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Postby SuperTroll » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:04 pm

Thing is, I kind of wanted to have a rail around the deck, and with these "fold outs" I'm not sure how to work that out. I could have a removeable rail.....


so why not a DROP rail...hinge it..lock it in the UP position with a pin, pull the pin and fold it down /(Out) level with the deck when you use a slideout....?
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Postby Ivar the Red » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:21 pm

SuperTroll wrote:Thing is, I kind of wanted to have a rail around the deck, and with these "fold outs" I'm not sure how to work that out. I could have a removeable rail.....


so why not a DROP rail...hinge it..lock it in the UP position with a pin, pull the pin and fold it down /(Out) level with the deck when you use a slideout....?


Yeah, I'm thinkin that...or somthing like the sides of a stake truck.
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Postby toypusher » Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:36 am

Johnny, you could do something like this for the deck in front. This is a front view with the blue being the deck surface, the red is the extensions, etc.

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Of course you could scale it so that the extensions and the height of the railings match so that when it is folded, nothing sticks out!!! :D
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Postby Ivar the Red » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:33 am

Ok, I won't bore you with more pics of a plain black frame, but I do have a tip. We decided to use the Ospho for our rust conversion(thanks eddielbs) and it works just fine. But as with the others I tried, it turns black. As I'm painting the frame black it was a small problem seeing where I had already painted. So I used some gray primer first then the black paint. Small problem solved, I hope any others I encounter are as easily solved as well.
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Postby Ivar the Red » Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:17 pm

More baby steps tonight. Frame(on the bottom) is ready for paint, and reassembly. Sparks before sawdust...I'll be glad when this is over, I'm more comfortable with wood.
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Postby bdosborn » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:19 am

Ivar the Red wrote:More baby steps tonight. Frame(on the bottom) is ready for paint, and reassembly. Sparks before sawdust...I'll be glad when this is over, I'm more comfortable with wood.
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Boy are you preaching to the choir here. I can't seem to remember not to run my thumb over welds to see if my joints are flush.
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Postby toypusher » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:11 am

Johnny, great to see you making some progress!! :)
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Postby Ivar the Red » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:19 pm

bdosborn wrote:
Ivar the Red wrote:More baby steps tonight. Frame(on the bottom) is ready for paint, and reassembly. Sparks before sawdust...I'll be glad when this is over, I'm more comfortable with wood.
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Boy are you preaching to the choir here. I can't seem to remember not to run my thumb over welds to see if my joints are flush.
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Yeah that same thing works when grinding something smooth. :lol:
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Postby toypusher » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:21 am

Johnny, where are the pics of the painted frame???? Inquiring minds want to know!!! 8)
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Postby Ivar the Red » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:57 am

toypusher wrote:Johnny, where are the pics of the painted frame???? Inquiring minds want to know!!! 8)


Had a small rain delay yesterday, and still need to touch up here and there. It's coming.
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Postby Ivar the Red » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:20 am

toypusher wrote:Johnny, where are the pics of the painted frame???? Inquiring minds want to know!!! 8)


Ok, here they are...with yet another question to follow...
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Now for the question. This frame already had 12 holes in each side for axle placement, if I move the axles I could only possibly use 2 of the holes on each side,clear as mud?

Any way here is the real question, can more holes be drilled into the frame without weakening it???
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Postby Arne » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:27 am

Don't know where the existing holes are, but holes in the vertical plane are usually ok... too big a hole in the horizontal plane will weaken the member...

If you stick with the hole size they used (assuming they were factory done, not home drilled), you should be okay.
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Postby Ivar the Red » Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:40 am

Arne wrote:Don't know where the existing holes are, but holes in the vertical plane are usually ok... too big a hole in the horizontal plane will weaken the member...


Hole location...
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The holes they are in now look "factory" the others don't.
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Postby Ivar the Red » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:52 am

Ivar the Red wrote:
Arne wrote:Don't know where the existing holes are, but holes in the vertical plane are usually ok... too big a hole in the horizontal plane will weaken the member...


Hole location...
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The holes they are in now look "factory" the others don't.


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Postby SuperTroll » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:01 am

consider welding plate over the existing holes...
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