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Grfishmaker's '47 rebuild
grfishmaker:
Once I prepared the bevel cuts on the oak top frame boards I knew I had to bend them so back to the computer and hit the old magic "Google" button on how to steam bend oak.
It was while I was bouncing around a few wedsites on wood topics, I noticed one on birch. It was on one of these sites that I read that there was three types of birch plywood. What? As this was news to me, I called down to Lowes in Grand Forks and asked what the application of the type of birch that they sold was. After being handed off to the third person in the lumber department, I was informed that it stated on the information sheet that it was for "protected areas".
This is where I started on Plan B.
Now it was back out to the narrow and I started removing my carefully cut pieces that I had installed days earlier.
A phone call down to Windsor Plywood in Winnipeg was made to ask if they sold 1/4" birch plywood? I was told "no", but they did stock 1/4" marine grade fir plywood. Good I thought, "how much"? $59.99 @ sheet was the answer.
So you can see my good deal birch wasn't so good afterall. So another week rolled by until I could run down and pickup 6 sheets of the new stuff. This was my lesson on birch plywood and to beware of a good deal unless you know what you are buying.
the old trucker:
Quote from the Grfishmaker :
This is where I started on Plan B.
Now it was back out to the narrow and I started removing my carefully cut pieces that I had installed days earlier.
Ol' buddy, ol' pal, ever think of making patterns of those carefully cut pieces & offer them for sale to your good buddies ?? ::) Of Course they would have to cover the shipping & handling costs. After all you have to recoupe some of your costs.
I was told that a tree down here called " BLACK SPRUCE" would be a good & strong enough wood to make my framing from. Anyone of you seasoned woodsmen have any thoughts on this ??
Like Mike Holmes says " MAKE IT RIGHT". I'm sure you will my friend.
OT's sitting back 'n' taking it all in !!
grfishmaker:
Hey there OT, here are your patterns. I will leave them under this tree here and someday when they go missing, I will know you stopped buy. ha ha
Seriuosly, if a person was thinking he could make a complete set of templates. As you are probably going to be the first and last person in the world to attempt a rebuild starting with a simple tunnel as a staring point, the blueprint sales would be pretty low.
I myself cannot imagine the job ahead of you, but I don't think there is anyone that is doubting the fine machine that you will have when all is said and done with your compassion and interest. It will take a few years, so just keep humming the J. Cash tune "One piece at a time". Take your time, we don't want to see you change your mind and simpley put a set of tracks on that Ford truck you bought. lol
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/bomb116.jpg
Most of these pieces came off with the screws hanging on and me ripping off most of the straight edges.
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh31/grfishmaker/bomb115.jpg
grfishmaker:
I forgot to add that the pictures that "oldsledz" has posted were a great asset to look at and scrutinize. A great and complete set of photos showing the frame. As this machine was redone once or twice before KLM owned it, I was not sure if there were modifications to the frame or if all the shapes are original. Judging from the welded brackets there the heater was installed, it has has at least two previous mounting brackets welded to the pipe crossfame. That's one nice thing about people posting variuos pictures on this site; it gives us all a good libruary of reference material, especially ones that the owners know are original. Well done oldsledz.
the old trucker:
Just goes to show that a picture is worth a thousand words !!!
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