Well here I go again. I seem to have trouble finishing anything but have no problem at all starting another trailer.
The Chuck wagon has a little sister taking shape. Monday was a voulnteer day at work and a few of the guys wanted the hours so I unlocked the shop for them and did a little personal work.
Found a rather badly cupped 2x12 that was beautifully grained and knot free in the cull pile of "junk" lumber. I took this 14' er and cut two 3 inch wide boards from each side. I cut them into a 4' 3" and two 8 footers. I cut a rabbet 3/4 x 3/4 out of one edge. These 3 boards will surround a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood that will become the floor of my little 4x7'6" sleeper trailer.
All the remaining material was cut into 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 spars. a little over 4 foot long.
Not officially working and the shop off and running when the boss came in I took my newly cut toys and headed home leaving him at the helm.
Arriving home I fitted the 3 rabbetted pieces aroung the 4x8 sheet and glued and screwed the frame around the floor for extra strength. I miter cut the adgoining edges for a neater look. I had 2 4x8 sheets of zip wall , a fiberglass faced 7 /16 osb, to cut the sides from .This is neat stuff. I made a 2 foot and 4 foot compass out of a long piece of flat trim. I marked a center at 2 foot down the 4 foot direction and 2 foot back the 8 foot way this was the center point for my 2 foot radius and marked from 12 o clock to 3 oclock I measured back 2 more feet and placed a center at 2 foot down and 4 foot back (the exact center of the 4x8 sheet)for the center of the 4 foot radius from 3 o clock to the bottom edge of the sheet.
I tried several methods to rig up a 11 foot radius from tail to the 12 oclock mark (2' back on the very top edge. Nothing was working. I finally found a slender piece of trim that would bend from the tail edge to the top point and bent it into place. I had ol what's her name pencil in the line for me as I had my hands full trying to keep the trim bent properly and in place.
Profile now scribed on the sheet I placed the other sheet underneth and screwed them together in the scrap areas to keep the edges aligned. I started the slow process of jig sawing out the profile. During the cut the saw became all but impossible to keep on the line. I knew what was wrong and immediatly installed another new blade and the problem was gone. With the sides cut out I had my buddy Jim to help me support the walls while I glued and screwed them to the 2x4 floor halo. I used the scrap from the 2 foot radii cuts to square and stabilize the walls and after taking cafeful measurements and doing a bit of math I cut a couple temporary spars to support the walls. I cut down some 6" foam to fit the floor and had my neighbor Tom help me remove the saw horses and place the shell on the ground. At about 11:30 last night ol what's her name and I test fit 2 old fat people in a 4' by 7'6" teardrop to see if we can sleep in there comfortably. It passed the test ! So ends the 1st
5 hours of the build.