The Ultimate DIY thread - Ubuilding (Pics)
Hey all, There is another, albeit smaller, side to this whole RV thing - those crazy folks who build their own for whatever reason. Whether you've scratch-built it from the ground up, assembled a kit...
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Thx Ken. The fir on the edge of the countertop is just a backing to fasten whatever edging I use (prob the walnut). The walnut is 4/4 and the purpleheart is 3/4 so the one I use will have a round over though it may be just 1/8" or so...just to break the hard edge. I'm also thinking about having the edging protrude up above the counter top 3/8" or so as a fiddle rail. That fir will also serve as a nailer to hold the top of the 1/4" cabinet face when I pin it from the inside...and it adds more gluing surface to lock everything together.
I'll probably leave that decision open until I'm actually installing the counter, because I'm also thinking about running a 'waistband' of matching trim at that height all around the trailer...maybe making it thick like a chair rail and routing the back side to use it as a wire chase.
It's funny because (like westend alluded to) it's almost like juggling plates right now - I'm trying to make progress without the materials to work on the shell for a while longer but at the same time I'm trying to avoid boxing myself into a corner.
I don't know if it shows up in the pics, but when I was cutting the rabbet in the fir edging I discovered a wobble in my table saw so the cut isn't straight...making the gap uneven. That's what I need to work on next weekend. This weekend was clearing out the shop so I have some space to take it apart, lol. Hopefully I'll get 'er licked and be back on the build right away, but it needs to be corrected before I cut the edging with it.
Yesterday I cut the hole for the little manual water pump after opening it to check the diaphragm and change the throw of the arm so there would be no conflict should I go with a thicker backsplash (wire chase & water tank vent). Now I just need to seal up the pump and that's checked off the list. It had originally been sealed with butyl tape but I'll be using SikaFlex. I also measured up some 6" and some 4" PVC sewer pipe I have laying around, so they may become an underslung 14 gal grey water tank to free up inside storage space.
Until I get the table saw squared up, this week's project is to make up the templates for the wheel well panels (1/4" ply backed with foam and the outside sealed with bed liner or undercoat ) and the vertical bed supports/locker dividers (1" foam with luan facing, tabbed into place).
I'll be using luan strips and a hot glue gun to make stick patterns more quickly and accurately than using a tick stick: I'll be sure to put up some pics of the process.
I'll probably leave that decision open until I'm actually installing the counter, because I'm also thinking about running a 'waistband' of matching trim at that height all around the trailer...maybe making it thick like a chair rail and routing the back side to use it as a wire chase.
It's funny because (like westend alluded to) it's almost like juggling plates right now - I'm trying to make progress without the materials to work on the shell for a while longer but at the same time I'm trying to avoid boxing myself into a corner.
I don't know if it shows up in the pics, but when I was cutting the rabbet in the fir edging I discovered a wobble in my table saw so the cut isn't straight...making the gap uneven. That's what I need to work on next weekend. This weekend was clearing out the shop so I have some space to take it apart, lol. Hopefully I'll get 'er licked and be back on the build right away, but it needs to be corrected before I cut the edging with it.
Yesterday I cut the hole for the little manual water pump after opening it to check the diaphragm and change the throw of the arm so there would be no conflict should I go with a thicker backsplash (wire chase & water tank vent). Now I just need to seal up the pump and that's checked off the list. It had originally been sealed with butyl tape but I'll be using SikaFlex. I also measured up some 6" and some 4" PVC sewer pipe I have laying around, so they may become an underslung 14 gal grey water tank to free up inside storage space.
Until I get the table saw squared up, this week's project is to make up the templates for the wheel well panels (1/4" ply backed with foam and the outside sealed with bed liner or undercoat ) and the vertical bed supports/locker dividers (1" foam with luan facing, tabbed into place).
I'll be using luan strips and a hot glue gun to make stick patterns more quickly and accurately than using a tick stick: I'll be sure to put up some pics of the process.
