Windsong Construction

[mikeschn]

This is to be the wire raceway containing tow vehical wire harness, shore power, and trailer battery cable. The trailer battery will be under the floor.

Nice raceway. Got any more pictures of it, or of the battery location under the floor?

Your control panel is awsome. I'll bet you could crank out a few of those and the folks here would buy them!

Mike...

[Miriam C.]

This is to be the wire raceway containing tow vehical wire harness, shore power, and trailer battery cable. The trailer battery will be under the floor.

Nice raceway. Got any more pictures of it, or of the battery location under the floor?

Your control panel is awsome. I'll bet you could crank out a few of those and the folks here would buy them!

Mike...

Boy isn't that the truth. JP that is awesome.

[jplock]

Below is pictures for Friday evening. I am tenativley planing to put the battery under the floor, but as of yet I have made no batterybox. There is a possibility it could also go in the tongue box when I build it later. I kind of plan it as I go along.
jplock


Bundle with raceway cover removed.

Friday evening progress.

[mikeschn]

Excellent pictures and excellent design. Thanks for sharing.

Mike...

[jplock]

mikeschn,
I have also enjoyed you pictures of your ultralight TD build. Yours and mine are are very similar with the laminated elyptical curved rails.
I have stuck with the steel chassis. I did note that later during construction when drivig nails into the laminated part of the frame it made a solid clunk noise when hitting with a hammer. It was soft like wood but solid clunk like steel. also my laminations were 1/8th inch cedar 1 1/2 inches wide. Also the hatch spars were laminated ceder made on the same form that I used to make the main rails. Also I braced the laminations with 3/4 inch pine ther was no spring back. Also I used ceder on my father in laws advice because it is lightweight, strong , and bends easy. Oh also it's pretty and looks like stairway handrails HA!
jplock

[jplock]

Saturday's Work


The panel has been powered up and no smoke!

The roof vent is in place.

[jplock]

Here are a few pictures of things that are hapenning with windsong.


KP Duty after breakfast

Dutch ovens going for supper at Bernice State Park campout.

Hanging out with teardrop friends at Bernice State Park.

Layout started for new toungue box.

Toungue box is begun!

[jplock]

Here is the progress on to the tounge box as of Tuesday 9-26-2006.



The smaller compartment on the bottom left is going to be the battery box.The top half will be the cut out into the trailer. I just don't want to cut it yet!

[stjohn]

I'm embarassed to say I've never seen this thread before.I've been reading and looking at pics. for the last 30min. have nothing to say other than I'm absolutely awe struck w/ you craftmanship and attention to detail

MIke

[Miriam C.]

Oh goody, more stuff to copy.
I can understand your hesitation, but you have a beautifully constructed tear and I have faith you can seal it. UHH if not, well you know. and diagnostics please.

[jplock]

Hey Mike,
I am glad you enjoyed the pictures this has been the most detailed projects of my whole life! It also has been very enjoyable meeting other folks on this website, sharing ideas, and looking at pictures of other folks projects. I hope you can make it to the campout in Bistenau State park in Louisiana.
Philip Lock
jplock

[Buck]

One hell of a job. My regret is I got in a hurry. Buck

[jplock]

Here are a few more tongue box pictures.

Flanges for putting screws into wall studs. Around opening to be cut in wall.

Rail slides to aid in battery mounting. Aslo it will raise it off the floor a little.

[jplock]

Here is work done this evening Thursday 09-28-2006.

The framing is completed on box.

Battery stand-Off mount is made.

Battery is test fit in battery compartment.

The battery charger of choice. A test charge was done on the battery for 24 hours, and worked fine.

[jplock]

There have been setbacks on the tongue box. The first attempt at bending the luan was a disaster! I had all the ribs with a bead of panel adhesive, and I started bending it and using air nailer. At some point in the bending and nailing, the luan started popping loose leaving the luan hanging loose and ribs covered with adhesive and hundreds of nails. I worked frantically for an hour tearing off the luan and cleaning off adhesive before it set up. Then pulling out hundreds of nails (It seems). I failed to use the web straps that I used in covering the roof spars. I assumed this tongue box is small it will be easy! To my surprise it has been worse than the dreaded hatch, but I think I may be on the right track now though. Sometimes we need to be humbled, and I sure have been! Here is how it looks after the disaster, and urban renewal.
jplock


The first layer of luan. (It reminds me of a 2 story dog house.)

The inside view.