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What needs to be done NOW?

Postby calumet » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:47 pm

Quick construct of a very basic Benroy. What do I need to order now that is not available at Big Box.
Any part of construction that is a bottleneck time wise for curing, drying etc. that can be done in advance?
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Re: What needs to be done NOW?

Postby del » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:29 pm

calumet wrote:Quick construct of a very basic Benroy. What do I need to order now that is not available at Big Box.
Any part of construction that is a bottleneck time wise for curing, drying etc. that can be done in advance?
Thanks.

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The hurricane hinge for the hatch (I ordered one from Grant http://www.lilbear.teardrops.net/parts.html#hinge and was very pleased.).
If you are going to use fiberglass it may or may not be available locally (do not recommend polyester). There are other things I ordered but had to do with price, not availability (stabilizer jacks, 12v electric blanket, and the trailer itself).


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Re: What needs to be done NOW?

Postby Steve_Cox » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:36 pm

calumet wrote:Quick construct of a very basic Benroy. What do I need to order now that is not available at Big Box.
Any part of construction that is a bottleneck time wise for curing, drying etc. that can be done in advance?
Thanks.

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Postby Ken A Hood » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:55 pm

You have (at least) 4 threads going today asking questions.....I think you'd get more replies if you asked everything in one thread. And you sound like your in a hurry, but there are tons of threads that have some of the answers you looking for, you just have to spend some time looking through them.
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Postby Miriam C. » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:36 pm

:o I don't recall there being a prohibition on the number of questions one can ask. I do recall page long lists of questions that didn't all get answered. If you don't have an answer you might save everyone time and answer someone else. :)

Del's list a good. You might do some of your running on the phone to save time. The Generic Benroy has as complete set of step by step as you can get.

I will add windows to the list of sometimes hard to get things. :thumbsup:
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Postby MrBuzz » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:52 pm

Calumet:
If you get creative and really look at your local home improvement stores and hardware store you might not need to order much - if anything....And you might save money too boot!
For my build I did order the roof vent because it was quite a bit cheaper from a guy on eBay.
I bought my porch lights and power inlet from a local RV dealer. Otherwise all other lights, aluminum, latches, switches, ???? were purchased at my local Menard's or WalMart.
Let me know if you want any info on specific pieces.
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Postby calumet » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:09 pm

Thanks to all!
Yes, looks like hinge, jacks, vent and windows are a good list.
Like MrBuzz mentioned, I found myself cruising even dollar stores looking for things that would do duty for purposes other than the original intent. Time I should have been using to build….but it was fun…
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Postby looped » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:05 am

calumet wrote:Thanks to all!
Yes, looks like hinge, jacks, vent and windows are a good list.
Like MrBuzz mentioned, I found myself cruising even dollar stores looking for things that would do duty for purposes other than the original intent. Time I should have been using to build….but it was fun…



I like the way you think! dont forget thrift stores,, many a gems can be found there as well.. then theres consignment stores flea markets etc etc the list goes on and on!
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