the jelly belly build

[del]

Dell:
Order a couple of catalogs. Order Wicks Aircraft Supply in Ill. and from Aircraft Spruce in Cal. You’ll find tapes that are already on a bias call Biax tapes. Also get the Peel Ply to go along the edges to blend the tapes in. (feather edged) This is how they do it on the fiberglass homebuilt airplanes. You will be surprised at how the edges disappear.

I have tried cutting cloth on a bias, and the results were horrible, the cloth has no strength if it won't stay in the joint. The floor gets glued down over these joints, so they will never be seen again.


del

ps off to Moxee to rebuild the hinge, Binford model 4000 coming soon.

[angib]

Bisexual (er, sorry, biaxial) fabric is not ortho fabric turned 45 degrees - it behaves quite, quite differently. You can expect to get a single piece of biax fabric to cover half a sphere without a wrinkle, which is not something any ortho fabric could do. You should try it, it's wonderful stuff - it's like someone invented glass that wants to cooperate with you.....

Andrew

[Miriam C.]

I put sealer in the body mount bolts, and installed jam nuts. Later I realized how far the bolts sucked into the wood. Should I be concerned?

del

If you think that washer will sink all the way through you might want a thicker washer or wider or different shaped .

[Steve Frederick]

If you're concerned, how about popping blocks of hardwood into these openings, re-drill, then use a longer bolt..


Your build is Mahhhh-v-lous

[del]

Bisexual (er, sorry, biaxial) fabric is not ortho fabric turned 45 degrees - it behaves quite, quite differently. You can expect to get a single piece of biax fabric to cover half a sphere without a wrinkle, which is not something any ortho fabric could do. You should try it, it's wonderful stuff - it's like someone invented glass that wants to cooperate with you.....

Andrew

Next time I buy tape, i will keep an eye out.

del

[del]

I put sealer in the body mount bolts, and installed jam nuts. Later I realized how far the bolts sucked into the wood. Should I be concerned?

del

If you think that washer will sink all the way through you might want a thicker washer or wider or different shaped .

I found some steel to make larger washers from. It is thicker, larger, and different shaped.

del

[del]

If you're concerned, how about popping blocks of hardwood into these openings, re-drill, then use a longer bolt..


Your build is Mahhhh-v-lous

I think my home made washers will spread the load far enough, and still leave room for insulation.

del

[del]

Last summer I told my neighbor I would help him fix the front end on his 69 c10 (I replaced 4 original ball joints [cold rivets are a PITA], 4 control arm bushings[one had over a 1/4 play], tie rod ends, sway bar bushings, and shocks), in trade I get a beat up dodge dakota (has the parts I need to fix my dakota convertible). All this to say he brought the pick up over Sunday, and progress slowed on my trailer. This week I did rebuild the hinge, so here is the Binford headbanger model 4000 in primer.


Paint tomorrow.

del

[Mike C.]

Well del, all I can say is....... those are some kind of hinges. Wheweeeee!

We will rename you the " Hingemeister. "

I can hardly wait to see the completed trailer in person.

Great job.

[del]

Well del, all I can say is....... those are some kind of hinges. Wheweeeee!

We will rename you the " Hingemeister. "

I can hardly wait to see the completed trailer in person.

Great job.

I want to see the trailer complete too, where are those teardrop fairies. I wish the hinge did not have to be that large, any smaller and it would not open 90. Next trailer gets normal hinges.

del

[Jst83]

I want to see the trailer complete too, where are those teardrop fairies.
del

I sure can't help you with that all I have is Teardrop Gremlins living under mine

What's the weight of the hinge? It looks large standing next to the propane tank. It is impressive.

[mikeschn]

That trailer build is a much bigger job than I ever thought it would be. I'm glad you are building it, and not me.

Mike...

[del]

I want to see the trailer complete too, where are those teardrop fairies.
del

I sure can't help you with that all I have is Teardrop Gremlins living under mine

What's the weight of the hinge? It looks large standing next to the propane tank. It is impressive.

The teardrop gremlins have taken up residence here. I am too scared to weigh it, and the propane tank would be bigger if I moved it closer, it is two or three feet away and on the ground.

del

[del]

That trailer build is a much bigger job than I ever thought it would be. I'm glad you are building it, and not me.

Mike...

Than you thought it would be? Do you think you hold a monopoly with that thought? If I knew how much work this would be, I would have built an easier trailer. Too late now, have to finish this one.

del

[del]

Today I painted the hinge, looks just like yesterday only yellow. I worked on the counter.

The farthest open space gets an ice chest.

The other two spaces get removable pieces so I can have access to the lower part. Next year I would like to glue a cover over the counter (have not decided what material), should I prime it now?

del