building the Bullet XV

[sarconcepts]

O.K. I lied, I just couldn't bring myself to do the last two dressers without any curves! the drawer fronts will follow the curving rails (hey, I'm just continuing a theme already started)
The dresser on the left is on RV drawer glides, sliding out when needed, & out of the way when not needed. Now the hard part, doors & drawers.


For desertpilot, I ordered the windows through quality RV in Springfield, they are 'motion windows' model 1600
http://www.motionwindows.com/prod1600.php

For the skins I relied heavily on randy at harvest valley specialties
harvestvalley@clearwire.net
they are type 5052 aluminum, 050 thickness.
I'd recommend both, but I absolutely would not recommend degaseal 2000 to glue to the base. I originally asked the salesman what the difference was between degaseal in an aluminum can VS. between aluminum & fiberglass, (would it ever dry) & was told 'SURE' but it really hasn't . Use something else.
for gprsdlyt
I designed 'em & had them made custom, specifically to fit my jerry cans.

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[sarconcepts]

couldn't get them in the last post
(& yes, I made a full scale model of them!)
I could probably assemble all the card board mock-ups I've made so far, & have a second Bullet XV!

 

[desertpilot]

Thanks a lot for the pointers! I'll use Pro-seal as glue (have a pint here that is expiring from an experimental aircraft project). Wow, .050 of the good stuff, that's one sturdy box you got there! Will give Harvest Valley a ring.

Your cabinets look awesome!

Thanks again,

Holger

 

[gprsdlyt]

whoa sweet, looks boootiful!

couldn't get them in the last post
(& yes, I made a full scale model of them!)
I could probably assemble all the card board mock-ups I've made so far, & have a second Bullet XV!

 

[Kohburn]

couldn't get them in the last post
(& yes, I made a full scale model of them!)
I could probably assemble all the card board mock-ups I've made so far, & have a second Bullet XV!

looks like a marketable product to me, maybe sell the design to an overlanding company.

 

[sarconcepts]

just finished making the last (really this time) toiletry cabinet, real similar to the one in my FWC, but a little sexier. Plus, mocked up some custom bridging ramps I'm having made, capable of holding the bullet's weight, & mounted them up in place to look for any problems in placement. Lastly, changed out the UHAUL's surface roof clearance lights with recessed LED lights.
next.. ..doors & drawers

 

[Overland Hadley]

And to think, this started as a UHAUL.....

 

[sarconcepts]

This past weekend I made 5 forms out of the old discarded Uhaul wall panels,(nothing goes to waste here) for 5 different parts of the curving cabinets
(each one will be used multiple times to form all 16 doors & drawer fronts), started gluing up the drawer fronts, cut & dadoed all the drawer sides & backs, & cut out all the drawer bottoms. Over the next week I'll glue up all 16 drawer fronts (I've only got clamps for 3 at a time) & sand all the sides & backs.
Hopefully next weekend I'll get 'em all put together & mounted in the cabinets, more likely, I'll have to weave my shop time throughout the holidays (& a couple small trips) & have them all done by new years

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[Northern Explorer]

I may have missed this but do you steam the wood in order to bend it like that?

 

[sarconcepts]

Nope, much simpler than that, I used 2 layers of 1/4" wiggle board.
wiggle board is a 4x8 sheet of plywood specifically made for bending, it can be bent as tight as a 3" radius, it flopps like a noodle, so you either have to fasten it to something of the right shape, or glue 2 layers together, then it'll hold the shape just fine. It is a bit of a challenge for one person to rip it over a table saw, as it's like trying to rip pizza dough.
I'm not afraid of steaming however, for my only experience with steaming, I had to build an oven big enough to steam a 48' long beam into a 12' radius, but steaming is more appropriate when the wood needs to be structural. wiggle board is MUCH easier.

 

[Overland Hadley]

I'm not afraid of steaming however, for my only experience with steaming, I had to build an oven big enough to steam a 48' long beam into a 12' radius, but steaming is more appropriate when the wood needs to be structural. wiggle board is MUCH easier.

48 feet. WOW

 

[sarconcepts]

The cabinets are coming along fine, man, curves take a while to get just right, but that's the challenge I laid out for myself, getting close to having the inside all made, so I can take it all out again to have the veneer put on.

 

[Lynn]

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

I have no words.

 

[sarconcepts]

just picked up the bridging ramps today, I designed them a chunk beefier than what I could find anywhere else, to handle the bullet's weight

& finished the last of the drawers, those for the dressers

 

[john101477]

looking tight, very slick wood work