The Big Pink, Foamie !

[Mary C]

Go fishing in lake Garrison near Minot!! .............you can go rabbit hunting on the old dirt roads................go to the movies............. go hiking around lake garrison..........well you asked...... we will not forget you!!!! It has been 40 years since I was there and there is still nothing to do!!!!!


Mary C.

[mikeschn]

I've been in North Dakota (and still am) on family business, so I haven't done anything on the TD...

Anybody know of anything to do in ND ?


Sorry Mike, but I'm keepin It !!
I do have a long way to go to get it where I want it, but it was absolutely a GREAT start !

I was just kidding! But as for something to do in ND, you should have taken the Big Pink with you. Oh well, too late now!

Mike...

[GPW]

Had a friend from North Dakota , asked him what he did for Fun .... He said : “ I won my wife in a checker game” ...

[tac422]

The first time I came here, I asked what they did in the summer.
The answer was:
"Well... it depends on if it falls on a weekend or not"

There's already been one major snowstorm this year ...

The country here is beautiful, esp. in the badlands.
I've been able to do some sightseeing, and visit some historical sites.


and now the wife won't let me play checkers

[Mary C]

I did lots of reading lots and lots. You could read the forum, how about planning your next build? Just a thought!!!!

Mary C.

Checkers is no fun, play strip poker with your wife only, that could be fun!!!!

[Lonewolf42301]

I did lots of reading lots and lots. You could read the forum, how about planning your next build? Just a thought!!!!

Sounds like me not being able to do anything with this broken arm.... but slowly I come across usefull bits that will help.

[tac422]

I got a chance to run up to the National park.
It was awesome !!
On a 14 mile drive we saw eagles, prairie dogs, huge magnificent elk, buffalo, wild horses, and a dozen mule deer.

[atahoekid]

One Word...AWESOME!!!!

[tac422]

The door is finally finished.

I installed the 1/4 plastic ? window using the same 3M 5200 I used to install the other windows.

Then on to the door knob...
I bought a regular house door knob to install. When I attempted to fit it, I found it wouldn't fit a 2" door. The biggest it would go was 1-3/4".
The square shaft and the lock rod weren't long enough, so I rooted around the garage and found a different style of door look that has a "C" shaped shaft that was a little bit longer.

On to the hinges ...
The canvas was doubled up on the edges of the door, so the piano hinge wouldn't fit any more
I thought about mortising regular door hinges into the wood, but then I found surface mount hinges.
They are about half the thickness of a regular hinge because of how they are built. They worked great.

So now the TD is "dried in " !

I'm still working on the tongue extension.


Picture to follow....

[Mary C]

So I take it your home ? How is the arm and I found that when I made the doors put wood around them they fit the door holes perfect what I forgot was the canvas wrap. that makes it 1/4 larger on the doors and 1/4 inch larger on the frames Big Difference, NO FIT. I know you are lucky to find the part you needed. I had to purchase a belt sander. as my remedy.

I know you are glad to be home and back to work on the Big Pink.

Mary C.

[tac422]

Mary,
Thanks for the reply !
It was Lonewolf that has the broken arm ...

Lonewolf,
I hope you're doing better ?

I am glad to be back... I've only been able to work a little bit here and there on the Big Pink.
There was just enough room for the thinner hinge, but that was only by luck and not by planning.

[atahoekid]

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good...

[Lonewolf42301]

Mary,
Thanks for the reply !
It was Lonewolf that has the broken arm ...

Lonewolf,
I hope you're doing better ?

I am glad to be back... I've only been able to work a little bit here and there on the Big Pink.
There was just enough room for the thinner hinge, but that was only by luck and not by planning.

LOL.... I'm doing better, hope to get rid of this cast next week Rain here all day yesterday then toranados last evening (small & short lived , thank God) They postponed our trick r treaters till today..... Been busy putting in a new security system in my home and shop this week... try that 1 handed.... I told ADT what they could do with their constant price increases and subscribed to a new system that uses cell signal... then shut off my landline as only reason I had it still was for security system... now my cost for security is cut in half....

[GPW]

Dried in is a Great feeling huh !!!

[tac422]

Time for an update.
I've been doing a little bit now and then....
I thought I finished the door


But after being outside in the rain, a small amount of water is running under the door. I might have to add a piece of something across the bottom of the door. That's the bottom in the picture where there's no gasket

I also started on the inside. I cut out the foam in the front so I could have access to store things. I'll add a lip across the bottom to keep things from sliding out.

And I cut the bed platform in half. I'll hinge the back half to access the rear compartments. I'll take out the middle piece so I can store the popup under there.
That'll leave the 2 side compartments. The front of the platform will be secured in place.


Here's a picture from Mikes thread showing the foam compartments .


After cutting out some more foam, I'm going to cover all exposed foam with canvas to protect the foam, and keep it from deteriorating.