EDDIE come on, you can do better than that.
POG what a place.
EDDIE come on, you can do better than that.
POG what a place.
Last edited by Joe Cannarozzi; 02-22-2009 at 06:13 PM.
Here is what is left of the potty room behind the drivers seat
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You can see the water supply on the left, the drain complete with trap and clean out and the 12 volt solenoid. The macerator toilet that was in there was using a starter motor, hence that solenoid.
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The beveled mirror strips all came off, none broken
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Last edited by Joe Cannarozzi; 02-24-2009 at 11:25 PM.
I drew out a few things in pencil and then fashioned a jig for a router.
I wanted to try and save some things so the interior design would retain the flow as originally designed. This wall I am routering through is a full 1inch thick and it is laminated on both sides. I wanted a clean cut no chips either side and without burning the laminate.
My newest best friend Sawdust coached me, Thanks Eddie.
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I plowed out a cavity on the top and down the side for rope lighting behind smoked glass to match what is between the windows on the rest of the bus. It will be enclosed with laminated bull nose I have removed and will recycle.
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Starting to look like something. That little potty room is definatly GONE.
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This leading edge I have exposed will be laminated with a match to the existing.
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Last edited by Joe Cannarozzi; 02-24-2009 at 11:55 PM.
Here is the simple jig needed for that forward wall. I started at the ceiling and followed the face of the cabinet to where I am pointing.
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Then I followed the radius I mounted.
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A trick is to make many multiple passes it keeps the bit from heating up and melting the edge of the laminate. It took 6 passes for me to plow through that 1 inch wall.
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Lookin' real good, Joe...... you must have been itchin' to do that for quite some time!
Senior Member
Very Nice Joe.
How did you keep the large piece you were removing from breaking off and ruining the job before the final cut to the end???
JIM
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WOW, Joe! Looks like you are having lots of fun. I am impressed with your skills even more now. Keep the great pictures coming.
Deb
Jim I clamped them.
This is another one of those jobs either it will kill me or make me stronger, hundreds and hundreds of hours.
Paul it took the 3 years we have had it to figure out really what we wanted to do but yes now it is time.
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