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Post by shastatom on May 23, 2017 4:38:37 GMT -8
Last night I got more done. 1st talked with a tech from the local RV place about my refrigerator and he tells me I need to make sure I have a good 12 volt battery hooked up first. Then plug in the power. That worked. Now I have a working 3 way fridge. I am happy happy happy. I also worked on smoothing out the edges on the walls. Now the framing and plywood match. Used a belt sander to smooth everything out. I also learned to make sure the belt is pulling down on the plywood or it will split the end of it. Looks great now. I also put a couple coats of vanish on. I hope to get my final coats on tonight and then mount the walls on the frame and do some door and window cutouts on Wed.  20170522_220215 by Tom Ress, on Flickr |
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Post by mrmarty51 on May 23, 2017 6:06:36 GMT -8
Very nice tom. That is going to be some pretty nice looking wood.
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Post by shastatom on May 23, 2017 9:51:28 GMT -8
Very nice tom. That is going to be some pretty nice looking wood. To bad 80% off the wood will behind cabinets or benches or under stuff. |
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Post by shastatom on May 24, 2017 4:00:40 GMT -8
Slow progress with it raining but got another coat of varnish on, will sand tonight and put the final coat on. I also painted the bottom board along the edge to help protect it from the elements. I was hoping to put the wall on the trailer tonight but I don't think that will happen.
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Post by RinTin on May 24, 2017 4:52:54 GMT -8
I see some new scissor jacks stashed under your wall. Are those for the Shasta?
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Post by shastatom on May 24, 2017 6:28:18 GMT -8
Yes I plan to install the jacks. I also plan to put in a 3 way fridg, new stove top, convection microwave, water heater and a few other niceties that the new campers have. I want the old look but some of the new stuff of todays life. The trick is to hide it as much as I can without spoiling the look and feel of the old camper. I hope my plan works?  ? |
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Post by shastatom on May 24, 2017 18:25:33 GMT -8
Tonight I got the final coat of varnish on the walls. Tomorrow I want to mount the walls.
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Post by shastatom on May 26, 2017 4:27:41 GMT -8
I made a goal!!!! Walls went up. Now I can start doing more stuff.  20170525_210441 by Tom Ress, on Flickr Also the metal I used for the wheel wells bent very nicely around the wood. Not a great picture but it kind of shows the idea. I used the hammer to bent it more and shape it to the wheel arch. I will need to get a better picture of it finished.  20170525_200806 by Tom Ress, on Flickr |
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Post by RinTin on May 26, 2017 5:11:40 GMT -8
Awesome!!
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Post by shastatom on May 28, 2017 3:49:30 GMT -8
Got a bit further yesterday. I started staining the ceiling boards, cut out the window, door and access door and laid out the old cabinets in the camper so I could do some more planning. Not a bad day.  20170527_121713 by Tom Ress, on Flickr |
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Post by mrmarty51 on May 28, 2017 4:55:15 GMT -8
Beautiful job there Tom.
dont forget the welting around the closet top and along the walls on the cabinet and the closet.
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Post by ladywendolyn on May 28, 2017 16:43:23 GMT -8
It's great watching you do this. I'm so much slower in my restoration as I can only work on it some weekends. I'm living vicariously through your progress.
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Post by shastatom on May 29, 2017 4:43:51 GMT -8
Need to get some pictures of yesterday's progress but here is the list: -Took apart one of the bench bases so I can rebuilt it. Sanded and stained the couple pieces that I can reuse for the bench. -Took the old top off the kitchen cabinet -Sanded and stained the kitchen cabinet frame -Stained 2 more sheets of ceiling paneling -Sanded the table and found the top veneer was bad so took the top layer off and will glue a new top layer on -Bought more wood to replace the countertop, make the boxes for the fridge and microwave and front facing for the cabinets -Ordered lights, switches and other electrical stuff as well as a tongue box.  20170529_084053 by Tom Ress, on Flickr |
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Post by shastatom on May 30, 2017 4:21:08 GMT -8
Didn't get much done on Monday. I went to a near by town to pick up a new faucet and some more wood. Made a new door front for the kitchen cabinet. It is so hard to match old wood and new wood. Put a new top on the table and have most of it sanded down and shaped.  20170529_201734 by Tom Ress, on Flickr  20170529_214650 by Tom Ress, on Flickr Also if any one is interested this seems to be almost a perfect match if you want to stain the wood instead of using shellac.  20170527_111926 by Tom Ress, on Flickr |
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Post by shastatom on May 31, 2017 4:20:23 GMT -8
I didn't get much done last night. I had family duties.
Question for those how have been watching this post?
I am thinking about modifying the layout a bit so I can put in a full size bed. That means I need to move the wardrobe and kitchen cabinet 6 inches closer to the door and then cut out most of the tall wardrobe and make the stove space smaller. I would also need to move the convection microwave over the top of the refrigerator and then may loose the space under the kitchen side cabinet for the A/C unit if I ever wanted to put on in.
My wife and I are only 5'8 and 5'2 so a full size bed fits us and we did sleep in one for the first 20 years of marriage but the question is could we fit in a 3/4 full. Is it worth doing this considering the camper is all about sleeping so we can have fun again the next day?
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