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Post by MarthaS on Jan 21, 2015 14:42:49 GMT -8
Hi there,
I spent some time today trying to find the answer to my question but couldn't find it. We removed the skin from the rear of the trailer and have some pieces to replace. I can't seem to attach a photo from my phone but can later. It is a piece of curved "plywood" (layered wood) that is on both the street and curb sides of the trailer. It is about an inch wide and about 6 inches long and connects to the frame that goes across the back of the trailer. There are same type of pieces on the bottom curve just longer. I'll follow up with a photo when I'm on my laptop.
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 21, 2015 15:26:12 GMT -8
Does it look something like this? I'm not sure how it is used on yours, but the early Shasta Compacts have curbing/edge board nailed and glued in layers on top of the plywood panels at the edge. It goes from front to back. It is very easy to cut strips of plywood and layer them. I glued and stapled mine and then nailed through all the layers.
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Post by MarthaS on Jan 21, 2015 18:52:44 GMT -8
Yes, that's it SusieQ. Thanks so much.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 22, 2015 13:48:59 GMT -8
Two names for this stuff. Probably my fault too. I call it curbing and others call it edgeboard. When looking for plywood to match, make sure you get plywood with little to no knots in it. The knots will brake and fall apart. Usually layers of 1/4 inch are the best to use. For long pieces that don't go around the radius you can cut with the grain of the sheet of plywood. Lengthwise. But for the radius it bends better cutting against the grain of the sheet. Widthwise. Start with your radius' first and when you build it up, stagger the layers, longest on the bottom, stagger back 2 inches for each additional layer. Then overlap the ends when you do the long ones up against it.
My Forester videos show this method. That's the "Taking My Act On The Road" series when I went to Steamboat Springs to work on a trailer for a friend.
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 22, 2015 15:19:07 GMT -8
I cut all of mine against the grain. That's the way Shasta did it, too. It just seems stronger that way and cuts better, too. It was actually liked doing it. It was one of my favorite parts of the project. Mine was either rotten or dry rotted and it look so nice to have new curbing/ edge board. I used Gorilla glue between the layers. I ran a very thin bead of it down the middle of the strip. If you do so, make sure you get it stapled and nailed down before it dries completely because it expands. When it was completely dry, I went back over the edges with the sander where it had squished out. It also helped even my edges where I might not have cut perfectly straight
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Post by John Palmer on Jan 22, 2015 16:50:55 GMT -8
I might be because I'm old, but I cut all my edge boards with a router, set up in a table, with a fence. I just feed it in as fast as it will cut, and they all come out perfectly straight. It also saves time because you end up with a very straight surface after they are installed. I use up all of my paneling scraps, just like they did back in the day.
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 22, 2015 17:29:49 GMT -8
It's not because you're old. It's because you have better tools than some of us young kids.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 22, 2015 17:34:31 GMT -8
It's not because you're old. It's because you have better tools than some of us young kids. And from the sound of it, you have a complete shop set up with indoor working space. Very few of us have that. I'm not a professional at this but I really do wish I had a shop to work in. If I did this for a living I probably would rent a place to work in. Tools make things a lot easier for sure. I have to use what I have and what I can put away at night. That's the reason for the very small table saw. I need to be able to pick it up and put it inside at the end of the day along with all my other tools.
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Post by John Palmer on Jan 22, 2015 19:31:59 GMT -8
LOL........You guys are killing me!
My shop is a six car concrete driveway, a large Ash shade tree in my front yard, and a sometimes when it's not blowing a 10' by 10' E-Z-Up for shade! 95% of my trailer's are built "outside" and in the sun! Larry, If I were restoring these "for a living", I would also rent a shop.
I learned long ago that you do not want to ever judge a professional by the size of his tool box! I worked at a large Ford dealership in the 1960's and watched a couple of old body men that could do incredible metal work with a large hammer and a block of wood. The guy popped an "oil can dent" out of a flat car hood with a large disk grinder and a wet rag, after every one of the bodyman in the shop gave up. True professionals know how to get the desired results with the tools available. No one will ever have "all the tools needed, to "do every job". But the "True Professional" will figure out a way to make it happen, and still get professional results.
IMO, the most important thing is "the desire to learn", and "do a professional job". I have worked with many mechanics that "already knew it all", which made it very difficult for them "to learn new techniques.
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 22, 2015 20:19:06 GMT -8
Where the heck to you keep all these tools John? I'd like to build a router table but it will have to wait till I add some roof to the side of my home. And I can't have it attached so it will have to be metal. I'm keeping my eyes open for a good deal on an all metal roof.
You can't believe how tired of tarps I am but so far they have worked for me. Not only to they keep the rain off my projects and the sun off my head, they also keep the dang bird crap off everything. I can't stand birds. They crap on everything and I live under a freeway intersection of wires criss crossing all over the place. TarpsOnLine.Com is where I get my tarps now. Also found some really good prices at Harbor Freight for the smaller ones that I don't leave out in the sun 24/7...
Well I suppose we hijacked this thread. Back to curbing/edge board. The trailer I am working on right now has inch and a half walls. So I am able to run the rafters over the walls and still stop short enough for 3/4 inch wide curbing that can be installed continuously all the way around the trailer. Makes the curbing go much faster than when I have to cut it in between all the rafters. I only do that on 3/4 inch walls. So that's another plus to thicker walls.
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Post by momof5 on Jan 27, 2015 15:16:24 GMT -8
Mobiltec, You mention using tarps to cover your work. I have heard of people using used billboard fabric/vinyl to make hoop shelters for farm animals and to cover equipment. I am planning on calling a local billboard company to ask, I think sometimes they may give the used ones away free change them out. I did see some on Craigslist in St Louis today for the first time. 14' x 48' 17 mil thick with a tube/pocket along 3 sides,for about $40. Just thought I'd throw it out there. Your videos are wonderful. Thank you for posting them...
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Post by mobiltec on Jan 27, 2015 16:03:42 GMT -8
Hi Mom... Wow 5? LOL...
Yes I know about the bill boards. And if you have a machine that can sew through that stuff they are great. But they are really heavy too and will actually sag your trailer. So you need a frame of some sort for them. If I'm going to build a frame I am going to put metal on it. That's the next pleasure project for me but I have to get all this other stuff done first.
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Post by SusieQ on Jan 27, 2015 18:44:16 GMT -8
My brother used a used billboard material to make a cover for the carrier on the top of his Jeep Cherokee. It was great waterproof cover and looked really cool, too.
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Post by momof5 on Jan 28, 2015 6:45:01 GMT -8
I am thinking it could be used for covering your tools n such when done for the day. I don't want to drag everything in Saturday nights to drag it all out again on Sunday mornings. My husband has some lengths of pipe/elbows and wood scraps in his stash. Hoping to use one or the other to make a quick, temporary frame and cover with the material. A free pallet to keep stuff off the ground.
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Post by lakewoodgirl on Feb 3, 2015 20:52:58 GMT -8
It's not because you're old. It's because you have better tools than some of us young kids. And from the sound of it, you have a complete shop set up with indoor working space. Very few of us have that. I'm not a professional at this but I really do wish I had a shop to work in. If I did this for a living I probably would rent a place to work in. Tools make things a lot easier for sure. I have to use what I have and what I can put away at night. That's the reason for the very small table saw. I need to be able to pick it up and put it inside at the end of the day along with all my other tools. I hear ya about having to drag my tools back to the garage every night. I'm going to need a hand truck for my tool box if it gets any heavier! How nice it would be to have a shop... I might have been done by now! LOL
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