Sunday, March 13, 2022

Weekend Update

 This was supposed to be a post about the first wall was standing and here's the video.  Didn't quite get there for a number of reasons, but I did:

  • Get the right side wall (left has been ready for a week) pocket drilled, grooves cleaned out, and a couple of little annoyances fixed.  Rounded corners cleaned up too!
  • Varnished back wall, ceiling panels
  • Accumulated a little more hardware in prep for final assembly. 

Fridge and stove shelves going together.  It took a little more time and a couple of false starts to get the clearance right so that things fit together properly.  

Hint: 40 thousandths seems about right.  Teeth are 1.98 and notches are 2.02 inches.  

Glued together with Titebond II.  They seem to be plenty strong.  

I got this task out of the way mostly on timing, and to ensure I could size the back partitions correctly. 






Roof spars bundled up to cut wireways.  Yes, I certainly could've done it on the table saw with a sled and a dado blade, but it would take me longer to set that up than it took to draw it in CAD and cut it with CNC.
These started out as an 11' plank of basswood that was pretty straight, dry and pretty good grain structure.  A few passes on the table saw and we have 1 1/4x 2¨ spars.  And I still have a nice bit of basswood in reserve (probably for the hatch!)










The sides came home.   You can see the cladding aluminum standing behind them waiting its turn.  The right side (shown here) will probably get bolted to the floor on Wednesday.

   













Last but not least, the trailer chassis finally got out of the garage, and the floor got checked for fit.  I always assumed it would fit properly - and it did.  

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