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Post by sawset on May 20, 2021 4:44:05 GMT -8
Yesterday I ordered: Heng's 5050 RV Roof Repair Non-Trimmable Butyl Rubber Tape Quantity: 100ft 3/16" X 1" X 20' - Black
Putty Tape - 1" W x 30'L Quantity: 120ft
Vintage trailer gaskets Quantity: 200ft Item: 1/4" Gimp, sand
That should get me started. Temps should be in the 60s-80s this weekend, so better conditions now for varathane for the side walls and cabinets, and vct for the floor. The original seams for the roof and side/roof were lap joints sealed with black butyl. They did appear to have no/little leaks in those areas. The windows and vent on the other hand had been repaired many times, most of which was stuff put on over the top of others, without cleaning off the previous. They all leaked, and led to the eventual demise. All that is now cleaned off, with hopefully butyl tape to be used on fresh surfaces. Picked up 12 of .032x48x155 white alum and several 26ga 48x155 galv sheets last week. I'm hoping to get the white alum on a folder for making 5" cross breaks and other bends. Work is extremely busy though, so the outlook for that is grim. Will need to think about that.
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Post by sawset on May 20, 2021 5:50:16 GMT -8
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Post by chametzoo on Aug 21, 2021 11:27:53 GMT -8
Awesome! I have a 1960, but the slightly longer one. I think they designated it the "16" for the cabin+tongue length. It went through the same kind of rebuild that you are doing.
How's it coming along?
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Post by sawset on Aug 22, 2021 6:23:53 GMT -8
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Post by sawset on Aug 22, 2021 7:06:13 GMT -8
I recently retired so have had more time to spend time working on the trailer, among other things. 2months, 6hrs a day, most days, all trailer, all the time. I'm at the point finally where I can start insulating and siding. We wanted two way switches to operate everything electrical, so ended up with a bank of 6 on either side of the armour - one set near the entrance and one set by the bed area. That way coming in we can flip switches, and at night switch them all off. Also all lights have switches at the light. It also means that for all the wiring runs, power and ground, meant 600ft of wiring to cover it all. But we wanted the control. All wiring is 14ga, stranded, THHN, no connections behind walls, all crimp connectors. I created a couple access doors to have access to bundles of wire connections in case something comes loose. I really like the crimp connections now that I've become accustomed to them. Fast, secure, easy. My father inlaw left behind an old lunch box that I recently discovered had a boat load of crimp connectors and other useful electrical items - so I've had plenty to experiment with. There are plenty of USB outlets to plug in small desk fans and to charge phones. They came with a voltage readout - which is really nice for monitoring battery status, but they are bright at night, and possibly annoying, so may change them out for just plain USB and only have one volt meter near the controller under the front seat. I ordered a nice RV porch led light. But does it ever put out the light. Maybe that's nice if you need light, but most times we're minimalists when it comes to cooking and around the fire, and would really prefer just enough to keep from tripping on the step on the way in. I think the thing was 1300 lumens, something like that. I'll look for something smaller. There is room for a wave6 near the entrance in the armour. We have the heater already, so it is what it is - maybe overkill in a highly insulated trailer - we'll see. There is a door for that cabinet opening also if we decide to leave it home. Under the bed is a pull out step on felt pads, so we don't need to pol-vault in at night. There is a porta potty that is on casters (with brakes), that pulls out, near the front seat for at night. All conceal behind closed doors when not in use. There will be room for a room AC above the street wheel well, but at the moment still need to dream up a way to get it set in place. Kind of wavering a little about if we need it vs the ability to get it in so it functions well. Holding off on that for a bit. The ceiling vent is standard, no fan at the moment, but is wired if need be for later. The puck lights insert into a disk that I cut out with a 4" hole saw. I scroll sawed the inside to accept the light, and made up small chases to conceal the wiring. Last night I decided to try and weigh the entire camper as it stands at the moment, partly out of curiosity, and partly because it's a little unnerving adding material after materials, all of which weigh some amount, not knowing if it will come out unreasonable (3000lb) or not (1500lb). I just used a simple bathroom scale, did a little fulcrum cantelever bit to half the readings, under the hitch and two wheels, and came up with 1320lbs. Add in the rest to the goodies like battery LP tank cabinet doors and siding, and the estimate is around 1750-1850lb. We'll see.
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Post by aslmx on Aug 22, 2021 8:33:06 GMT -8
I’ll will officially be stealing your floor pattern. That’s awesome
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Post by sawset on Aug 22, 2021 11:00:42 GMT -8
We bought a case of 12x12 tiles for each color. After some figuring, we found 9-1/2"sq for the white, 2-1/2"sq for the colored checks and the remainder colored would just about make it, and be proportional looking. We had exactly no white tiles left over. One thing I noticed was that it was a little difficult to tell right side up, at least on the white. A few got flipped, but probably only we will realize it, but it is noticable. Maybe mark the bottoms.
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