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Post by man314 on Nov 18, 2014 15:06:47 GMT -8
Mobiltec,
Have one ordered! Thx
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Post by yas on Nov 18, 2014 15:08:57 GMT -8
Vampliers!
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Post by man314 on Nov 18, 2014 17:01:10 GMT -8
Got some of those coming via Amazon. Couldn't find in local stores. Almost accidentally ordered some shipping from Japan. I stopped the order and ordered from a company in US. Isn't always easy to tell on Amazon. Probably both brands are made in China. This website and its members are awesome. Gives a newbie a chance.
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Post by bigbill on Nov 18, 2014 19:35:11 GMT -8
If shopping at Harbor Freight check magazines and newspapers for discount coupons also sign up for email and they will send you coupons. They will save you a bunch. Also look a tool over as to how it is made some of their stuff is really really good, and some is really really bad. I buy a lot there, but I also buy somethings other places.
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Post by danrhodes on Nov 19, 2014 19:03:24 GMT -8
If shopping at Harbor Freight check magazines and newspapers for discount coupons also sign up for email and they will send you coupons. They will save you a bunch. Also look a tool over as to how it is made some of their stuff is really really good, and some is really really bad. I buy a lot there, but I also buy somethings other places. Hi Bill, Ever check out the quality of compressors there? I have my brothers but need one myself...can get a porter cable 6 gal for $99, but I'd like more capacity.
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Post by bigbill on Nov 20, 2014 5:41:59 GMT -8
I realize that we all have to keep our budget in mind, but I try to buy the largest air compressor that I can afford and have room for. As for HF compressors I bought one of there small portable units several years ago to take with me when working away from my shop and it still works as good as ever. I only use it to run nailers and staplers plus inflate tires and such. it is to small to run sanders and other tools that require large amounts of air. In my shop I have a 6 hp 80 gallon compressor with 2 water separators and outlets on every wall. It does about anything that I wish. You have to keep in mind that when I talk about tools I have been collecting them for about 60 years, always adding to or buying better. My wife say it will all go in the sale some day.
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Post by section10 on Nov 22, 2014 6:19:53 GMT -8
Even though I'm a newbie and I've never fixed or restored a trailer, from experience working on other extended projects, I'd say you ought to make a deliberate effort to do at least something on your project every single day. Even if it's no more than going to the hardware and getting a handful of screws. The longer you ignore your project the harder it gets to pick it back up. Do at least some little thing every single day.
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Post by John Palmer on Nov 22, 2014 10:52:16 GMT -8
Even though I'm a newbie and I've never fixed or restored a trailer, from experience working on other extended projects, I'd say you ought to make a deliberate effort to do at least something on your project every single day. Even if it's no more than going to the hardware and getting a handful of screws. The longer you ignore your project the harder it gets to pick it back up. Do at least some little thing every single day. 2X, Very good advice, IT WORKS!
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 22, 2014 13:06:13 GMT -8
Even though I'm a newbie and I've never fixed or restored a trailer, from experience working on other extended projects, I'd say you ought to make a deliberate effort to do at least something on your project every single day. Even if it's no more than going to the hardware and getting a handful of screws. The longer you ignore your project the harder it gets to pick it back up. Do at least some little thing every single day. 2X, Very good advice, IT WORKS! 3X... I say it in almost all the videos. It does work...
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Post by vikx on Nov 22, 2014 21:43:08 GMT -8
Every repair minute spent is one that doesn't need to be spent later... Even if it's only planning and plotting.
One of my favorite tools is my small Senco compressor. It's a 1 gallon, fast recovery and very quiet. Perfect for nail guns and staplers; easy to carry from job to job. Very happy with it.
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Post by man314 on Nov 28, 2014 14:10:19 GMT -8
I'm new to the game, but one lesson I have learned involved eBay.
If you find something you REALLY WANT on eBay, bid your maximum price you are willing to pay. I lost a turquoise vintage stove. I was winning at $50. I thought it was too good to be true. 24 hrs before close, no watches and no other bids. Auction was going to end while I was in church last Sunday. Right before church, I bumped up to $250 to be safe. 60 sec to go I'm alternating my attention to the priest and my eBay app on my phone. Got out bid with 30 sec to go. I bumped up and was actually declared winner with 5 sec left. Got outbid by a pro.
It may turn out OK as I may have a yellow one here local for nearly free.
