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Post by universalexports on Apr 11, 2016 17:50:46 GMT -8
Well, since I am not going to have the canvas bunk in my camper, and due to the expense of mailing those long bunk poles to anyone who may need them, I have found a use for them. legs for my reverse flow smoker made from a 40 pound propane tank. it's small enough to load up and take camping!
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Post by universalexports on Apr 11, 2016 17:36:24 GMT -8
Laminate will shrink and expand a bit, my guess is that is why trailers have smaller squares, 9x9, so with more squares you have more small gaps between them so when they shrink the gaps dont enlarge alot since there are so many of them.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 8, 2016 14:52:46 GMT -8
So I have been kicking this idea around for a while, and I think I'm going to try it. I have some vintage blow mold owl lights, and I want to convert them to Solar since some places don't have power as well as I don't like extension cords running all over the place. so my plan is to install LED lights in them, use a small 30 watt solar panel, converter and a small rechargeable battery. then figure out how to make the solar panel and battery look non-intrusive, maybe on and in a small cooler or Tiki totum pole, or a setup I could clamp to tree. here are some pics to give you an idea, the LED lights are .25 amp each so a little over 4 amps of power will be needed, so everything should give me 4-5 hours on light at night easily. I really wanted to do a setup with a small solar panel on top of the owl from a yard light with a small battery inside the owl, but there is just no way to create the power needed without a stupid big panel over the owl that I can find.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 8, 2016 14:23:15 GMT -8
yeah, the brown wire in the 4 pin connector is your tail lights,then you ground is to the aluminum, the problem with this is over time you may have grounding issues, since metal and aluminum chemically react when they stay in contact, I just ran 2 new wires under the skin and grounded to the frame so I know I got good connections, I also put LED light in my marker lights from VTS, they are waterproof and should last forever without issue.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 7, 2016 20:28:10 GMT -8
me too, I just need the threshold!
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Post by universalexports on Mar 6, 2016 18:05:37 GMT -8
Well you opened the door when you mentioned you were buying the harbor freight brake, you create a door you know we are going to bust through that thing like the cool-aid man.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 6, 2016 16:25:21 GMT -8
I am still in need of one of these. I am considering trying to make one out of 1/8 inch aluminum, it would never get bent and beat up, I have access to an aluminum welder, and have been practicing welding aluminum a bit, If I can get the right blade to cut it using my flooring cutter I could cut the small thin strips needed then weld it up and sand it down and polish it. but thats a lot of work, Mobiltec needs to to make and sell them when he gets his brake, I'd pay a pretty penny for one.
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Post by universalexports on Mar 6, 2016 11:05:32 GMT -8
Go with an LED light in the fitting and you will never have to replace it. I have put LED lights in everything outside,
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Post by universalexports on Mar 6, 2016 11:00:04 GMT -8
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Post by universalexports on Mar 6, 2016 10:55:45 GMT -8
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Post by universalexports on Sept 8, 2015 15:04:23 GMT -8
oh, i'm still around, mostly just lurk and read, its a bit creepy really.
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Post by universalexports on Sept 7, 2015 16:12:28 GMT -8
pull the trigger, and we need someone to reproduce the door threshold.
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Post by universalexports on Sept 7, 2015 16:09:04 GMT -8
Randy, there are a couple of great Shasta facebook groups as well that stay very busy. sadly most are not here. (where the answers are).
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Post by universalexports on Sept 7, 2015 16:06:00 GMT -8
Nice, I like them, I went with a classic looking lens with eyebrows, then converted them to LED, I love doing the custom stuff, its mine the way I want it.
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Post by universalexports on Aug 8, 2015 17:45:08 GMT -8
I thinks size is not such a concern anymore, or should I say to big of a size, I say go big, if you need it it's there, there were issues in the past with an AC unit to big it could cause the walls to sweat, (not good for your wood) but the newer units most all have built in thermostats. and cycle to just fan mode when the desired temp is reached, so the only real questions are how much room do you want to give up, and how much of your power do you want to devote to AC. or is my thinking wrong?
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