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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-01-2023, 12:47 PM
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Posted By boywonder
Voila! I chopped up a BPA-free HDPE...

Voila!


I chopped up a BPA-free HDPE cutting board but didn't go as far as routing a juice channel. :D



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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-29-2023, 01:48 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
..and finally...the other countertop extender.......

..and finally...the other countertop extender....


A small locking slide pull-out that doubles as a silverware holder when not supporting beverages or my laptop.

...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-29-2023, 12:05 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Thanks for the comments! .....almost done..... ...

Thanks for the comments! .....almost done.....

Here is one of the "countertop stretchers.."

The large drawer has locking slides and right now has a starboard insert to support my butane stove...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-27-2023, 09:09 PM
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Posted By boywonder
...So I decided to build a new kitchen/galley...

...So I decided to build a new kitchen/galley cabinet for a few reasons.....

Here is my old setup: picture is before finishing the little door under the sink....been using this for a few years.
...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 05-21-2023, 08:37 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
There have been a few folks that don't seem to...

There have been a few folks that don't seem to have the helper springs, but typically they are either 12" or 24" long. The 12" long ones seem to work better than the longer ones since the spring...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 04-10-2023, 09:21 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Yes it's where the spare was......no underfloor...

Yes it's where the spare was......no underfloor box....
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 04-10-2023, 09:11 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Finally got my compressor installed..... ...

Finally got my compressor installed.....

This stuff has been sitting in my garage for years

Bought the compressor from Craigslist about 6+ years ago.

NEMA box is from member Nick (thanks! ...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 04-05-2022, 04:40 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
If you are referring to the tape to protect the...

If you are referring to the tape to protect the roof that's Avery UHA (ultra high adhesion......apparently VHB was already taken ;-) tape.


Yes it's likely HDPE...



I only found it at the...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-23-2021, 01:29 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Study the pics in the first post of this thread. ...

Study the pics in the first post of this thread. It's been years but I'm pretty sure the bulb seal is stapled to the underside of the strips through the canvas, then the bulb seal is laid into the...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-23-2021, 10:36 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
The retainer plates that hold down the helper...

The retainer plates that hold down the helper springs? You NEED these to keep the compressed helper springs from shooting out of the channel at high speed.


I've modified and subsequently...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-23-2021, 10:26 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Yes the bulb seal is from Mcmaster. It's rubber....

Yes the bulb seal is from Mcmaster. It's rubber. SMB bulb seal is plastic.

The bulb seal goes on both ends of the roof

The tape you linked to above appears to be really thin; the butyl tape...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-22-2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Justgosurfin: Post #57 here has some relevant...

Justgosurfin: Post #57 here has some relevant information. It looks like I used 4 layers of butyl tape on the sides......you'll need 2 rolls.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 09-22-2021, 03:04 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
It's been years...but i think 2" is the width you...

It's been years...but i think 2" is the width you need. Unforch McMaster sells only 1.5" and 2.5" width rolls. I think I used 1.5" since it will squish out a bit when you screw the canvas down to...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-17-2021, 01:15 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
I used hi temperature spray headliner adhesive...

I used hi temperature spray headliner adhesive from A1 Foam and Fabric.


yourautotrim.com also sells a high temp spray headliner adhesive.


For the brush on high temp contact cement I used...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-17-2021, 08:15 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
If you are interested in auto headliner, you can...

If you are interested in auto headliner, you can get it at yourautotrim.com


..or if you are in So Cal A1 foam and fabrics in Santa Ana sells it as well....and the spray adhesive.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-17-2021, 07:22 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
They are roughly the same width as the SMB strips...

They are roughly the same width as the SMB strips that hold the canvas to the van roof; about 2". You could use 1/4" material but I'm not sure what you'd gain other than some weight.

This...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-08-2017, 12:12 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Went riding at Kennedy Meadows over the weekend...

Went riding at Kennedy Meadows over the weekend .......snapped a couple of pics of canopies fully deployed.

The side door setup is a Kelty medium sunshade found on Craigslist and the rear is a...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-25-2017, 05:16 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Yes, on paper the 300W should be 25A......it...

Yes, on paper the 300W should be 25A......it actually pulls around 18A according to the LinkPro.....

I've got 8 ga wire running from the house batteries to the water heater, both + and -....likely...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-25-2017, 02:17 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
I've got one of those running the power amps ...

I've got one of those running the power amps



Nope...no smell or anything.......It's inside a cabinet....
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-25-2017, 01:08 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Yup...same cheap fuse...... Well, it does...

Yup...same cheap fuse......

Well, it does happen...happened twice to me so far.....it's about contact resistance of the small parts...small fuses......1/4" faston terminals....

resistance times...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-25-2017, 09:10 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
More melted fuses/fuse block.....contact...

More melted fuses/fuse block.....contact resistance

I just got back from a week camping in Moab and Flagstaff....van worked fine....

I thought that I may have a separator issue...poking around...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-04-2017, 08:22 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
yup....a zipper.... ;) On a more serious...

yup....a zipper.... ;)

On a more serious note, I ended up removing the "push-to-open" mechanism on the accuride slides and I installed the 2" round Southco plastic latches. The drawers do not...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-04-2016, 12:52 PM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
......axle wrap is worse with tall lift blocks...

......axle wrap is worse with tall lift blocks since the blocks act as a nice long lever arm on the springs......
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-04-2016, 10:41 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Thanks! that's exactly the info that I need.

Thanks! that's exactly the info that I need.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-04-2016, 09:49 AM
Replies: 394
Views: 147,638
Posted By boywonder
Thought about U bolt stretch (plastic...

Thought about U bolt stretch (plastic deformation).....and I'm planning on retorquing them after a few trips......anyone have a rough torque specs for these? They are 9/16" dia.
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