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02-11-2017, 05:43 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
Tulsa
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 376
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Aluminum endcap
Today I finally started on my front endcap. This is 6 1/2 hrs!, only 12 more pieces to go!
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02-12-2017, 04:49 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
2008 F350, 6.4L diesel
, Oak Harbor, WA
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 605
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Looks good, I used the same technique with wood door skins. The wood parts ended up needing steaming to make those compound bends. I too like the look better than the end caps.
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02-12-2017, 05:51 AM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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Nice!
What material are you using?
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02-12-2017, 07:19 AM
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4 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
Tulsa
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 376
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I'm using 5052 .032 aluminum
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02-26-2017, 04:15 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
Tulsa
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 376
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Getting closer... Olympics shaved, one more piece to go!
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06-29-2017, 08:08 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1960 24' Tradewind
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 60
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Aluminum endcap
About to embark on this project on my '60 24' Tradewind following your very helpful ideas. I know wood but not metal and it's not clear to me how to cut the aluminum sheet properly w/o damaging its edges. Eastwood makes an electric tool which seems to fit the need for cutting a clean line.
http://www.eastwood.com/electric-met...h6cRoCmiXw_wcB
What is typical for a project like this? You
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06-29-2017, 09:45 AM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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The Eastwood nippers
will do the trick, I use some just like them and they make great, clean cuts
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06-30-2017, 04:53 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1965 26' Overlander
Tulsa
, Oklahoma
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 376
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I had mine sheared at a Sheetmetal shop
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07-01-2017, 06:55 AM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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I should note though
that I sanded the edges with a table sander after I cut them with sheers. It worked beautifully
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08-03-2017, 06:30 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1960 24' Tradewind
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 60
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Could you mix 5052 & 20-24 T3 and have the same ease of installation and finished look?
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08-03-2017, 07:16 AM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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I wouldn't
I wouldn't mix 5052 and 2024, the finishes will look different: the 2024 will be much shinier
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08-03-2017, 07:24 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1960 24' Tradewind
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 60
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Aluminum endcap
Quote:
Originally Posted by DDickey
I wouldn't mix 5052 and 2024, the finishes will look different: the 2024 will be much shinier
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Thanks. That is good to know. I've stripped the factory Zolaton off the interior aluminum and will not repaint it. Am I correct the existing interior skin is 20-24 T3 or equivalent on this 60 Tradewind?
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08-03-2017, 09:44 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1969 31' Sovereign
1982 28' Airstream 280
Edmonton
, Alberta
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 190
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Looks good!
-Assuming 20hrs for the project?
-You mentioned you had cut at a shop? On your end seam cut cuts would have a very slight concave due to the compound curve? Are the cut straight? Is the line perfect or are there minor "steps"?
- also for around your window did you just cut with hand shears ?
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08-03-2017, 12:31 PM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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End Cap Material
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bexar
Thanks. That is good to know. I've stripped the factory Zolaton off the interior aluminum and will not repaint it. Am I correct the existing interior skin is 20-24 T3 or equivalent on this 60 Tradewind?
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It's 2024
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08-03-2017, 09:20 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1960 24' Tradewind
San Diego
, California
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 60
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Aluminum endcap
Quote:
Originally Posted by Swillv8
Looks good!
-Assuming 20hrs for the project?
-You mentioned you had cut at a shop? On your end seam cut cuts would have a very slight concave due to the compound curve? Are the cut straight? Is the line perfect or are there minor "steps"?
- also for around your window did you just cut with hand shears ?
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Don't know what to expect time wise. Whatever it takes. This is a labor of love. I will not have a shop cut metal for me again. They used hand shears. Just used the right ones and made the cuts slowly and carefully. I was expecting them to use large metal shop tools for the cuts. If you refer to the very beginning of this long thread there is a discussion about the lack of need for cutting compound curves. All 11 panels are simple rectangles. And the only edges which will show is the center panels. Yes, just hand shears for cutting around the window.
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08-06-2017, 08:43 AM
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Registered User
1957 22' Custom
Lago Vista
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 371
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Shears
These Harbor Freight electric shears make great, clean cuts. I used them to cut my end cap, then I used a table sander to sand the visible edge. Sanding wasn't totally necessary, but it did make the edge a little nicer
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