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What is the name and or part number of the adhesive?
Noob on a trailer
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Trailer weighs 300 lbs (sans box), and now has a VIN :wings: Unfortunately, I couldn't find my receipt for the metal, so it'll be 3 years before I get my title. No sweat - I'm not planning on selling it anyhow.
State Patrol inspector said it was a good looking trailer (but that I should have had the cargo area on it - I told him my only experience with homemade trailers was a little Harbor Freight trailer, to which he comments - "Yeah, they let you put anything on those".
BTW, it towed great, but was a bit unnerving at 60 MPH (as it was so light, I felt just about every bump).
State Patrol inspector said it was a good looking trailer (but that I should have had the cargo area on it - I told him my only experience with homemade trailers was a little Harbor Freight trailer, to which he comments - "Yeah, they let you put anything on those".
BTW, it towed great, but was a bit unnerving at 60 MPH (as it was so light, I felt just about every bump).
Thanks fast_suv - I'll be putting the final touches on the box at the end of the month and will post more pix then. Cut out the back hatch and a side hatch (look at the Compact Camping Concepts website - I've pretty much based it on the Explorer box they have - and which I've built a smaller one with using a HF trailer).
Naw, not that ambitious. Pretty much a rectangular cube - hatch on the back, two hatches on the sides toward the front, with a divider between the back 2/3 and the front 1/3. Looks ugly right now (apparently I failed accurate cuts school), but nothing a bit of paint won't fix up.
It's pretty amazing stuff - I was able to lift the entire box by lifting it from the back hatch once the glue set. I used the small tubes and spread it on both pieces to be glued. Pricey, though (about $22 a tube!). Got it at West Marine in Fife. Thanks to a bunch of things I learned here and on the foamie thread over at TTT I was able to put out something I think is pretty sturdy. I'll be posting a lessons learned thing once I get back next week.
Stopped work, but plan on getting back to it this week (been on the road promoting the Simple Shower).
The sheets will act as the frame and skins.
I used a grinding wheel. I don't recommend it as it gets smaller and smaller, making accurate cuts more difficult. Next time I'll use a dedicated metal blade.
I've got a list of lessons learned which I'll probably post later.
The sheets will act as the frame and skins.
I used a grinding wheel. I don't recommend it as it gets smaller and smaller, making accurate cuts more difficult. Next time I'll use a dedicated metal blade.
I've got a list of lessons learned which I'll probably post later.