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Post by mobiltec on Jan 14, 2014 8:34:41 GMT -8
I went through your blog "Junebug Flies" Jannica. Love it! You are going to have quite an investment in your trailer so take your time and do it right. So far I see that you are on the right track. Start getting to know Harbor Freight. If you don't already have one, you are going to need a pneumatic staple gun that uses 1/4 inch wide staples. I use 3/4 inch in length for all of the new plywood "edge board" aka curbing. You are also going to want to obtain a palm nailer for the twisty nails. That you need to practice with before you actually use it on the project.
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Post by batjac65 on Jan 14, 2014 14:34:20 GMT -8
Awful cute. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Welcome!!!!
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Post by jannica on Jan 15, 2014 7:23:12 GMT -8
I went through your blog "Junebug Flies" Jannica. Love it! You are going to have quite an investment in your trailer so take your time and do it right. So far I see that you are on the right track. Start getting to know Harbor Freight. If you don't already have one, you are going to need a pneumatic staple gun that uses 1/4 inch wide staples. I use 3/4 inch in length for all of the new plywood "edge board" aka curbing. You are also going to want to obtain a palm nailer for the twisty nails. That you need to practice with before you actually use it on the project.
So far so good! Thanks Larry! I already have the pneumatic staple gun so I'm ready! I really hated trying to get those 1/4" staples out of the aluminum so hopefully once I put the new ones in, I won't be taking them out again. I don't have the palm nailer, I'll look for one next time I'm out at Harbor Freight. I'm not sure what you mean by "twisty nails" though? I have already been there, and they have some really good deals on tools. |
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 15, 2014 7:26:54 GMT -8
Twisty nails are those little shiney head nails that hold the paneling to the walls and ceiling. They have a twisted shank and a rounded head and are a real pain to bang into the wood unless you have the palm nailer. I just listed a couple of videos showing the palm nailer's use somewhere here on the board.
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 15, 2014 8:16:37 GMT -8
Your skins were stapled? Mine had little nails between every screw hole, except for one section which had none for some reason! My welting was stapled on with regular office staples. Honestly, I considered doing the same thing just to hold it in place but that darn pneumatic staple gun is just so much fun! WD 40, the Specialist kind, also became a good friend of mine!
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Post by txoil on Jan 15, 2014 8:42:44 GMT -8
I bought a palm nailer from HF when working on Tallulah Belle, but never used it and it is still in the box. I just had more confidence in nailing them in myself than using a tool I was unfamiliar with. It all turned out ok.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 15, 2014 9:17:36 GMT -8
Your skins were stapled? Mine had little nails between every screw hole, except for one section which had none for some reason! My welting was stapled on with regular office staples. Honestly, I considered doing the same thing just to hold it in place but that darn pneumatic staple gun is just so much fun! WD 40, the Specialist kind, also became a good friend of mine! The 57 Westerner Im working on had BOTH... Staples AND nails holding the metal skin on under the Jrail and windows. It took much longer to get the metal skin off this trailer than it did to put it back on. Of course that is usually how it goes.
When I do my next Palm Nailer video you will see just how convenient and easy it is to use with some practice. I would never go back to the hammer now. These walls are just too flimsy for that.
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Post by skookum on Jan 15, 2014 16:39:03 GMT -8
Very nice, cute trailer -- Congrats!!
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Post by jannica on Jan 15, 2014 17:31:23 GMT -8
Your skins were stapled? Mine had little nails between every screw hole, except for one section which had none for some reason! My welting was stapled on with regular office staples. Honestly, I considered doing the same thing just to hold it in place but that darn pneumatic staple gun is just so much fun! WD 40, the Specialist kind, also became a good friend of mine! The 57 Westerner Im working on had BOTH... Staples AND nails holding the metal skin on under the Jrail and windows. It took much longer to get the metal skin off this trailer than it did to put it back on. Of course that is usually how it goes.
When I do my next Palm Nailer video you will see just how convenient and easy it is to use with some practice. I would never go back to the hammer now. These walls are just too flimsy for that.
Yes, my skins had nails all along the street side, and nails alternating with staples along the curb side. I don't know if they ran out of nails that day or what! I HATED getting the staples out, I ended up tearing a lot of the skin because I couldn't get a good grip on them. The nails were much easier to remove without damaging the skin. Luckily I'm ordering new skin for the roof, so it didn't matter as much. |
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Post by jannica on Jan 15, 2014 17:33:55 GMT -8
Hi jannica, Know what ya mean about Larry's videos....they are great. If you love projects, this will be an addiction. I am working on a 70 compact and it's a SUPRISE around every corner literally. It's all worth it though Did your camper come with this kind of "surprise"?? I couldn't believe that I found this message under the skin, somebody was having a bad day or trying to be funny, can't decide which one! I am planning to leave a much nicer signature behind..   |
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 15, 2014 18:53:28 GMT -8
Oh wow Jannica. LOL. I have not found a message like that one yet. I always sign my work by the way. But you have to tear the trailer apart to see it. |
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Post by vikx on Jan 15, 2014 21:37:16 GMT -8
I'd erase it for sure. Sorry 'bout that Jannica.
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Post by pathfinder3081 on Jan 16, 2014 5:42:23 GMT -8
As I often do when I come in to work..I read the latest post as the west coast signs in after my day is done. The toilet stall scribble someone left behind for you Jannica made me spit my coffee..  It was silly and rude for someone do that. They might be dead and gone now, but someone indeed fond it and shared it with a least 100 others. Stupid it'n it? I wonder what they might have written in the other end..  |
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 16, 2014 9:25:08 GMT -8
Hope you didn't take that message personally and got a laugh out of it!
I actually have found no messages on mine. I guess none is better than obscene. I do plan on signing mine on the exterior, hidden behind the wings, when it is finished. I'm also going to engrave the VIN # on the back side of my wings in case Aloha tries to steal them. (J/K, Aloha)
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Post by 63airflyte on Jan 16, 2014 16:22:08 GMT -8
Junebug is just adorable. Great find!
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