Sly1990 "Cmd Post" UPD 07-19-10 - 120V Electricity

[Wolffarmer]

Hey, now you have some insulation to put in your home at home.

[sly1990]

I;d need a house first...

Maybe i could start my house from the 2" foam sheet...


Today I bought :
3x 120VAC Plugs assy. 10$
2x Glue Tube King Size 21$
1x PVC 3/4"x10' pipe 4$
1x 4'x8'x1½" Blue Foam 28$
1x 4'x8'x½" Plywood 24$
1x Hole Saw 1" Kit 20$
Total : 107$
Grand Total Yet : 761$





Finishing the 2nd exterior wall.












Placing the Vent and electricity pipes. (From front cabinet to back cabinet)




The GF trying to hide herself while i'm posing my creation...




Me sweating like a wet towel... That day was SOOOO hot....
Makes me think of installing a AC inside of it... I found some cheap 6000btu 120V 5.3A at local store under 100$. I'ts supposed to cover 150sq/ft. So, it should not be a prob for only 45 sq/ft
Just need to think where I could insert it....

I'll be sufficient with the electricity....
I already have a 1800W industrial inverter, ANL Fuse and Holder, a 25A charger and a Blue Sea Fuseblock.
A Group 31 Battery (DC31-280 Big Red) is also on the way.
At work, I can buy any marine wiring/switch/accessories at their cost. (Finaly a good news.... )










The cabin is on a dolly. the real trailer should be 1ft higher.
As you could see previously, I'm very limited in working space...

Yet, I did not encounter any major issue while building.... but it's not done yet....

[Ageless]

With the white Crown Vickie; gotta put a fake light bar on the TD

[sly1990]

... and a vinyl sticker writen "Command Post" on the sides...

[sly1990]

DAY 05

Today I bought :
NOTHING
I already had everything on hand to keep going.
1/4"x4'x8' One side sanded spruce




Starting the Interior Wall.











Doing the other side....

[grizz]

Love the fact that so many people on here have their builds on dolly's.

You have progressed well.

Command Post sounds like a good name , even for a Teardrop.

[sly1990]

DAY 06

Today I bought :
5x - 2"x1"x10' Pine 35$
1x - 11/16"x10"x36" Laminated Pine 10$
2x - 11/16"x20"x72" Laminated Pine 80$
3x - 11/16"x16x48 65$
3x - 4'x8'x1/8" Masonite 30$
4x - 3"x7' PJT floor frame 16$
2x King size (850ml) Glue Tube 20$
Semi Gloss Varathane Varnish (Oil Based) 20$
Wood Putty 9$
Carpenter glue 9$
Total : 294$
Grand Total Yet : 1065$







My new cabinet builder best friend... (Borrowed from my dad)





Unfortunately, I accidently dropped the Vent.. so I broke plastic the cover.... Will need a replacement for 10$




First Varnish coating.
I will need to buy a Gallon.... 1L will certainly not be enough....
I plan to apply 4 or 5 more coating.








Fixing the 1st Interior Masonite piece.






Roof cutting for the Vent.






Tomorrow, I Should be able to finish the tv Interior Cabinet and maybe the roof insulation.

[YuGun]

Ä°t is going well

[sly1990]

Thanks...

Today I Bought:
1x 4'x8'x1½ Blue Insulating Foam sheet 28$
1x PVC Pipe 4$
3x PVC "T" 2$
1gal Semi-Gloss Varathane 1000 Varnish. 40$
1x Expanding Foam 8$
1x 11/16"x8"x36" 9$
Total : 91$
Grand Total Yet : 1156$



It's foaming a lot....


The whole thing being sealed


Interior View (After sanding the 1st coating with 120 grit)



Interior View
As you can see, I already cut my cabinet side walls.


Rear View.. (Half Varnished)

I did not had time to finish the Cabinet/TV Emplacement
I was lazy and tired today.... and was missing a 11/16x16x72" to complete my cabinet.
Local Store was out of stock...

