SplitrockRivet Master
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About Me
- About Splitrock
- City
- Sioux Falls
- State/Province
- South Dakota
- Country
- UNITED STATES
- Gender
- male
- Trailer #1
- Currently Looking...
- About My Tow Vehicle
- 2000 Yukon XLT
- Remove Page Peel in Upper Right Corner
- Remove the Page Peel from the upper right corner.
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Signature
- Click on the link to see a picture of the Sioux River falls near my home.
https://visitsiouxfalls.com/assets/i...uxfalls-og.jpg
Eastern South Dakota is very pretty with hills, rivers, and trees.
- Click on the link to see a picture of the Sioux River falls near my home.
Blog
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Posted 05-29-2014 at 06:32 PM by Splitrock
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I'm pretty well disappointed in the Fantastic fans. I wouldn't use them again. I installed 3 in 2010. I installed them using the supplied gasket and sealed them with premium silicone as directed. The rear fan base cracked at the mounting screw location the second winter. By 2012 two were leaking at the cracked bases. I removed the silicone and sealed the bases with Vulkem. 2013 none leaked. This spring all three were leaking.
I investigated and the Vulkem was tight but the bases were...
I investigated and the Vulkem was tight but the bases were...
Posted 09-01-2012 at 02:27 PM by Splitrock
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AWNING FABRIC REPLACEMENT
The replacement awning material is on and the awning is back on. The job took two strong helpers and took 3 1/2 hours, start to finish.
The awning is a Carefree of Colorado. Dealer installed on 1976 31' center bath Airstream. The arms are 21' on center. The material length is about 20' 2". The pull out length of the material total is about 8'. The length from the extended roller to the trailer rail is about 93". Both the roller welt...
The replacement awning material is on and the awning is back on. The job took two strong helpers and took 3 1/2 hours, start to finish.
The awning is a Carefree of Colorado. Dealer installed on 1976 31' center bath Airstream. The arms are 21' on center. The material length is about 20' 2". The pull out length of the material total is about 8'. The length from the extended roller to the trailer rail is about 93". Both the roller welt...
Posted 07-02-2012 at 08:26 AM by Splitrock
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I washed the trailer with the power washer and tried Removal stripper. It was s l o w and required multiple applications. Not for me. I even tried letting it sit over night. Still not good. Then I tried CitriStrip. Whoa! BIG difference! It worked fast in one application. I did one side of the trailer, including 1/2 of the top, in one application. It stripped clean and came off with the washer...
Posted 09-18-2011 at 02:06 PM by Splitrock
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I had a prosperous last two weeks of August. The cabinets were made with a minimalist approach. Just face frames, doors, and attached boxes to hold drawers. I used aluminum tube to frame out the sink side with an aluminum angle attached to the wall for the counter top to attach to.
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The kitchen now has 6 full depth drawers on KV full extension slides with the soft close feature. They have a stay closed catch built into the slide.
The...
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The kitchen now has 6 full depth drawers on KV full extension slides with the soft close feature. They have a stay closed catch built into the slide.
The...
Posted 07-31-2011 at 04:27 PM by Splitrock
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Cabinet ends, faceframes, shop
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The four tall cabinet ends are done, the faceframes are done and sanded, and the fit up is finished on the street side.
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The wood is yellow birch,
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The frames were glued and screwed on a square up clamp table.
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Cut to length on the old saw I've had since...
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The four tall cabinet ends are done, the faceframes are done and sanded, and the fit up is finished on the street side.
Attachment 3164
The wood is yellow birch,
Attachment 3165
Attachment 3166
The frames were glued and screwed on a square up clamp table.
Attachment 3167
Cut to length on the old saw I've had since...
Recent Comments
thank you for this great...
Posted 10-15-2014 at 11:34 AM by thumbelinadj
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Thanks for all the pictures,
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Posted 12-01-2013 at 09:42 PM by Splitrock