Kurt's Slumbercoach

[klhoush]

Hi All,
Today started with a 9' length of 2x2x1/8" tubing. I cut this down to 80" and re-painted the cut end. I inserted it into the inverted HF coupler piece and, well, I needed a sledge hammer to slide it through! The extension was checked for square and bolted in with grade 5 bolts.



Here the floor is built. The perimeter is 3/4" stock and the cross members are 7/8" so the floor will be flat when bolted down



Yes, I love Henry's emulsion!



Done for the day after securing the floor to the trailer with 24 galvanized 3/8" recessed carriage bolts.



Tomorrow the 4x9 sidewalls will be fabricated with the good side out.

Kurt

[campmaster-k]

Looks like a great start Kurt. Keep up the good work.

[aggie79]

Looks like a great start Kurt. Keep up the good work.

+ 1

Very nice, Kurt!

[klhoush]

Thanks! I'm working on it. Need some cabinet ply for the bulkheads before I stand the walls. Pics tonight.

Kurt

[klhoush]

This is what I saw this morning:




Here's the profile:



Time to finish the coffee and make sawdust.



Rockler clamping saw guides work great for cutting the bulkheads.



The first side is up!



The lower bulkhead keeps things square.



Spars going in.



Done for the day.



The ply near the front is keeping things square until the skin is on. I need to figure out the roof vent or skylight and cut some more spars when I get back from LA LA land next week.

Cheers, Kurt

PS Did I actually figure out how to post pics? Wow!

[campmaster-k]

I like the profile of your door. I wish I had done something more interesting. I was afraid.

[Robbie]

Looks good so far! Which Henry's did you use? The 107? And I'm guessing that is what is along the edge of your walls. Your panels look like mine, AC Fir ply? Keep up the good work!

[klhoush]

Yes, the 107. As a home remodeler by trade I couldn't bring myself to use interior grade plywood so the AC will get a "natural" color stain to blend the grain.

I drove from LA to San Francisco today and saw a lot of Burning Man trailers and RV's. At least 4 on the side of the road looking at the tires or wheel bearings.

Kurt

[klhoush]

Well, how time flies. I finished my build just in time for our August trip and just got back from Fort Bragg.







Kurt

[klhoush]

[rebapuck]

So is Ft Bragg an army base? Here in NC we have a Ft Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne.

[klhoush]

So is Ft Bragg an army base? Here in NC we have a Ft Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne.

Named after Captain Braxton Bragg.
Fort Bragg, CA is now a scenic fishing and tourist town in Mendocino County. Once the site of a major lumber mill which supplied lumber to rebuild San Francisco from giant redwood trees. Clear cutting decimated the redwood forest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Bragg,_California