Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

Hope you find the humor in this.........

What happens when you aren't paying attention.

PastorCharlie wrote:
We have three of the 9' NuWave2 Precision Induction cooktops and the most we paid for anyone of them was $50.00 at KMart. One was purchased new in box at a yard sale for $15.00 and the other one was a gift. They are super to use and super safe around old folks and children. We use them in the home and Motor Home.

Wouldn't leave home without one.

Who u callin' old???? Lol..

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll have to look around a little bit and see what our options. are.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
We used the Tru Induction countertop/drop in found here for $118.00
Tru Induction on Amazon

Thanks. Which model of the K&H do you have? They also seem to have a big difference in price between models.

We have three of the 9' NuWave2 Precision Induction cooktops and the most we paid for anyone of them was $50.00 at KMart. One was purchased new in box at a yard sale for $15.00 and the other one was a gift. They are super to use and super safe around old folks and children. We use them in the home and Motor Home.

Wouldn't leave home without one.

We used the Tru Induction countertop/drop in found here for $118.00
Tru Induction on Amazon

BigRabbitMan wrote:

fulltimin wrote:

BigRabbitMan wrote:
I also went to induction cooking in my 1976 FMC. I much prefer it to gas cooking in small quarters.

What is the diameter of the heating area of the cooktop?

Someone who uses one, has had problems trying to make a pair of grilled cheese sandwiches on one. The burner is about 8" in diameter. Half of the grilled cheese was fine, the other half was not fried.

Has that been a problem for your frying?

I normally use a 9” pan or similar sized pot without issue. There is/can be a significant difference in quality or operational differences between units. After not being happy with two earlier ones, I am happy with the Nuwave portable unit that know have. Since it doesn’t have hot air/fumes flowing out around the pan, if the pan doesn’t conduct heat very well the outer portion will be cooler. We do cook in a large pan very well but usually it is something that is stirred.

In your case, you could put a cutting board on top of the burners and put a portable induction unit on that. When not in use it could be stored on its edge in a narrow, tall rack like for cutting boards. I think a key is to have a quality unit and quality pans.

Thanks for the info. Would the Nuwave be this one?







This is currently sitting on Amazon for a touch over $200.

Nuwave on Amazon.

We'll have fun, fun, fun, til our daddy takes the T-Bird away... Lol.

Anyhow, todays work doesn't look like a whole lot, but it takes a while to get the curved roof line cut correctly. Would I do a curved roof again? Yup. Even though it's a pain to do any partitions, I still like it.

This is the beginning of the partition for the refer and some shelving.

I used a piece of 3/4" plywood, as I wanted something sturdy in there for shelving, and this piece was nice and straight.

It's ready to drill my pocket holes in. Should happen tomorrow.

Didn't have much time tonight. Had a couple of computer service calls today, which took up most of the day.

I forgot to reply, sorry!
Our unit is a K&H (Kitchen and Home) with a 8" and 7" burner. There are 17 heat levels (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5....up to 9. The change is fast and accurate. Really quite amazing. We had always been interested in a change from gas to induction but put it off for years thinking there was not a unit that would work. We thought TruInduction was pretty much it. Had I found H&K I would have done the update years ago.
We were given a portable TruInduction countertop unit and fell in love the first time we used it. We full time so keeping the coach cool in the Summer can be a real challenge with a gas cooktop. Not so much with induction! Awesome!
The precise control is a huge benefit as well. We just poached a couple of eggs this morning. The pot came up to a boil in a matter of minutes and then changing the power setting to a simmer happened nearly immediately. A touch of a button could adjust the simmer up or down ever so slightly and hold it there.
Can't say enough good.
As to pots and pans, we have cast iron skillets and metal (magnetic) pots and pans. They are not the exact size of the burner but all work perfectly well.

fulltimin wrote:

BigRabbitMan wrote:
I also went to induction cooking in my 1976 FMC. I much prefer it to gas cooking in small quarters.

What is the diameter of the heating area of the cooktop?

Someone who uses one, has had problems trying to make a pair of grilled cheese sandwiches on one. The burner is about 8" in diameter. Half of the grilled cheese was fine, the other half was not fried.

Has that been a problem for your frying?

I normally use a 9” pan or similar sized pot without issue. There is/can be a significant difference in quality or operational differences between units. After not being happy with two earlier ones, I am happy with the Nuwave portable unit that know have. Since it doesn’t have hot air/fumes flowing out around the pan, if the pan doesn’t conduct heat very well the outer portion will be cooler. We do cook in a large pan very well but usually it is something that is stirred.

In your case, you could put a cutting board on top of the burners and put a portable induction unit on that. When not in use it could be stored on its edge in a narrow, tall rack like for cutting boards. I think a key is to have a quality unit and quality pans.

Yup, it's time to move back inside for a while. I still have a little roofing work to be done, but I'll wait for a warmer day than what we're having now.

I think one of the most annoying things about this build has been the lack of space to work. Sometimes I need to move plywood around so I can work in a specific area, and then move it again later.

Such was the case tonight. I had some leftover cutoffs stored here in the corner of the bathroom area.

I moved them out so I can start to build some shelving in this area.
A refrigerator will go on the left side, and the shelving on the right side. I with probably leave room for a small portable clothes washing machine in the bottom, on the right.







Not a whole lot of a start, but it's a step in the right direction.