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Thanks for the track saw tip Victorian, definitely speeds the cutting up, nice edges, and accurate. Floor and walls are cut. Even the scraps are accurate!

Large and in charge! Looks good.

For tanks I am going with HDPE, we have a local plastic manufacturing company that does really high quality rotational moulding, their tanks are real heavy duty with very substantial threaded connection points. If I can't get an off the shelf unit, we will design a tank and fabricate a mould for...

Finally! Back under way! Truck came in with a nice shipment for me and a few other jobs. Got all of the CAD files pounded out and the cutting should start in the next day or two, just have to find time to print out the drawings, not much but we have been busy! All the plumbing and electrical...

That looks like it's going to be pretty roomy inside, let me know next time you are heading down there, I'd like to go for a ride. Are you going to use any spring mounting on the subframe or is it getting bolted solid? The 5500 frame is really stiff and we solid mount pickers and HD decks, but...

We are building high angle rescue units, will be fully equipped for rescue on structures, confined space, etc. staffed with 3 paramedics. They will also double as an ambulance pending situations, so a lot of equipment and storage systems on board, we do a lot of work for fire and rescue. I have...

Nothing new to report on the camper construction other than panels will arrive next week. But in came a package of 5 Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 1 ton vans! We have done several builds on these for different industries but these are the first 4 wheel drives. These will be built into high angle rescue...

Looks good! But next time I'm in your neck of the woods I'm going to stop by and give your garage a work over!

Nice, nice welding!

Thanks guys, I'm doing some homework for you Shane! How's you project coming along?

Cool build, if you are using the Sika, a good way of keeping the correct gap for the adhesive (you want .100" - .125") bond thickness is with little stick on polyurethane "bumpers". I buy them from McMaster Carr, cheap. You will also want to remove oxidation from the raw aluminum, scotch pad...

Tapes or adhesives done properly will mean mechanical (cutting) the panel to remove. I used tape and Sika on my F-650 build 4 years and 50 000 kms with 25% of rough gravel later and very successful. Tape is very easy to use, adhesives a little more finicky, and cleanliness is Godliness! What...

Speaking of testing…. I do ROPS design, destructive testing, and certification to various standards, CSA, SAE, ISO etc. Here are a couple pics of a structure we built for a Dodge 5500 chassis that gets used in mining applications. The side push is in an engineered point to impart loads in the...

Cart before the horse I got a door handle/latch assembly from a colleague who builds medic bodies, CMVSS and FMVSS testing has been done on his units for roof crush and these were developed to stand up to the requirement of being functional with in an upside down situation with a 3/4 ton diesel...

The trailer I got the trailer together, life got busy and it got pushed to the side. It took 2 guys a total of 12 man hours to rivet the base extrusions on, scuff all the glue channels, and put it together. We decided to use 252 on the fibreglass skin side as it held up really well in testing...

It's one of the results I was looking for, a bond equivelent to the panel strength. Knowing what I know I can now put lifting lugs on top of the camper so it can be picked up and loaded with a crane or picker easily, or the gantry crane in my shop :)

Winner winner Did some more adhesive testing. Tried some Silaprene with a solvent base to see if it would cure in the channel, no luck what so ever, pulled apart at 600 psi on the test gauge which is 301 pounds force, it never cured at all. Sika 221 was next, it had the same issues on the...

USD conversion today for those thinking of shopping in Canada: $50 000 CAD is only $38 334.30 USD But $50 000 USD costs us $65 220 CAD I would guess you are going to save a few bucks!

Powder coating is much better wearing and there is no risk of the adhesive pulling the powder coat off once it is bonded and sealed in place. Goes with the lifetime build philosophy, 20 years down the road a bathroom restoration might mean a good cleaning and some new appliances. Like any finish...

I'll take advantage of gravity for that one! Had to build the bathroom components to get a fixed size, was the only real variable in the design, everything else pretty much has a fixed dimension to work with. Now that that is established I can finalize the floor plan and get it under construction.