More to come next week...

[sly1990]

This week I Bought :
For discretional reason, I wont enumerate the price of each items.
I paid a special Employee price wich I should keep secret...

1x Blue Sea Auto Charging Relay
5x Blue Sea Contura Switch w/ Led
1x Blue Sea Contura Momentary Switch (For Inverter Control)
2x Blue Sea 100A Bus (Pos/Neg) (Will require 1 more)
4x Lighter Plug (Marine) Female
100' 16-2 AWG (RD/BK)
65' 14-2 AWG (RD/BK)
24' 10-2 AWG Marine DC
24' 12-2 AWG Marine AC
8' 8 AWG Black
8' 8 AWG Red



Total : 300$
Grand Total Yet : 1456$







Installing all the needed Wires









Taking a look at the general disposition in the rear section.












Under Cabinet Led Ligthing
DC Charging Wire #10-2 AWG Marine (Car has a #4 AWG in the trunk.)
AC Outlet Wire #14 AWG Marine (Front 120v outlet)
DC Power Bus (Front) (12AWG - 25A) *For Ham Radios and front 12V Outlet.
Rear/Front Speakers
Dome Light
Side Marker
L Door Ext. Light
R Door Ext. Light
Future Solar Panel Charging Wire (#14AWG)

[sly1990]

I Started the TV/CDPlayer/Switch Panel Cabinet.


















After the 1st Varnish Coating. (2nd on walls)
It was 10PM... It's a little dark... That's it for today.


This is what I used...

[sly1990]

Today I Bought :
2x Richelieu Hinges 12$ (2 Pairs)
2x Door Handle 6$

Total : 18$
Grand Total Yet : 1474$



My first try doing a Cabinet door...
Everything went well...


With a Saw Table, I made 2 track side to side.
I removed some imperfections within the track with a Wood Knife.

The saw blade is 1/8" wide and my spruce plywood (from leftovers) is 1/4" Thick.





Glued the whole thing together.




Varnishing....




Started the Main Panel...





I only cutted a space for one of the switches... It's not as good as I expected...
The Pine chipped around the switch hole. I guess a Black Plactic or Fiber Plate would be a better idea....
Will think about it next week-end...



Global View with semi finished Main Panel...
Also, I installed temporarely the Front Speaker Panels to see what it looks like.
Needs 2-3 more coating and the plate stated above...

On this Panel, I'll have :
1x Radio
1x Aux Input 2 (RCA Stereo Input)
6x Switch (Int/Ext Light, Radio, Inverter)
2x 12V 15A Outlet
1x 120V




The Hinges...

[sly1990]

Sweet Mercyful Crap...

When will the 3rd page come up???
This page is now kinda heavy....

certainly not 56k friendly....

[High Desert]

15 posts per page...almost there

Build is looking good. You can break up the pics into 2 or 3 posts to spread it a bit. But pics are good

[teardrop_focus]

sly1990

Sweet Mercyful Crap...

When will the 3rd page come up???

I was beginning to wonder about that, too.

I like your build so far! You have the perfect tow vehicle for the Command Post, that's for sure.



You had commented,

That day was SOOOO hot....
Makes me think of installing a AC inside of it... I found some cheap 6000btu 120V 5.3A at local store under 100$. I'ts supposed to cover 150sq/ft. So, it should not be a prob for only 45 sq/ft
Just need to think where I could insert it....

I'll be sufficient with the electricity....
I already have a 1800W industrial inverter, ANL Fuse and Holder, a 25A charger and a Blue Sea Fuseblock.
A Group 31 Battery (DC31-280 Big Red) is also on the way.
At work, I can buy any marine wiring/switch/accessories at their cost.

Are these two different thoughts? Or are you thinking about trying to run an AC unit through an inverter? A Group 31 is a big battery, yes, (+/- 70-something pounds) but it won't run an AC unit for very long.



Forgive me for assuming anything...


The best of luck to you on the rest of your teardrop build!