Hello from Tampa

[C3Cole]

Hello all:

Thanks to everyone here for the great information provided, and Mike for the site. I am slowly working towards building a teardrop in a plagiarized hybrid of the general Benroy and a Grumman 2. I plan to build a 1" square 1/8 wall aluminum skeleton, cover with .040 aluminum, insulate with foam to 1.5" wall thickness, and cover the foam with (probably cloth), similar to the headliner in a car. Here is a sketchup pic of the idea (special thanks to Danlott71 for his youtube sketchup guide).

Am I way off in my desire?




I hope everyone is having a great day,

Cole

[Vedette]

Welcome to the Forum.
I take it you can aluminum weld and are a fabricator??
Sounds like a great project!
Hope you have as much fun creating yours as I did mine.
Got to start my wiring today.
Love it.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[C3Cole]

The journey is the reward.

I like to "think" that I can build whatever I want. I have done some home/personal welding for over 35 years. I have a 220v mig welder, and next week will have a spool gun with which to weld the aluminum tubing. Haven't done it yet, but that is what making things is about. I have a metal bandsaw, 13x40 metal lathe, drill press, gas welding setup, and so on.







I'll get my spoolgun and some aluminum to practice on first, and as a back up plan, I can switch to stainless tube ($$).

Thanks for your thoughts,

Cole

[Vedette]

Great looking Bar-B-Q.
You will have no problem with your teardrop build.
Good Roads
Brian

[C3Cole]

Vedette: Thank you for the kind comment. I am jealous of your truck.

My smoker is quite useful. 2-3x a year, we smoke about 100-150 pounds of meat, cut it into 2 person meal portions, and vacuum pack freeze them. Then we just pull out a freezer pack, microwave it, and have delicious smoked meat for dinner. I usually do 6-8 pork butts, 2-4 pork loins, 2-3 whole turkeys, some sausage, brisket, red peppers, onions, and ????



Good day all,

Cole

[Vedette]

My mouth is watering just looking at that plate.
Wish we were coming that far south this year, as we would love to stop by for a taste.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi