oyvind
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fulltimin
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That's a new one that I've not heard before, but completely explains more than one situation I have been in over the years.! Lol.!
If you want to do something, you will find a way.
If you don't, you will find an excuse.
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Good judgement comes from experience.
A lot of experience, comes from bad judgement.
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oyvind
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I started out with an RV to fix up, which led me to wanting to replace the generator, which led me to design and construct one from scratch, which led me to produce PCB circuit boards (milling because etching is messy), which led me to build a CNC router, which I couldn't do without a proper workbench (shown here), and of course, if you're building a cartesian milling device, then you kinda need to add 3D printing capabilities to it too..
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I do try to get some work on the actual RV done too though..
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fulltimin
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Ah, yes.
Looks like your fun is just getting started.
Pictures are wonderful.
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fulltimin
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So, how much of your interior is still left intact?
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oyvind
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Just have the back cabinet and shower left to dismantle.
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I'm evaluating whether to drop the wheel well, like you are, but want to see how you do it before I take that on ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
Right now, the idea is to have a bed at the back perpendicular to the main axis, sitting above the genny, fresh water tank, and the electrical's (batteries, inverter).
Then, on the left side, we'll have just a big wardrobe going from the door and almost all the way back, and on the right, we'll move the shower and toilet forward, box it in with no sink, followed by a sink (over the water heater) and then a small domestic fridge with a gas top on top and a micro/ir oven above.
New cabinets will then be built for the wall/roof joint. The rest is open or now, maybe we'll just have a bunch of been bags ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
This is just the rough idea though.
This will mostly be used for short trips, with the longest probably being 8 days in the Black Rock desert - and for that you apparently need ample wardrobe space and less pantry...
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fulltimin
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Looks like the ceiling wallpaper is coming off of the paneling. Does that mean water damage, of just the glue giving away?
The refer hole and storage compartment next to the genny, looks to be in better shape than mine was.
The drivers side under the kit window looks like it could have some water damage, and my biggie was around the vent for the stove. Is the paneling below those weak?
Also, looks like the back wall is pretty straight up and down, instead of sloped. Is that correct?
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fulltimin wrote:Looks like the ceiling wallpaper is coming off of the paneling. Does that mean water damage, of just the glue giving away?
Hard to tell - the wood looks just fine, so I think it's mostly wear. Some of it I have pulled down to get a better view.
fulltimin wrote:
The refer hole and storage compartment next to the genny, looks to be in better shape than mine was.
The drivers side under the kit window looks like it could have some water damage, and my biggie was around the vent for the stove. Is the paneling below those weak?
Also, looks like the back wall is pretty straight up and down, instead of sloped. Is that correct?
Yeah, most of this looks just fine inside, though there's a leak at the right passenger side, where they had drilled a hole for an antenna cable but not sealed it.
There's also the issue of the windshield having popped out on the left side... So I'll have to reseal this fully. Right now I just duct taped it (it's starting to drip here in California).
The roof is in fairly good shape on the outside, though I have two rolls of eternabond that I plan to seal stuff with - first I need to dismantle the old dish and tv antenna that is up there, we use Netflix these days!
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This Stuff On Amazon makes duct tape look like something you would give to a 2 year old.
It's not a permanent repair like Eternabond, but it does stick very well, much better than duct tape, and comes in different widths.
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fulltimin
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Quick tip on using a chop saw. This holds true whether you are cutting steel or wood.
Most times I cut, the piece I want to use is on the left side of the blade. So, I measure from the left end, right up to the blade and then cut away.
For this piece, I decided it would be easier if I cut from the right. I measured up to the blade, but it needs to be on the right side. This photo shows, the cut length of 45 1/4" to the blade.
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If on the other hand I inadvertently measure to the left side of the blade, even though the tape is started from the right, my measurement will be off. If I wanted 45 3/8" but measured like this - my cut would be 1/8" short.
I did not make this mistake, but it is easy to do, if you aren't paying attention.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/chopsawleftside.jpg)
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