Most of my window epic is resolved. I spent a couple of hours grinding and polishing, then I installed the lexan panel in the frame. Why lexan? We did this since it’s the front window and we don’t have a rock guard covering for it. Eventually, I hope to fabricate a covering and return glass [...]
Good news! The window mostly fits in the opening. Mostly–because the channel it hangs from was filled, but I can file that gunk out. However, it fits the space, so we are both breathing a lot easier!
Removing the old vent involved drilling out 46 rivets
This weekend, I only have today available for working on the [...]
I’m a bit late writing this, so pardon the delay! This weekend, I worked Sunday and Monday on the trailer–and I practically have finished the windows…but my efforts have led to a bit of a crisis…
You see, a cautionary tale hangs there. Late last week, I started readying the window that I had “alumiwelded”–and noticed [...]
In my ongoing quest to repair my windows, I took a half day off work and made an attempt at getting to Blaine Window Repair yesterday.
Note: emphasis should be placed on “attempt.”
However, rain, bad traffic and a broken serpentine belt conspired against me. I ended up shored up on an offramp to the Capital [...]
I decided to take on the trailer’s rear window after work last night. It’s that silicone encrusted window I photographed last week. Getting it out was fairly easy, since all the operators had separated from the window (nor, for that matter, do they appear to operate) and the screws attaching it were already loosened. I [...]
Today the weather was absolutely perfect. Warm, but not too warm. Spent the whole day working outside and not working outside! Couldn’t help pulling on the old WBC (that’s right, so old there wasn’t another C and an I!) beret. It’s the vintage one I bought off ebay after seeing the really cool old Airstreamer [...]
A year ago, I first tried restoring my bathtub. Unfortunately the surface was so far cracked, the restoring compound ended up seeping up out of the cracks. Saturday, I started correcting those cracks.
Saturday I woke up achey, but I downed a couple of naproxen, strapped on my respirator and safety glasses and headed to work. [...]
Well, today Rick continued cutting up to the end of the wood. This came about as a result of drilling, chiseling, sawing and plain brute force. Midway through, I pitched in and we both worked at cutting–or breaking–the bolts going from the frame, through the floor and the “U” channel (a piece of bent aluminum [...]
