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Post by vikx on May 9, 2014 21:41:01 GMT -8
Please post your "Lady" or common Household tools that have come in handy on our trailers. Just today, I heard crochet hook and rolling pin...
My mom's clothes iron has helped me out more than once.
This should be interesting!
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Post by bigbill on May 10, 2014 1:24:40 GMT -8
Pizza cutting wheels to design/pattern aluminum, Electric knives for shaping foam, just to add a few.
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Post by vikx on May 10, 2014 22:37:53 GMT -8
My electric knife doesn't cut foam rubber very well... Is that what you're talking about Big Bill?
Another one: Dad's old electrician's knife. Has a sharp blade and a dull screwdriver blade. Perfect for trimming putty.
Mom's sewing shears. Very sharp and accurate...
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Post by bigbill on May 11, 2014 3:36:20 GMT -8
Vikx Yes i use an electric knife to cut foam rubber it does a perfect job, cuts straight perfect edges to glue them together. I even use it to slice thick foam into thinner pieces if needed. Maybe yours is dull.
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Post by SusieQ on May 11, 2014 6:27:10 GMT -8
Hair dryer, standard modern blow dryer.
I used a brand new electric knife to cut foam and it worked great. I used my rotary cutter (sewing tool) to cut memory foam. And yesterday I used a hairdryer to soften rock hard butyl tape so i could remove it. I've also used my craft heat gun for stuff but it gets a little too hot for softening the butyl tape.
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Post by ladywendolyn on May 11, 2014 7:20:47 GMT -8
I am buying a pair of welders pliers for my project. The one item I have that is unusual is a "regulator"... This is a tool we use in the upholstery business to remove staples and it works great. It is basically like a really skinny ice pick on a stick. I will add a photo to this post when I get home.. I'm travelling this week but will be home soon..
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Post by Hamlet on May 11, 2014 11:07:04 GMT -8
Hair dryer for warming J-rail to bend it.
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Post by vikx on May 11, 2014 22:04:44 GMT -8
Wanna see the Regulator...
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Post by mobiltec on May 13, 2014 20:08:25 GMT -8
Hair dryer for warming J-rail to bend it. You warm the J Rail before bending it? It works? What a great tip!
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Post by ladywendolyn on May 13, 2014 20:47:24 GMT -8
Wanna see the Regulator... I will post tomorrow ..promise..
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Post by SusieQ on May 14, 2014 3:51:42 GMT -8
Yesterday I used a toothbrush for scrubbing the leftover black stuff out of my window frame.
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Post by Hamlet on May 14, 2014 8:05:31 GMT -8
Hair dryer for warming J-rail to bend it. You warm the J Rail before bending it? It works? What a great tip! It worked great on those tight curves at the top front and back and the bottom front. It didn't take enough heat that we needed gloves to work with it. If I'd had a thermometer, I'd say it was somewhere around 110 degrees. When I worked in an operating room, we had an instrument called a malleable. It was a couple inches wide and about a foot long. It was, as it name implied, malleable. One could bend it without too much trouble, but when we held it in a basin of warm water for about a minute, it bent like a charm. I figured the J-rail was much thinner, so although the aluminum was stiffer than what our instrument was, it'd heat up more quickly. It did!
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Post by mobiltec on May 15, 2014 7:17:36 GMT -8
That's great. I'm going to try it on the 59 Shasta. All new J Rail going on that one. I'll use a heat gun because I don't have a blow dryer LOL...
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Post by Hamlet on May 15, 2014 10:48:47 GMT -8
Mobil - you can use the heat gun on your hair, too, just don't hold it too close!
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Post by 4sweeper on May 20, 2014 8:31:55 GMT -8
Pizza cutting wheels to design/pattern aluminum, Electric knives for shaping foam, just to add a few. I'm interested in the pizza cutter idea. Do you have any photos, tips or links for doing this kind of thing? I had a similar idea floating around in my head for making a backsplash out of the remains of a roll of aluminum (used on a house roof) that I found out in the shop. I was thinking of using one those roller tools that you use for replacing window screens but a pizza cutter might be even better. It's interesting that whenever I come up with an idea it seems like somebody else has already had the same one! I'd like to draw on the experiences of those who've already tried this I really love the diamond patterned aluminum backsplashes I've seen in many camper photos. The backsplash in my camper has no pattern, and I'd like to expand it to cover a larger area anyway.
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