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ny justice i had plans bookmarked from the good stuff site they have some great resources for wings and tables for compacts and airflytes i had ordered new aluminum trim from my favorite camper store vintage trailer supply for 18 i also had to pay for a shipping tube as well so by the time it shipped to my door it cost me 33 i ordered this months ago with a bunch of other odds and ends and it has been sitting in the tube ever since i was nervous about 96 inches being long enough so i went against my usual measure once order twice pay twice cut twice procedure and measured the table plans it came out to about 96 5 inches so i shaved off an inch from the table length to insure that my molding fit in hindsight i could have trimmed 1 2 but it would be very close for the formica i used the 50 s boomerang pattern in skylark i special ordered an 8 piece 30 wide from lowe s for 40 i saved the leg and duplicated the ledge at the back that hooks into the wall for the main table i used ¾ bc plywood a 4x8 sheet was 30 at lowe s it is exterior grade but has smooth surfaces and is 5 ply i cut it down to size and finished the corners with a jigsaw i cut the formica down to size with a straight edge and a box knife i cut it oversized about an inch in all directions i wiped down both the plywood and the formica backing with a damp cloth and applied contact adhesive to both surfaces with a wooden paint paddle i let both surfaces set up until tacky i then starting on one edge laid the formica down and rolled it flat with a j roller i clamped the edges with spring clamps for about 30 minutes i used a router and a flush bit to trim the formica down to size i deburred the edges by lightly sanding the edges with 220 grit sand paper i attached the aluminum trim using the screws provided 4 x ¾ i drilled a pilot hole for each screw to insure that i didn t force the screws between layers in the plywood i thought i would have to anneal the aluminum but it is pretty soft and i just curved it around the corners by hand there was a very mild 1 32 bulge at the corners but i tapped it down gently with a hammer i count myself lucky that the screw holes did not interfere with the corners i had a little trim that overhung the end which i trimmed off with a cutoff wheel on a dremel tool i saved the leg and hinge off the existing table which i think are from the original table since the original had been glued to the old table and took some of the plywood with it during removal i duplicated the back ledge with a new piece of fir i then attached the leg and the new back ledge i glued clamped and screwed the back ledge to insure that the table stays secure even if the kiddos climb on it my suspicions have been confirmed and it held them i used gorilla glue clamped it with a quick grip and then screwed it in place the leg is a little beat up but i like to reuse what i can i cleaned it up and hit it with a little howard wax all in all i am very happy with the finished product i apologize again dear reader for taking so long to give you an update i hope you still enjoy my progress and keep checking back for more as i work on the wings the door and put some finishing touches on the shasta so if you are following along so far we have trailer 900 bearing repack 100 steel 10 sealant 10 fan tastic fan 140 three sheets 1 8 birch 50 3m polish 18 buffer pad 12 mothers aluminum polish 8 tsp cleaner paint prep 8 rollers brushes and trays 30 frog tape 10 etching primer 5 goo gone 3 paint 3 gallons 98 foam 250 upholstery fabric 510 curtain pillow fabric 80 glass 50 glass seal 72 backframe gasket 80 pile weatherstrip 6 vinyl weatherstrip 5 silicone discs 5 butyl tape 15 screws 70 chains 10 harness 6 teardrop lights 20 sway bar 45 metal plates 2 wire and outlets 54 power supply 20 water fill lid sold 20 watco stain 20 bullseye shellac 8 howard s wax 10 trim 18 upholstery labor 460 curtain hardware 40 globe 12 co detector 8 led strips 28 switches 10 sandblasting 100 paint 5 propane tank 12 fittings 20 door catch 6 plank 9 fittings 5 jack 30 table 103 bringing our tally to 3 586 until next time dear readers shasta la vista posted by jeremy at 12 53 pm 6 comments sunday april 11 2010 hello i m back hey everybody did you miss me i am afraid that i have been hibernating for the winter stopped progress on the camper and neglected my faithful readers i don t want you to think that i have been lying on the couch all day though my momentum slowed after i hit my fall camper rally deadline and then i ran into some necessary home repairs we have a sixty year old house with the original cast iron pipes well let s call them what they really were long rusty tubes that became swiss cheese at a really inopportune moment is there an opportune moment to have plumbing problems long story short there were some not so fun times under the house where i gained a healthy respect for plumbers what they do and what they charge on the bright side i figure i