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The epoxy is West Systems 105.

We're chipping away at epoxying plywood and reassembling stuff.

I took a small step backward to weld on shock mounts. But now that's done on both sides. I need to touch up the paint in that area. Then, as far as I know, unless any surprises come up (which, at this point I'd be......surprised), the painting will be 100% done. I also began applying epoxy...

I got the stabilizer jacks mounted up last night, and sprayed the inside of the few remaining tubes that were missing paint. I also got some pictures from the camera that are just in-process pictures from the paint nights. Nothing really new to show, but just a little bit better pictures.

You'll note that we don't have shocks installed yet, and that you don't see any mounts. I just ordered them, and I know I'll have to grind away a little bit of paint to install them, but it's just whatever. Deal with it.

It's been a little while since I've updated this. That's mainly because I feel like I've so little to show for the work that's been done. I've been busy, but it hardly looks different. Lots of little things have been updated, but the trailer has looked almost unchanged until just recently...

It comes apart pretty quick.

Oh sure. I don't think you missed it, I didn't provide a lot of detail on door seals. All the latches and seal came from Amazon. The hinges are typical cabinet hinges from Home Depot. If you need the actual links for product pages let me know. I created a ring from plywood for each opening that...

I got the door for the water heater all sorted finally. It took a little more doing than I had anticipated. I cut the rough opening in the front wall larger than the water heater. But once I put the trim for the door seal in place, the opening became too small. :oops: I notched the case around...

I got the latch and seal for the fridge drawer all sorted. I'm very pleased with the action of the whole system.

That looks really well executed, Justin. Nice work.

Yup you got it.

The front wall (the panel with the openings for fridge and water heater) will be secured with glue and screws to the inner vertical walls shown above, as well as to the exterior side walls. The curved panel will have the same attachment method. To interface the front and top panels with the side...

My mistake you guys. I thought I had explained why I'm trying to bend this piece, and where it's going. But apparently I didn't. Anyway. In this picture, the front wall is shown in place: We've since cut ~8" off the top of it, which exposes the full extent of the curve. We realized trying to...

Really appreciate all the help and insight you guys. You've given me a lot to consider. My thoughts at present are as follows. The kerf-cut panel has enough flexibility to be bent dry by hand onto the jig I made (which is the same curve as the end product. It doesn't want to crack or splinter...

That actually might still have some nuggets of helpfulness in it. Thanks for that. I tried processing it again this time using hotter water (near boiling). I let it dry out for a day and a half, and it wanted to spring back to nearly-flat. I clamped it back to the form and I'm just leaving it...

Thank you for the kind words. Unfortunately, the curve didn't stick. I un-clamped the panel and it sprung back about halfway. There's a lot of variables to play with; make the panel hotter or wetter, keep it hot/wet for longer, let it "cure" for longer. I'm not really sure what to try. Might try...

:clapping: Hahahaha nice one!

We've been tinkering a little bit. Had to do a little study in plywood bending. We used this calculator initially: https://www.blocklayer.com/kerf-spacingeng.aspx. It is far from accurate, and essentially useless. Our main concern was removing too much material and making the panel too weak...

Dan, I appreciate the information. That'll be our backup backup plan. Thanks for the kind words, though keep in mind it's not done yet. I've got plenty of time still left to screw it up! I would just add that you ought to know a bit more than knowing how to weld before delving into building a...