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Old 07-28-2011, 10:32 PM   #121
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AC is nice. I terminated a end on the romex then ran a heavy duty extension cord to it to use for a while. Now I have the converter hooked up and wired a 30 amp service near the entrance of the garage. So things are looking pretty permanent here in the driveway......

I designed the bathroom cabinets last night and turned them over to the woodworker. They should be done by the time I get back from our annual boat camping trip this coming week. I should also have several parts I ordered by then. So full speed ahead.
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Old 08-04-2011, 12:30 PM   #122
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Some lights Etc.

Went ahead and installed some LED lights. Had to actually undo some of what I had done so that I could slide some new aluminum under the ceiling panel gap. This allowed for me to use a hole saw/drill and will also provide something to rivet trim. I'm going with a satin aluminum extrusion to bridge the gap instead of what was there originally. Also got the inside portion of the A/C installed and the Fantastic Fan trim. Slow but....well I guess just slow..... Today will work on the ceiling trim. I need make a round concave portion for butting up to the light trim. Should be interesting and am open to ideas. Included a pic of the old and new ceiling trim as well as the new lights etc.
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Old 08-04-2011, 10:04 PM   #123
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Looks like you're moving forward Mr. Hoot! I like the new lights, are all of your new lights going to be LED. If so, that's good.... low volt usage!
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Old 08-04-2011, 10:21 PM   #124
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Actually ordered some more of the same but halogen this time, I can convert later if needed. wanted to see the difference in output.
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:32 AM   #125
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Repurposing

Hate to throw out what others can use or think that I might be able to use for another purpose. Kept the interior portion of the old Armstrong A/C so that I could use the screened air intake as an air intake for the refrigerator. Cut out the round removable screen area stripped the paint (tough stuff) and the black tar like substance on the interior.The plan is to make or buy a tube that will go from the floor vent to this repurposed bellypan vent. Originally there was just a vent in the floor and then one in the belly pan with no ductwork between the two.
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Old 09-23-2011, 09:43 AM   #126
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What I found

Or did it find me? Been spiffing up the window latches and sanding the window frames to clean them up before adding the window trim. had been working on the front window for about an hour and about 10" above my head was this. Anybody know what kind it is? Wife wants me to kill it but I hate to kill it if it's non-poisoness. She swears its a brown recluse. I don't think so.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:19 AM   #127
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Looks creepy but probably harmless.

In post 122, 3rd picture you show a new center trim piece. Did you leave the original center piece and attach the new trim to it or did leave the original out all together? How does the trim attach? Is there enough room to route a 12v wire through the trim to power the LEDs? Do you plan on painting the trim the same as the interior walls?

Sorry for so many questions but I gotta get my ideas from someone!
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:25 AM   #128
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Or did it find me? Been spiffing up the window latches and sanding the window frames to clean them up before adding the window trim. had been working on the front window for about an hour and about 10" above my head was this. Anybody know what kind it is? Wife wants me to kill it but I hate to kill it if it's non-poisoness. She swears its a brown recluse. I don't think so.
Hard to get an accurate idea of its size, but it looks a little large for a brown recluse. Doesn't have the markings on the back either. If you look at their territory, they are more southern residents. Of course, Airstreams do travel. You could always escort it outside.

Great photos! Sharp and in focus. I'm impressed. We see so many on the forum that leave us making decisions on "That fuzzy blob kind of looks like this, while the other fuzzy blob doesn't." Of course, your photography is always excellent.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:28 AM   #129
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Actually decided not to use that trim and am going to use the same trim as around the windows. I didn't like the way it met up to the LED trim, was too high of a profile. If you had lights that were not as low profile as what I have it could be used and look good I think. Yes, there would be room to route wires under that trim. I am not using the original trim around the window or the ceiling. Also, will not be painting it.
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Old 09-23-2011, 10:31 AM   #130
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Hard to get an accurate idea of its size, but it looks a little large for a brown recluse. Doesn't have the markings on the back either. If you look at their territory, they are more southern residents. Of course, Airstreams do travel. You could always escort it outside.