saved us at least a grand maybe two and that buys a lot of shasta parts once i finished that project i think i actually did lie on the couch for a while since things have warmed up a bit i have been working on a drainage system for our gutters that i can tie into rain barrels for our vegetable garden and a sprinkler system for the new sod i put in the front yard last fall i still have a couple house projects left i am going to do my own home efficiency audit add some more insulation to the attic install an attic fan and seal up a few energy leaks throughout the house i still need to clean out the garage and then i can get going on the shasta again back to the shasta i need to work on the wings install my new jack build a new dining table overhaul the door get an awning made by marti and work on my hidden a c project there are a few other odds and ends that i will remember when i get going again we got some cool decorations over the holidays some light strings flamingos and we also found a very cool vintage metal cooler and water jug on a thrift store expedition for our mid century etsy store called suddenly lucky that i think i will keep instead of selling i will snap some pics of the loot soon we are planning on running up to kansas in may for kamp kansas i think it will be a family affair my folks just bought a 64 aristocrat loliner my aunt got a 69 i think road runner last fall and my other aunt has her 72 shasta compact so i have a new tentative goal for finishing up a few more things it helps keep me motivated in the meantime i hope to get out for a weekend in the camper in the next few weeks so to wrap this up i am truly sorry to those of you who kept coming back only to say aaaarrrrgh still just pics of a vin i will keep my updates more frequent in the future as i try and get this labor of love finished ahem they never really get finished do they anyway thank you for being faithful drop me a line and tell me whose blogs you have been reading while i have been lazy so i can take a peek until next time dear readers shasta la vista posted by jeremy at 4 48 pm 10 comments tuesday october 6 2009 vin number location i had a request for the vin location so here it is on mine it is on a little plate tack welded inside the frame just in front of the propane tanks and behind the hitch hopefully they put it in the same place on other years but hope this helps here are three pics you can click them to enlarge for closer inspection it is dead center of this pic here is a closer pic here is a close up posted by jeremy at 12 41 pm 4 comments monday october 5 2009 new trip and a few fixes water lines leveling blocks etc well i haven t been working on the shasta too much lately i have been moonlighting for the local bar and grill on weekends grilling burgers outdoors for the football tailgaters also we would rather use a fair weather weekend to camp in the camper rather than work on it so here we are at beautiful bell cow lake just outside chandler ok on route 66 don t be fooled by the odd name it is a nice little lake with a couple campgrounds where almost every site is shaded by oak trees for 15 bucks a night and only 45 minutes from the driveway it is definitely our late friday afternoon whim hey let s go camping destination there were about 8 other campers there almost all 10 years old or newer we got quite a few looks and waves from passersby but we were far enough apart that most everyone kept to themselves the only trouble we had from the kiddos was getting both to sleep at the same time in the same room but it wasn t too bad the kids had fun addie got to sport her new hat to stay warm and will got to collect wood and build his first campfire capture a caterpillar chase a small tarantula and sleep in the hammock addie middle finger approaching nostril my two favorite girls will trying to con the caterpillar into crawling off the tree onto his chin will taking a nap in the hammock cheryl s sister jamie dropped by with her son nate and her friend autumn and two pink flamingos for cheryl s birthday they look great in front of the camper i am talking about the flamingos but the girls are cute too will and nate had different ideas about the flamingos nate thought they should be petted while will thought they should be clobbered the difference in perspective from 1½ and 2½ years old flamingos girls nate eyeballing the camera all in all it was a great weekend outdoors with good company good food and a good fire as we camped in the shasta i have discovered a few new things that needed work luckily nothing that a few bucks and a little labor can t cure one thing i have discovered after taking her out on our second outing leveling blocks are your friend second leveling jacks are for stabilizing so quit calling them leveling jacks after jacking with the trailer har d har for longer than my loving wife would have liked i learned that i don t want to unhook the trailer until it is level from side to side this is done using the scraps of wood