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Post by patty on Dec 30, 2014 8:12:57 GMT -8
I am a newbie and I have done many things wrong on my first attempt at 'refurbishing' (not restoring) a 1970 Gran Dee. I'm calling it refurbishing because I am not attempting to recreate the appearance of the trailer when it was new. I'm considering this project my learning project and am experimenting with things.
Are you familiar with the product "Really Great Stuff"? It is a spray on foam that adheres to anything and expands to fill empty spaces. My first thought, since I had all of my interior walls removed was to use it for the entire wall insulation of the trailer, but abandoned that idea since using the rolled batts of insulation was so much easier and cheaper.
But I had already smeared a little of the RGS on one section of the aluminum interior wall. This was truly just a little bit and was only about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch thick coating when dried. It was very cold outside and I was running a space heater in the trailer. I noticed a huge difference when I put my hand on that section of the wall with RGS and compared it to the sections without it. I got a hanging thermometer, and hung it first on the naked aluminum, then on the coated aluminum. The naked aluminum was 47deg. and the coated was 56deg. So now I'm putting this on all the aluminum interior. I spray the stuff into the cap until the foam looks like it will overflow, then dip a throw-away paint brush in it and start dabbing the walls. I will still use the rolled batting type insulation after this. I figure a 9 degree difference will be very handy when trying to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer.
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Post by John Palmer on Dec 30, 2014 10:09:17 GMT -8
I am a newbie and I have done many things wrong on my first attempt at 'refurbishing' (not restoring) a 1970 Gran Dee. I'm calling it refurbishing because I am not attempting to recreate the appearance of the trailer when it was new. I'm considering this project my learning project and am experimenting with things.
Are you familiar with the product "Really Great Stuff"? It is a spray on foam that adheres to anything and expands to fill empty spaces. My first thought, since I had all of my interior walls removed was to use it for the entire wall insulation of the trailer, but abandoned that idea since using the rolled batts of insulation was so much easier and cheaper.
But I had already smeared a little of the RGS on one section of the aluminum interior wall. This was truly just a little bit and was only about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch thick coating when dried. It was very cold outside and I was running a space heater in the trailer. I noticed a huge difference when I put my hand on that section of the wall with RGS and compared it to the sections without it. I got a hanging thermometer, and hung it first on the naked aluminum, then on the coated aluminum. The naked aluminum was 47deg. and the coated was 56deg. So now I'm putting this on all the aluminum interior. I spray the stuff into the cap until the foam looks like it will overflow, then dip a throw-away paint brush in it and start dabbing the walls. I will still use the rolled batting type insulation after this. I figure a 9 degree difference will be very handy when trying to stay warm in the winter or cool in the summer. What seems like a good idea now, will bite you in the B--T when you, or the "future owner" needs to do additional work on your trailer and finds the walls filled with spray foam!
You can get the same thermal, and condensation protection using common Styrofoam sheets, aluminum tape, and house wrap. The advantage is they are all easily removable, and they do not EXPAND as does the RGS. You can easily bow the skins out with the expansion as it hardens.
I see nothing wrong with a spray-on insulation like Lizard Skin ceramic like we use in the car hobby, but it's overkill on a canned ham, IMO.
I will end by reminding others that canned ham "stick and tin" type trailers, are built "from the inside out", and the need to be repaired/rebuilt in the reverse order that they were originally assembled.
New Years advice to others, please use commonly accepted quality repair methods to repair your trailers. Make the new owners brag about the great repairs that some "previous owner" made to their trailer.
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Post by patty on Dec 30, 2014 12:14:32 GMT -8
Thank you for the advice John.
Like I said, I've done a lot of things wrong on this project. I had no experience and didn't know about the wealth of knowledge on sites like this one.
I ended up removing the interior walls because all of them had water damage. I didn't know that it was typical to take it apart from the outside. But at any rate this is where I'm at right now. So I must continue. As for coming back to bite me ... I'm already there, John. But like I said, I've got to continue from here.
There won't be bowing from expansion for a couple of reasons. Their are no interior walls on at this time to enclose any pressure causing anything to bow, and also because I'm only putting a 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick skin of the RGS on the aluminum walls. That's the thickness after the expansion and drying.
I agree that there may come a time when I sell it. My photos of the refurbish will go with it. I'm hoping that certain things I've experimented with will prove to have some value - I'll keep the trailer talk folks posted either way.
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Post by vikx on Dec 30, 2014 22:22:02 GMT -8
Welcome Patty. You've got a good head on your shoulders and we appreciate members like you! Enjoy the board.
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