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If I had to do it over?
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Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:46 pmby Bandit
I'm starting a 5' X 8' by 4'' high TD. I thought about a sidewall of 5'X10', but the material is very hard to find and very costly to ship.
For those of you that have built a 4'X8' sidewall TD, what would you do if you had to do it over? The poll now reflects floor dimensions, not wall dimensions...
Thanks!
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:55 pmby Ira
Before anyone votes...
Bandit, you may want to edit this. When you say 4 by 8, to me, that means 4 wide by 8 long. When you look at the choices you're offering, it starts to get a little confusing.
I would say 4 X 8 X 4 to mean the smallest, 4 X 8 X 5 to mean taller, 5 X 8 X 4 to mean wider, etc.
Know what I mean?
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:40 pmby Bandit
It seems that I can not change the POLL. But when I state 4X8, I mean the 4X8 standard dimension for plywood.
4x8x5 is 4 high, 8 long, 5 wide
5x10 is 5 high and 10 long
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:58 pmby Ira
Oy--now I'm ALL confused.
Maybe you should delete the thread and start over, because when you say a 4 X 8, everyone is gonna think 4 wide by 8 long. Height never really comes into it with these dimensions, and if it does, I think it should be your last dimension listed.
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:28 pmby PaulC
Sorry, but first look at this thread confused me. I'm with Ira on this one. Please don't take offence it just seems a little skewed one way.
Cheers
Paul
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:56 pmby bledsoe3
Bandit, Any of the Admins. can edit for you. PM one of them.
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:07 pmby mikeschn
Okay, I did a little bit of editing... hope that helps...
Mike...
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:16 pmby bledsoe3
You gotta love our Admins. We ask and they respond. Mike was a little slow this time. It took him 11 minutes.
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:44 pmby SteveH
There was a thread/poll like this about a year ago and because of that information, I built mine 5 X 9. Glad I did too.
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:46 pmby mikeschn
bledsoe3 wrote:You gotta love our Admins. We ask and they respond. Mike was a little slow this time. It took him 11 minutes.
Yea, sorry about the lag time... I was on the road today... and I gave up the wireless modem when the job went south. But when I'm home I'll do what I can...
Can you suffer for 11 minutes?
Mike...
P.S. SteveH... I believe this is the thread you are refering to...
http://tnttt.com/viewto ... ght=change
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:31 pmby oklahomajewel
SteveH wrote:There was a thread/poll like this about a year ago and because of that information, I built mine 5 X 9. Glad I did too.
I haven't even started building my BREDBOX just yet, but that prior poll on this same thing made me decide to do 5' wide and 8 long.
julie
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:42 pmby mikeschn
oklahomajewel wrote:SteveH wrote:There was a thread/poll like this about a year ago and because of that information, I built mine 5 X 9. Glad I did too.
I haven't even started building my BREDBOX just yet, but that prior poll on this same thing made me decide to do 5' wide and 8 long.
julie
Julie,
If my first teardrop would have been a 5x8 I would have stopped right there... That's a good thing of course...
But then I would not have started a forum named T&TTT.
I guess that makes me the exception... Good thing you're building a 5x8.
Mike...
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:01 pmby Hardin Valley Magic
hmmm my option isn't there. I built a 4' wide 4' tall 10' long. Now when I build the next woody it will be 5' wide 4' tall and 10' long.
If my allowance giver is in the giving mood.
Posted:
Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:24 pmby Bandit
I never considered 6' and 7' high. I am more concerned about the length for more sleeping room and more galley space.
Posted:
Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:29 amby BufordT
1st teardrop was a 4x8. 2nd tear is a 4x8.
All depends on your outlook on life. If you believe that he who has the biggest and most toys. Wins.
Or if you believe that sooner or later everything winds up in the dump.
Bufordt