that came with the trailer placed under the low side tire here are the blocks that came with the trailer once it is level then i unhook the trailer and level it front to back using the jack in front which is soon to be replaced since its travel is limited to only a few inches before becoming much harder to crank while making an awful screeching sound i am thinking there is a mild bend in the leg once the trailer is level side to side and front to back then i use the stabilizing jacks to keep the trailer from bouncing now be nice to me don t roll your eyes until it hurts before this i was a tent camper when i was little my parents had a pop up camper but i was a kid i just didn t know now i do the nearest camper to us had a really great leveling system after a google search online when we got home i decided to make one you can buy a plastic version but for 9 bucks at lowe s i got one treated 1x6 12 feet long to do the job the system is a stairstep setup that doubles as a wheel chock for the elevated wheel you basically pull or back the trailer up onto the steps until you hit level mine has 4 levels from 3 4 to 3 1 4 i cut 4 3 2 and 1 boards put a 45 bevel on one end stacked them and screwed them together i butted a 4 plank on the end to work as the final stop four planks my help doing the assembly he works for room and board the end stop i had enough left for one last plank so i cut one more 1 board and i can throw it on top if i need to raise it another ¾ extra plank added 3 1 4 4 the second thing i discovered is that our water hookups needed an overhaul i hadn t hooked up the water at the last campout and i had never looked closely at the hookups the city water hookup leaked at the fitting and the drain hose had enormous cracks inlet fitting drain line so i got a new fitting for 3 bucks that attached directly to the copper line giving me a nice clean inlet for the drain line i just yanked the old out and replaced it with a chunk of yellow garden hose it was the same size as the old line problem solved garden hose old line new line for 2 bucks i got two pvc plugs to keep dirt and bugs out of my lines i probably could have done these repairs in half the time but again i had help i am sure that there will be more little odds and ends as we progress but she is camp ready and i look forward to taking her out a few more times before it gets too chilly for the whole family now if i could just finish those wings and the table so if you are following along so far we have trailer 900 bearing repack 100 steel 10 sealant 10 fan tastic fan 140 three sheets 1 8 birch 50 3m polish 18 buffer pad 12 mothers aluminum polish 8 tsp cleaner paint prep 8 rollers brushes and trays 30 frog tape 10 etching primer 5 goo gone 3 paint 3 gallons 98 foam 250 upholstery fabric 510 curtain pillow fabric 80 glass 50 glass seal 72 backframe gasket 80 pile weatherstrip 6 vinyl weatherstrip 5 silicone discs 5 butyl tape 15 screws 70 chains 10 harness 6 teardrop lights 20 sway bar 45 metal plates 2 wire and outlets 54 power supply 20 water fill lid sold 20 watco stain 20 bullseye shellac 8 howard s wax 10 trim 18 upholstery labor 460 curtain hardware 40 globe 12 co detector 8 led strips 28 switches 10 sandblasting 100 paint 5 propane tank 12 fitting s 20 door catch 6 plank 9 fittings 5 bringing our tally to 3 453 until next time dear readers shasta la vista posted by jeremy at 2 05 pm 10 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom blog archive 2009 19 july 6 august 5 september 6 october 2 2010 2 april 1 october 1 building a table and replacing the jack damage report trailer 900 bearing repack 100 steel 10 sealant 10 fan tastic fan 140 three sheets 1 8 birch 50 3m polish 18 buffer pad 12 mothers aluminum polish 8 tsp cleaner paint prep 8 rollers brushes and trays 30 frog tape 10 etching primer 5 goo gone 3 paint 3 gallons 98 foam 250 upholstery fabric 510 curtain pillow fabric 80 glass 50 glass seal 72 backframe gasket 80 pile weatherstrip 6 vinyl weatherstrip 5 silicone discs 5 butyl tape 15 screws 70 chains 10 harness 6 teardrop lights 20 sway bar 45 metal plates 2 wire and outlets 54 power supply 20 water fill lid sold 20 watco stain 20 bullseye shellac 8 howard s wax 10 trim 18 upholstery labor 460 curtain hardware 40 globe 12 co detector 8 led strips 28 switches 10 sandblasting 100 paint 5 propane tank 12 fittings 20 door catch 6 plank 9 fittings 5 jack 30 table 103 bringing our tally to 3 586 interior to do list x water damage repair x 12 volt system x exhaust fan for stove hood x led under cabinet lighting x new upholstery x new curtains x new dinette table x new propane lamp globe x two additional 110 outlets x pull old rusted water tank x fans for additional fridge coil cooling x sand and wax all birch exterior to do list hitch level overhaul license plate bracket redo wings new tumbler for bargman door lock new awning from marty repair door water damage repair screen door water damage new shasta decals wheel well skin patched x handles hubc...