barefootonthefarm
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Post by barefootonthefarm on May 28, 2015 6:33:37 GMT -8
my Shasta astrodome needs most of the interior panels replaced. I've spent the last two days trying to source 1/8" plywood which is what was originally used as far as I can tell. I can get 1/8" bendable birch special order, or I can get 1/4" (7/32 actual) birch from Home Depot. If I have to use the 1/4 from HD, am I going to find out my skins don't fit when I put them back on? Should I use 1/8" bendable on the ceilings, and 1/4 on the walls maybe? Or go ahead and use 1/4 on everything and rip 1/8" off the ceiling trusses to account for the difference?
edited to add that I have checked all the local cabinet makers and specialty lumber yards. I'm in mo. I called Schaller in Springfield, they carry the 1/8" but don't have enough and not sure when they will have more, plus that's a 8 hour round trip.
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Post by kimberwarden on May 28, 2015 10:08:15 GMT -8
I'd be more concerned about the extra thickness on the walls than the ceiling, since an extra 1/8" on each side makes your trailer a total of 1/4" wider than it used to be. Will you be replacing all of the framing too? If you are, then making them 1/8" narrower to accommodate the thicker boards would be easy. Even if you're leaving some of the framing in place, I've found a belt sander to be a godsend when it comes to needing to make something slightly smaller.
My personal thought is to go with whichever panels are easiest to get, in case you end up suddenly needing more. In my case, every trip to Home Depot requires another! Some folks have had bad luck with the quality of the birch at HD, so look at it carefully if you decide to buy from there.
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Post by barefootonthefarm on May 28, 2015 10:46:15 GMT -8
Most of the ceiling framing will be replaced as both ends were rotted, and the ceiling boards are bowed. The side walls are intact except under the front side windows.
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Post by turbodaddy on May 28, 2015 15:37:51 GMT -8
Am I missing something here? The panels go on the INSIDE of the framing, how would that effect the outside dimensions / skin? Seems to me all it changes is placement of interior cabinets, etc by 1/8"?
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Post by nccamper on May 28, 2015 16:10:00 GMT -8
I haven't heard one person on the East coast say they found 1/8 birch. Not at a specialty yard. Not through a cabinet company. Not through an old time lumber yard.
Capital City Lumber in Raleigh said they might be able to order some but I'd have to take the entire 50 piece lot sight unseen. I didn't like that at all.
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Post by turbodaddy on May 28, 2015 17:14:07 GMT -8
Boulter Plywood, Somerville, MA. always has it, and you can pick over it to find what you like.
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Post by windborn on May 28, 2015 17:43:55 GMT -8
Boulter Plywood, Somerville, MA. always has it, and you can pick over it to find what you like. Oh, thank you! I haven't even begun to look around for plywood, but I may just head straight there if I can't find it on Cape Cod. |
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Post by theresa on May 28, 2015 17:46:10 GMT -8
Boulter Plywood, Somerville, MA. always has it, and you can pick over it to find what you like. Oh, thank you! I haven't even begun to look around for plywood, but I may just head straight there if I can't find it on Cape Cod. Windborn, I'm thinking of driving down from Maine, 6+ hours one way! I'd say to be able to get a good source like that, that close to you, I'd be ecstatic! |
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Post by mobiltec on Jun 1, 2015 5:49:54 GMT -8
You won't be able to bend 1/4 inch around your radius. And if you try kerfing, you will find that the paneling will most likely crack.
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Post by barefootonthefarm on Jun 1, 2015 9:50:09 GMT -8
We finally found 1/8" at a lumberyard in Springfield. They are gathering enough from one of their other stores and will let me know when they have it. You are correct mobiltec. I don't ink 1/4" would have made the front curve without cracking. We used it on the front and back of the 64 Yellowstone, but this is a much tighter radius.
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Post by MarthaS on Jun 1, 2015 10:26:21 GMT -8
I can't imagine using 1/4" on the radius. We even had to use straps to "help" the 1/8" birch go around the bend.
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