'47 MobilGlide maiden voyage went great!

[Greg M]

Ooo, love the screen door, Doug!

[dguff]

Nice work Dude!!! But you have too much time on your hands. I think you need to find a hobby to keep you busy. Merry Christmas.

Jerome

[Vedette]

Merry Christmas Doug
Might there be a chance that we will see it at the Dam .......or is that pushing it??
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[S. Heisley]

That screen door is a Wowser! You're an artist, Doug. Merry Christmas.

[bdosborn]

:o That screen door is a Wowser! You're an artist, Doug. Merry Christmas.

X2!

Bruce

[satch]

:o That screen door is a Wowser! You're an artist, Doug. Merry Christmas.

X2!

Bruce

[dales133]

Looking realy good doug

[halfdome, Danny]

Doug, your screen door looks like your interpretation of an art deco water feature.
Did you saw or steam bend the two arches that are held in the notches on the stiles of your screen door?
Mortise & tendon, spline or dowel joints?
Very nice feature.
Keep up the great work.
Danny

[doug hodder]

Thanks everyone. The bottom 4 horizontals are basic rabbet joints with a vertical dowel through drilled. The upper curves, I cheated. I just laminated up a couple of strips of 1/8" baltic birch in a curve. I cooked up this idea for a door a long time ago, just never did it. While it looks fragile, it's really not and once it's screened with copper, should be no issue. I should get the entire door system and jamb installed today. Doug

[Vedette]

Working today Doug?
You have inspired me! The snow is falling here and it looks to be a good day to stay out in the shop and get something done.
4 months today we will be on the road to the Dam!
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[prohandyman]

Did you have to build a new steel door frame? I need to fab up a complete door and frame for my Scotty rear door. Maybe even a screen door. Yours looks right at home. I need to come out and take a lessen or two!

[doug hodder]

yes Dan...I came up with a "Z" profile and have it bent in 16ga. sheet metal. 1" outer flange, 2.25" deep to accept a door and a 3/4" screen and a 1/2" inner lip so that it won't allow any water to come in on the bottom. The jamb really stiffens up a wall and with a steel frame, I don't worry about a suicide type door coming open as it won't flex like some of the older aluminum ones do. Doug

[Vedette]

Doug
We need a picture of your jam?
Oh, and avoid the temptation to post us a picture of smuckers we know you!
Thanks
Brian

[doug hodder]

Here's the material bent up. This is what I make my door jambs out of. Just modify a hinge to accept a door and a screen and you're set. These pics are from my last build, but it's the same. Doug

[doug hodder]

I borrowed a break and bent up a load of aluminum structural members that I am probably going to need. Some got used for the surround on the storage access door as that large of a cutout left the wall a bit weak. I got it cut out, framed, built the door and got it hinged with the key in it. Also had to jack up the trailer up and drag in the axle and mount it so I could cut the radius on the wheel wells, got them cut and installed. Also skinned the entry door, and replaced the bottom skirt molding. It was fatigued in many places, and the bottom skirt beneath the floor was bent up in many places. 1/8" x 1" aluminum strap really beefed that up. I also fabbed up some saddles to hide the entry points for the tongue in the front of the trailer.

Kevin brought by a vintage 1950's propane horizontal tank yesterday, thanks Kevin! Pulled the valve apart today and replaced an O ring in it...transferred some fuel into it and it seals fine now. I sand blasted and did a bit of sanding on it, but it's going to take a bit of work to get it pretty.

Last fall when the sun was just right on the front of the trailer, I could see the "ghosting" that was left over from the water slide decal that was originally on the front of the trailer. I managed to pencil in a lot of the bits and pieces of it and came up with what I believe is as close to an original logo as possible. big thanks to Jeremy for doing the work on that for me!

I also managed to find the new gasket material for the front tilt out window, it's different than the side windows. Going to get all the glass cut for it this next week and hopefully start putting some of the windows back together. All the frames and pieces are blasted/sanded and are in primer now.

Thanks for reading! Doug