Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

This is what I was working on today. I've wanted to use the area above the steps when the door is closed, and that is what I built.

This is just the first temporary fitment.

You will notice the edge of the floor, (red arrow), and the pivot point on the hinges, (yellow arrow), do not line up. That is by design.

Sometimes the best laid plans ..... yea, they don't always work out.

Company showed up yesterday and completely ruined my plans for working.

However, I was back today.

I worked on something that has been bothering me for a while, and I finally decided to do something about it.

This pic shows part of my work today, and sometimes I find it better to use 2 clamps when driving the Kreg screws to keep both pieces of lumber level.

PastorCharlie wrote:
I never total in the cost of tools on a project as they will long outlive the project. Doing so one might also total in the cost of all, shop overhead and equipment as well as related expenses such as travel etc. that are involved in the project.

I wouldn't include any major ones, but I included these, just to give people a feel for what a set of shop made sawhorses cost me, vs buying a set in the store.

My big complaint with them is the height. I don't like bending over to work on stuff.

The router bit, I broke, so I figure that is in a different category.

I never total in the cost of tools on a project as they will long outlive the project. Doing so one might also total in the cost of all, shop overhead and equipment as well as related expenses such as travel etc. that are involved in the project.

Going to update the spreadsheet finally. Haven't done that for a little while.

The sawhorses cost me a total of $39.37. They are 36" wide, and about 37" tall. I dislike short ones, as I find myself always bending over, and after a while, my back hurts, or, when I stand up, it feels really weird. Safe to say, I don't like short ones.

That cost includes nine 2" x 3" x 8' lumber, 4 hinges for the pair, and about 16 feet of chain, of which, I had a couple of feet left over.

I also spent $15.88 on a replacement 1/4" router bit for the one that I broke.

My prior total expense was $11,236.38. Add an additional $55.25 and our new total is $11,291.63.

I should have some time to work tomorrow, and I can't wait. Wahoo!

The second was to add some pressure from an additional clamp, like so...







Why not just use a steel clamp?

The clamp I actually added pressure to was larger than this one, and the throat of the steel clamp was not deep enough to clamp the wood, but was deep enough to add pressure to the plastic clamp.

Obviously, I need more deeper throat clamps. Lol.

Sometimes when working on a project, when stumbling upon a situation that requires some outside the box thinking,,, it can be enjoyable coming up with a solution to said problem.

Such was the case while I was gluing and needed to apply more pressure than my regular plastic clamp could deliver. 2 different ways to handle the situation.

One was to add a block of wood to increase the spring pressure....

And yes, I am still working on the wooden sink, periodically. I knew inquiring minds wanted to know.

Sometimes a convenient clamping place is right where it's needed.

Here, you can see the top piece is screwed on, but only on the one side, to allow for the legs to fold.

The screws are sunk nearly 1" so that when using a saw, the saw blade won't contact the screws.

If the top piece gets too damaged, it is easily replaced.

I did allow the hinges to protrude from the top a little, as I knew I was going to cover the top with a plate, and it would not matter.