Post by Teachndad on Sept 17, 2023 5:29:54 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
They don’t make them like they used to, do they?...
Hmmmm?.
In recent work on the curbside wall of my ‘57 Westerner, I ran across two studs that showed the quality of how they used to build them. (sarcasm implied)
I replaced the stud to the left of the window opening as well as the door hinge stud.
The bottom of the stud near the window was curved, but they used it anyway.
Image shows the curvature at the bottom of the stud.
Then, the door hinge stud had been sanded at the top to reduce the thickness.
Here’s the door hinge stud with an earlier temporary repair at the bottom. I would later replace both halves to a completely new stud running from top to bottom.
Note the lighter wood at the top of the stud. That was sanded to thin the lumber.
Now turned 90 degrees. You can see how much they sanded it down. The post had been curved towards the camera.
I pressed the board up against a 4 x 4 carport support at my house and this is just another view.
Yep, they don't’ make them like they used to.
In the scheme of things, They made it work and the stresses on these trailers are so distributed by the time they are completely built, the studs still did their job. I would never have used them, but that's just me and I don't have a bottom line to meet.
Pix of the replaced studs will be shared in the future in my restoration thread.
Cheers,
Rod
They don’t make them like they used to, do they?...
Hmmmm?.
In recent work on the curbside wall of my ‘57 Westerner, I ran across two studs that showed the quality of how they used to build them. (sarcasm implied)
I replaced the stud to the left of the window opening as well as the door hinge stud.
The bottom of the stud near the window was curved, but they used it anyway.
Image shows the curvature at the bottom of the stud.
Then, the door hinge stud had been sanded at the top to reduce the thickness.
Here’s the door hinge stud with an earlier temporary repair at the bottom. I would later replace both halves to a completely new stud running from top to bottom.
Note the lighter wood at the top of the stud. That was sanded to thin the lumber.
Now turned 90 degrees. You can see how much they sanded it down. The post had been curved towards the camera.
I pressed the board up against a 4 x 4 carport support at my house and this is just another view.
Yep, they don't’ make them like they used to.
In the scheme of things, They made it work and the stresses on these trailers are so distributed by the time they are completely built, the studs still did their job. I would never have used them, but that's just me and I don't have a bottom line to meet.
Pix of the replaced studs will be shared in the future in my restoration thread.
Cheers,
Rod
