Well I took the plunge !

Anything to do with mechanical, construction etc
Post a reply

Postby Hardin Valley Magic » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:59 pm

Wow better and better!! :thumbsup: :applause:
aka Steven D.
User avatar
Hardin Valley Magic
Donating Member
 
Posts: 548
Images: 45
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:45 pm
Location: Knoxville Tenn.
Top

Postby madjack » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:59 pm

...that t&g work is outstanding :thumbsup: :thumbsup: when it looks that good, who care how heavy it is :D
madjack 8)
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
User avatar
madjack
Site Admin
 
Posts: 15128
Images: 177
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:27 pm
Location: Central Louisiana
Top

Postby schreimaster » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:06 pm

Madjack.

Don't think there is that great of a weight diffrence. I posted it was 3/8, but its less than that, 5/16 and I don't think it would be much more, if any than a sheet of panneling.
Lifes not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived!
User avatar
schreimaster
Teardrop Advisor
 
Posts: 56
Images: 86
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:49 pm
Location: Cumming, Ga
Top

Postby madjack » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:26 pm

schreimaster wrote:Madjack.

Don't think there is that great of a weight diffrence. I posted it was 3/8, but its less than that, 5/16 and I don't think it would be much more, if any than a sheet of panneling.


well like I said...as good as it looks, who cares and I for one do like the look................................... 8)
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
User avatar
madjack
Site Admin
 
Posts: 15128
Images: 177
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:27 pm
Location: Central Louisiana
Top

Postby Micro469 » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:54 pm

:o Oh Oh... I think I saw something that bothers me. When you put the wires in the floor, you notched the boards. Then you covered them with linoleum(sheet flooring). Did you fill the notches?, because if not the flooring is going to sink and possibly crack in time. Just my opinion, and I've been known to be wrong before.... as my wife repeatedly points out..... :lol:
John
Image
User avatar
Micro469
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 3185
Images: 382
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:46 pm
Location: Brampton,Ontario,Canada
Top

Postby schreimaster » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:31 am

micro469

I only notched the spacer boards for the insulation, then it was all covered with a sheet of 1/2 inch plywood. so the only notches that are not covered are where the wires come up into the cabin in the forward compartment.
Image

schreimaster
Lifes not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived!
User avatar
schreimaster
Teardrop Advisor
 
Posts: 56
Images: 86
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:49 pm
Location: Cumming, Ga
Top

Postby critter » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:56 pm

hey all,
he77 of a job there bubba :thumbsup:
critter

salad anit food... its what food eats!




critter
User avatar
critter
500 Club
 
Posts: 565
Images: 54
Joined: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:39 pm
Location: greensboro nc
Top

Postby Ira » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:39 pm

cracker39 wrote:Ira, how about some green and orange shag carpeting...it'll go well with a lava lamp........NAHHHHHH....too hard to keep raked. Been there, done that already. I think I'll go with vinyl too. Probably some roll flooring. Got to see what the wife wants to put in. What ever it is, I'll still catch hell for tracking in sand. That's our number one floor problem in Florida.


I don't care about the sand. Can always vacuum. So this past Sunday...

I bought a 5 by 8 roll carpet from Wal-Mart in the color I wanted for $19.99. Gotta trim it, which will be fun, but I'll be using molding anyway when I screw it up.

I'm not using a mattress; I'll be using roll-up vinyl cushion pads that store out of the way when I'm not sleeping. At only 4 wide by 6 long in there, I want to take advantage of the space, if necessary, when I'm NOT sleeping.

And since me and the whole family are shrimps, no problem.
Here we go again!
User avatar
Ira
Forum Storyteller
 
Posts: 5652
Images: 118
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:16 pm
Location: South Florida
Top

Postby cracker39 » Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:28 pm

Ira wrote:I bought a 5 by 8 roll carpet from Wal-Mart in the color I wanted for $19.99. Gotta trim it, which will be fun, but I'll be using molding anyway when I screw it up.

I'm not using a mattress; I'll be using roll-up vinyl cushion pads that store out of the way when I'm not sleeping. At only 4 wide by 6 long in there, I want to take advantage of the space, if necessary, when I'm NOT sleeping.


Put the carpet face down and mark the cuts on the back with a sharpie marker. Then, cut on the back on the lines with a sharp utility knife. It may not cut all the way through the fibers, but you can turn it over and finish cutting the fibers with scissors and it will be a fairly neat cut. Molding will hide any ragged edges.
Dale

Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But, that gets boring...so I go back to being me.

Squidget Pop Top Build Pages http://www.thesquidget.com/ptbuild/ptbuild.html

Squidget and Pop Top Plans Info and Photos: http://www.TheSquidget.com
User avatar
cracker39
3000 Club
3000 Club
 
Posts: 3069
Images: 233
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:18 pm
Location: Lake Alfred, Florida, USA
Top

Postby madjack » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:34 pm

and don't forget the band-aids (or tourniquets).......................................... 8)
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
User avatar
madjack
Site Admin
 
Posts: 15128
Images: 177
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:27 pm
Location: Central Louisiana
Top

Postby schreimaster » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:26 pm

Well ladies here are the latest phots of what been happening with my build.
Image
Fenders came and they are installed/fitted.
Image
Image
I have installed my a/c unit in the rear wall, needed something to catch the cindensation so I cut this cookie sheet in, I will be adding a drain line to it.
Image
Image
Image
The final electrical got cut in for the cabin wall, I'm very happy with that.
Image
And since I got the fenders fitted, I was able to finish the tung and grove instalation.
We found out there is a get otgether in Key west in March, so that's the goal, finish in time to make that.
Lifes not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived!
User avatar
schreimaster
Teardrop Advisor
 
Posts: 56
Images: 86
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:49 pm
Location: Cumming, Ga
Top

Postby Micro469 » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:38 pm

What's that transistorized thingamabobby you got on the left side of your electrical panel??
:oops:
John
Image
User avatar
Micro469
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 3185
Images: 382
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:46 pm
Location: Brampton,Ontario,Canada
Top

Postby schreimaster » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:39 pm

That would be the converter and battery charger.
Lifes not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be lived!
User avatar
schreimaster
Teardrop Advisor
 
Posts: 56
Images: 86
Joined: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:49 pm
Location: Cumming, Ga
Top

Postby Micro469 » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:44 pm

Can you tell me a little bit about your panel? It looks nice and compact and very neat. Who makes it and where did you get it?
John
Image
User avatar
Micro469
Super Lifetime Member
 
Posts: 3185
Images: 382
Joined: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:46 pm
Location: Brampton,Ontario,Canada
Top

Postby madjack » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:57 pm

the panel looks like an American...available here also pays to shop for 'em on Ebay
madjack 8)

p.s. by the way schrei :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
User avatar
madjack
Site Admin
 
Posts: 15128
Images: 177
Joined: Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:27 pm
Location: Central Louisiana
Top
PreviousNext
Post a reply

Return to Teardrop Construction Tips & Techniques

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests

Custom Development by Motivo Solutions | Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group