Great photos! Sharp and in focus. I'm impressed. We see so many on the forum that leave us making decisions on "That fuzzy blob kind of looks like this, while the other fuzzy blob doesn't." Of course, your photography is always excellent.
Vaughn,

Thanks for input on the spider and also the compliment on the photography. I took a few fuzzy ones also, but try to post the clearer pics.

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Old 09-24-2011, 07:34 AM   #131
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got to agree w/ Vaughn probably not a recluse he should know a lot of them in the AR area. But I agree w/ your wife kill it,still has poison and can bite the heck out of you. Plus then you can know for sure its not a recluse, 8 eyes arranged in a horseshoe pattern, characteristic of a recluse.

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Old 09-24-2011, 08:41 PM   #132
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. Plus then you can know for sure its not a recluse, 8 eyes arranged in a horseshoe pattern, characteristic of a recluse.

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Actually brown recluse have 6 eyes in pairs of two arranged in a horsehoe pattern. Its a pretty unique identifier. Most spiders have 8 eyes arranged in 2 rows of 4.

Still agree that its prob not one. First of all they are called recluse for a reason, they prefer hiding in dark crevices. I don't see the "violin shape" on the back and there are spines on the legs in the close up (not characteristic of BRS). If you see a web out in the open it's definitely not a brown recluse.

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Old 09-25-2011, 06:57 AM   #133
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Totally correct Reinergirl, had a senior moment. But honestly I have seen them out in the open even in broad daylight, dont have too much use for webs as it is one of the
fastest moving spiders I have ever seen.
Sorry not trying to change this into a spiders thread!
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Old 09-25-2011, 08:34 AM   #134
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Thanks Miss Reiner,

I'm also enjoying your blog. Love some of the finds for the interior. I just returned from 2 weeks in Vermont where my daughter lives in Shelburne.
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Kevin and Silver,

You guys have to get your trailers ready to camp. I'll email ya'll some pics later, we camped this weekend and had a wonderful time.

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Old 01-13-2012, 11:45 AM   #136
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Rub on Rub off

SURPRISE! never saw that stripe before I stained it. Dang! I'm a beginner at woodworking and just found out staining is not as easy as I thought. Did some little scraps and thought"this is a piece of cake" WRONG. Not sure where to go from here, came out darker than I saw on my scraps and blotchy in a few places and that stripe just doesn't get it. Suggestions anyone. This is birch plywood. Finally got it to fit and then the crappy stain job. I have 4 sheets of this stuff and not sure if I should even attempt to use it where it can be seen.
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Old 01-14-2012, 06:11 AM   #137
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Gave up on the stain

After going and buying a pre-stain conditioner and trying it out. I decided to just keep them natural. Will protect with a clear satin urethane finish. Decided to go this route since I wanted a light wood instead of medium color in the first place but Vicky and I had a difference of opinion so I caved in. After seeing what it looked like with the preconditioner only i sent a pic to Vicky at work and she liked it also. Here's a piece of the same sheet of plywood with conditioner on 1 half and stained on the bottom half.
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Really does look better with just the pre-stain conditioner. I would check out the look of urethane before you use that as well, maybe a watco oil or tung oil finish would show the grain better.

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Really does look better with just the pre-stain conditioner. I would check out the look of urethane before you use that as well, maybe a watco oil or tung oil finish would show the grain better.

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Kevin ,

That would have been a good idea to try Watco or tung oil but have already recut and done the wall panel with one coat of the urethane. Since I planned on at least 3 coats sanding between each, do you know if I can use the oil for subsequent coats? I'm guessing no, since the oil would not be able to soak into the wood after the coat of urethane, but like I said I am new to this. Here's a pic with just urethane on a scrap piece next to a piece of the flooring.
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Not a wood expert either but I would think that is a no go(oil over urethane). Anyway the floor and wall combo pic looks great.

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