inches from the top.

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby Kody » Tue Feb 18, 2014 6:48 am

Hi Paul NB
I have transfered the profile to my CAD program. Let me know if you still want the co-ordinates and I can send you a drawing with all the data.

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby paulnb57 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:17 am

Thanks folks!

Kody that would be awesome! Bear in mind I am in the UK, so could the co-ordinates be emailed, perhaps as a pdf? If not I'd be happy to pay postage or whatever.......pm sent.....
Edit; Just a thought, would it be worth treating the bottom 8' length as a datum for the top body panel, then plotting the under sill separately?

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Re: Is there a set of offsets for this style TD.

Postby paulnb57 » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:33 am

I would just like to offer my appreciation to Kody for producing the offsets for the above. The "magic" involved is totally beyond me.......

Absolutely first class effort!

Thank You! :applause:

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