Thrifty Alternatives ... Building Foam TDs Summary thread

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page 61
-stand up foamy sketch
-plywood arch pic
-Mike's foam profile pic

Page 62
-using varnish and print canvas to create decorative tables

Page 63
-hot wire cutter schematic

Page 64
-ideas for adding hard points
-how to strech mike's profile
-using fiberglass fabric to reinforce damage prone areas like the nose or behind wheels

Page 65
-would aerodynamic lift make a foamy fly? (TD's aren't streamlined enough, airflow seperates just where the rear starts to curve down, unless you are racing on the Bonniville salt flats you don't need to worry)
-ideas for removing the foam camper from the trailer for storage.

[GPW]

This really needs to be a Sticky !!!

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Page 67
-PVC to frame doors, windows and walls? (just like foam, PVC is moldable at a certain temp, just like foam it releases toxic gasses above that temp, I've seen pictures of boats made from PVC pipes that were slit lengthwise, then usng heat they were molded into a boat, imagine the planks in a lapstrake boat and you get the picture, each flattened pipe became a plank) YMMV
-PVC pipes to reinforce a foam shelf sketch
-square plastic (PVC) fence posts for framing?
-Mike's new profile sketch

Page 68
-Mike's interior ideas sketches
-cooking with engine heat link

Page 69
-Solar cooking link
-Mike's slouchie dimensions
-Eaglesdare camping pics
-Mike's new sidewalls

Page 70
-Mike's sidewall comparison pics, egg vs. standie
-gorrila glue use instructions
-dowels to hold joints while glue dries?

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Page 71
-purple computer pic.
-more eaglesdare camping pics

Page 72
-Mke's foamie standie build link (now has a new builder)

Page 73
-200 F iron reactivates TB2 and shrinks fabric to smooth wrinkles after adhesion to foam
-roof and floor attachment sketch
-bending foam questions and pic.
-applying fabric to foam allows radical bends

Page 72
-rough up foam to allow TB2 to stick
-use spray adhesive?
-1" foam radius calculations, sketches, & math for radius kerfs
-TB2 full strength may stick better than watered down
-useing bullseye primer to attach cloth to foam
-bullseye primer will soften when wet, top coat cloth to waterproof
-canvas hinge pic.
-alchohol to remove print from foam

[KCStudly]

This is truly a fabulous thing that you are doing! Way to take one for the team!

[Wobbly Wheels]

Just found this one...what a great idea - thanks for putting the time in to do it.

[rowerwet]

thanks, I forgot more than I remembered each time I read through the thrifty thread, this gives an easy way to find where ideas were mentioned. Nothing new yet, just got back from a week at the beach in ME, no web... and a coolant leak from the van engine

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page 76
-1.5" foam kerfed experiment bend pics
-vertical kerfs for making compound curved panels
-pat g build thread link
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page 77
-fill a ball with expanding foam, when hard cut into quarters to make radiused corners
-3D bend weblink
-"bumper car" foamy pic
-3M super 77 spray adhesive excellent glue for foamys
-using super 77 to stick cloth to foam only gives you one chance to get it right, no adjustments possible
-use wood grain fabric to make a woody looking interior
-PVC won't stick to foam with any known glue, won't work for framing a foamy

page 78
-Walmart weather stripping sticks better than Lowes
-foamy door construction pics link
-Eaglesdare finished weight (close to estimates) 520-540 lbs

page 79
-latex contact cement as glue?
-vynle floor adhesive as glue?
-big pink sketch
-dam gathering 2011 pics link

page 80
-mike's experiments on how to screw foam to wood
-wood harpoint sketch

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page 81
-weekender style foamy mock up pic
-using drywall anchors and GG to make hard points
-blowgun darts as wall join anchors sketch
-use tape to align foam for butt joints, fold joint open, apply glue, lay pannels on flat area, glue retains alignment
-compound curves in foam make applyng cloth skin much harder

page 82
-eaglesdare foam splicing/sidewall pics
-mike using dowels as hardpoints pic

page 83
-kerfed foam arch after being stood on pic

page 84
-TREE BRANCH worries with foamys
-tree branches kill tents, and punch through average TT roofs
-pic of tree branch in TT roof
-add sheet steel to foamy roof for puncture issues
-foam bench ideas
-use spray foam for foamy damage repairs
-fiberglass foamy roof for tree protection (meteorite protection anyone?)
-foam spar sketch
-kerfs and skins in foamy roof remove the need of most roof spars
-minimal foam spars as shelves sketches

page 85
-foamy wall attachment sketches
-arched roof spars to make roof arched

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Page 86
-cartoon camper pic
-TBII is water resistant, GPW has guitars made with it that didn't come apart while submerged for two weeks, still playing them
-TBII approved for outdoor projects, just not good for boats
-TBIII is waterproof
-old school TD's were made from sawdust board, skinned with canvas and waterproofed with varnish, foam cloth and paint =new material same idea

page 87
-foam cover for solar panel = cheap and light
-allow 24 hrs for TBII to cure

page 88
-GPW foamy construction pics

page 89
-more GPW construction pics
-foamy forum is born

page 90
-foam dents removeable with boiling water

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page 91
-more GPW pics
-foam specific glue link

page 93
-GPW foamy pic for scale

page 94
-wet canvas, tumble in drier to remove folds and wrinkles

page 95
-fabric cut marking tool sketch
-lm248 foamy plan sketch
-GPW fabric skinning pics

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page 96
-GPW build pic

page 97
-Gpw build pic
-rotary wheel cutter for fabric cutting instead of pinking shears

page 98
-mark cut lines on fabric, apply thinned TBII 50/50 to line area, once dry, cut fabric for no loose threads
-for roof edges, apply oversized fabric, mark cut line, peel back edge while still wet, cut on line, iron edge down to stick
-GPW inside build pic

page 99
-GPW door post pic

page 100
-GPW door fabrication pic

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page 101
-GPW door in frame pic
-conestoga vent pics links
-DJT TD sketches

page 102
-Strength of foam shelves with fabric skins
-foam shelf brace sketch
-Tinksdad foamie sketch

page 103
-GPW door pic
-foam cnc video

page 104
-using fiberglass tape to cover seams
-fiberglassed seams pics

page 105
-GPW foamie seams closeup pic
-TbII can be ironed into shape, once dry it is still heat moldable, 275 F per GPW

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page 106
-GPW paint pic

page 108
-dowels through floor into foam walls to anchor to trailer deck
-foam dome link
-GPW paint pics (camo)

page 109
-GPW with milk pic

page 110
-Eaglesdare camping pics
-foam TD's are like a cooler, if it s cold outside it will stay cold inside, if it is hot out side it will be hot inside, until you change the air temp inside it will stay the same, bring a heater and a/c to make it comfortable for sleeping
-A/C install idea sketch

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page 111
-using a swamp cooler vs. air conditioner dry vs. humid areas
-a/c slide out sketch
-GPW door hung pic

page 112
-adding a/c to TD and power links
-using a heater or a/c, bring a fan to keep air mixing inside (o2cool makes great battery/wall wart powered ones)
-GPW window latch to keep door shut

page 113
-using a leather stitch spacer to rough up foam to give glue "tooth"
-other tools for roughing up foam
-a/c on sliders pics
-foam honeycomb floor pics (your foam mattress should insulate the floor)
-eaglesdare fire pic
-don't use wallyworld paint on a TD or TTT, it runs when wet

page 114
-hull liner (headliner fabric) for headliner/walls in TD

page 115
-using drywall mud to texture walls inside TD
-GPW interior shot
-foam is thicker than plywood, remember to account for the interior inches lost.

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