by yrock87 » Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:32 pm
Long time since my last post. A lot has happened, but not a lot of progress... I now (finally) have all the major building materials. 18 sheets of 1inx2ftx8ft dpw 250 foam board from the good ol' neighborhood Depot. 15 sheets of 3mm 5x5 birch, 4 sheets of 3mm 4x8 birch, 4 sheets of 1/4 5x5 birch, 1 sheet of 1/2 4x8 birch all stacked. Ripped 7 2x6x10ft down to 1x and clamped in place hoping it doesn't warp till I use it. Got to put a few hundred board feet of lumber though my new $119 ryobi tablesaw. Tell you what, there are enter saws out there, but you will be hard pressed to find one that is better for the price. Had some issues with the fence getting jammed up with dust when adjusting, after lots of cuts,and as a result ha done bad cut, and due to a poorly located blade angle adjuster had a second bad cut, but all in all I out about 500 ft of lumber though it and only had the two issues. For the price I couldn't be happier.
Got a gallon of 3m fastbond and 300 kreg screws. I have decided to go with the vintage technology doors as i an sure I will spend in personal labor and heartache what I may save in $ if I try to build my own for cheaper.
I've sourced most of the necessary hardware at Vintage tech and amazon needed to yield the shell and wire for 110 and 12 volt. I have sourced a pv array, charge controller and with family connections in the rv industry have some free led lights and will get group 24 or 27 battery (not sure yet) at wholesale.
Next step is to lay out the floor, which I can do on my own. Need to order the doors soon so I can build the walls next and then order the rest of the hardware for the galley hatch and trim for the roof and figure out if I will epoxy the walls or just varnish. Going for a darker wood finish on the side walls, with aluminum roof, aluminum doors and a diamond plate front wall and a diamond plate strip running on the bottom of each side to hide the frame and any mounting hardware I use to attach the walls to the floor.
Pics of the floor soon I hope! All depends on how much time my 9 month old allows me. :-)