Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

This cabin is about 125" long but fits on a 10' chasis.



I've developed the CNC files for the internal skeleton, the roof blocking, external skin, and hatch ends. All of the parts are made so they can be cut from 4' x 8' plywood. Both the DXF and SVG formats are available at my webpage at https://www.tonylatham.net/teardrop-cnc-files.html



The DXF files and cutting instructions are attached. Since we're limited to three attachemts, and there are ten files, I'll continue with additional posts.

And for the record: All files are for personal use only. No resale. Copyright © September 2020 Tony H. Latham (I don't want these showing up on Etsy for $12.)

Tony

Continuing along...



Tony

I sure wish I had a CNC when I built her.





Holler if you have any questons.

Tony

I almost forgot the galley lip.





Happy camping, happy building,

Tony

Tony,

That is very nice of you to post the CNC files. Maybe you could share a little more info on your CNC machine.

Thank you,
Tom

Maybe you could share a little more info on your CNC machine.

Tom

It's called a Lowrider. It's all open-source through https://www.v1engineering.com/. There are two models, the Lowrider which is what I built and the Primo design which is for smaller footprints. I went with the Lowrider since I wanted a full-sheet capable machine.

I had a 4' x 8' bench in the shop so replacing it with this 56" x 111" platform wasn't a big deal. I also use the Lowrider as my assembly bench.



(That video is sped up.)

All of the parts are printed on a 3d printer which takes about a week. You can buy the parts from V1 but I find having a $200 3D printer awful handy.

The firmware is on Github and the part files are on Thingiverse. You can piecemeal the electronics and hardware here and there but I ended up purchasing from V1 since it wasn't going to save much money by scrounging.

Here's a puzzle cube I made that shows what it will do.



That little thing is a serious mind-bender to put back together since there is an inside and outside for each piece.

I wanted to learn how to mill aluminum so I had it cut this router-base plate from 1/4" flat bar.



Here's a sign I made for the local Trout Unlimited chapter:



That was carved in with a V-shaped bit, sprayed black and then run through a planer.

It's handy.

Everything CNC is a learning curve. CAD and CAM and everthing inbetween. I do my 2D –-the CAD-- design using Sketchup and the Gcode --the CAM-- (which tells the machine how deep to cut and a bunch of other stuff) using Estlcam which is fairly easy to learn through Youtube U.

Holler if you want my bench plans.

Tony

Thank you Tony!

I'm retiring at the end of the year. One of the projects is garage reorganization. Ultimately, I would like to have room for an build a CNC router. I'll check out the info you posted.

Take care,
Tom