Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **David S** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:12 pm

Got some more done Sunday
countertop glued up

ready to stick togather,I use venition blinds to keep the contact adhesive from grabing till parts are positioned
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completed top and face frame installed

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hooked up to the TV and out for some fresh air
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by **Paul Kinneberg** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:53 pm

Very nice! :applause:

by **S. Heisley** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:52 pm

Looks Good! :thumbsup:

by **Wolffarmer** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:12 am

Great looking build. I am going to keep an eye on this one.

Randy

by **sagebrush** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:36 pm

Making great progress! :applause:

Will

by **David S** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:02 pm

Thanks to all for the kind words.Not a lot to take pic's of the last few days,
running a lot of wires and cutting holes for lights and switch's.

by **David S** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:27 pm

One of my friends who is a TV sales rep. and his son came over to use me and my shop to cut out the pc's for a bed frame that looks like a John Deere tractor.It took most of the afternoon to do.when we were done he was looking at my Tear Drop and said,"I have a 15inch LCD flatscreen that will work perfect in there ,I'll give it to you next week.
Can you say SCORE!!!!!!!!

glad I havn't made the face frame for the cabin side of the cabinets yet.

by **David S** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:20 pm

A few new pics- insulation in, skin going on.first pc of walnut trim glued

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by **mvperini** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:29 pm

would help if you seperated your pictures so they will be below each other instead of besides

Mike

by **David S** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:37 pm

got some more done this week,laminating takes a lot of time and clamps

1st section of walnut glued up on drivers side

by **jkidd6339** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:48 pm

Nice looking trailer. Great work. Can't wait to see the finished product.

by **droid_ca** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 12:14 am

wow I really like the walnut ...... is it one piece or did you join it

by **David S** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:46 am

Thanks droid_ca ,I can't wait either.

jkidd6339 I started out with 1 wide board,ripped to 1/4" strips.I let the pylwood of the roof skin hang over the sides an inch,that gave me something to form and glue to.then I glued 1 strip at a time,glue and clamp glue and clamp 12 times,then the belt sander to smooth it out.

by **David S** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:57 pm

Got some more done even though the temps have been over 100 plus the last 39 days.
Got the skin on ( its floating )
Finished laminating the walnut curved trim.
I bought my skin from a surplus store and while it was not dented it did have some scratchs so I had to start with 400 grit paper and work my way to 1200 then hours of buffing.If I had to do over and still wanted the polished look I would buy new with the protective covering on it.

Will the polishing never end?

Out in the sun to check the shine

curved walnut trim is on (the sticks are just holding the deck plate temporarlly)

hooked to the HR

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In the pics the edge trim is white .It was the only thing I could find in town
I'm going to strip it and polish it to.I may regret that decision as well.

by **aggie79** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:12 pm

David,

Your teardrop looks fantastic. The polished aluminum is icing on the cake! I can see it is almost campable. When's your first outing?

Take care,
Tom

Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

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