The Upllander

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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sun May 18, 2014 11:09 pm

Glued in hard points used router to make slots
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sun May 18, 2014 11:12 pm

More to come next weekend :thumbsup: with any luck :worship:
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Re: The Upllander

Postby atahoekid » Mon May 19, 2014 12:07 am

I cut my kerfs with a skil saw too. But after half of one panel, the wife declared I was not to come into the house covered with little pink bits. I ended up buying a painters suit and wearing that every time I kerf cut foam. HA! Oh she made me wear bootie covers too!!!
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Mon May 19, 2014 11:12 am

I avoided all that by setting up in the open and letting the wind help me out, just I have to have something heavy enough to I keep the styrofoam from becoming a kite :shock: you don't seem to have that problem when using a router as it seems to burn and comes out in plastic clumps
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Shar » Mon May 19, 2014 6:06 pm

Looks nice & tidy!
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:05 am

Almost done. :applause: :applause: :applause: this picture got scrunched a little when I resized it so It don't look quite like that but the only thing I have left is to seal my doors. the next time I post will be after I've used it for camping. I am super busy this time year I worked on it till two in the morning many many nights it took me about 300 hours to build :?
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:10 am

Another one
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:17 am

Last one

The writing on the cooler was my wife's idea of a joke 8)
Nothing that paint won't fix :lol:
Again when I resize it keep scrunching my pictures together so it doesn't look quite right but you'll get the idea
I'll post build pictures this winter when I have more time :thumbdown:
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:50 am

On a side note I found that if you'd take a 3/8 drillbit and drill holes on your foam to foam edge joints and fill them :thumbsup: with great stuff or gorilla glue that is never coming apart
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Mary C » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:57 am

Wow it looks great, I know you are happy. It is wonderful that your wife had the opportunity to help you congratulations on getting it to this point.

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Re: The Upllander

Postby GPW » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:55 pm

Gizmo, you not from Australia huh ? :roll:
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Re: The Upllander

Postby Gizzmo » Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:21 pm

No not from Australia From Minnesota

Thank you Mary I am very happy I have been very dedicated to it since I started but with work and all and the lack of sleep it was one of the most difficult projects that I ever attempted and as you know the harder the journey the sweeter the prize
I am going to start my fish house this coming week but that should be easy in comparison as no round edges :twisted:
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Re: The Upllander

Postby GPW » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:51 pm

Sorry ,I must be the only one seeing the pics upside down .... it’s been a rough day ... :NC
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Re: The Upllander

Postby KCStudly » Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:59 pm

Nope. They're upside down for me, too. :NC
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Re: The Upllander

Postby mezmo » Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:53 pm

GPW, Gizzmo missed the joke!
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