It's time
Moderator: TMAX
-
- Posts: 824
- Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:17 pm
- Location: Oklahoma
- Contact:
-
- Posts: 824
- Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:17 pm
- Location: Oklahoma
- Contact:
Well, I have spent the last few minutes looking for more bus info for Dave Matthews and its all about the Chicago incident. Found one little 10 second clip a fan took as the band drove away.
Wow. We got some concerts coming to Tulsa! Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Lady Gaga, and Def Lepard! I'm gonna be in concert heaven. If I get to go to any of them...
Wow. We got some concerts coming to Tulsa! Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Lady Gaga, and Def Lepard! I'm gonna be in concert heaven. If I get to go to any of them...
- Dennis The Bus Dweller
- Seasoned Nomadicista
- Posts: 1874
- Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:33 am
- Location: Southold N.Y.
- Contact:
The material comes in 3 foot by 10 foot pieces. It is 1/2 inch thick. The Avonite brand is made from polyester resin. We did not make the material. The Avonite headquarters is in New Mexico. We ordered our stuff from a distributor in Nashville. A 3 by 10 sheet weighs about 90 lbs.
Gluing: The surfaces are sanded and then cleaned with denatured alcohol. Then a 1/8 inch bead of glue is run down the center of the strips. then it is clamped every inch with 2 inch metal spring clamps.
The strips make up the perimeter thickness. The glue is a two part methacrylate. When the glue starts drying (10 minutes), it gets hot to the touch.
After it is glued, the edges are routered with a straight bit and sanded. Then I come back with a 1 inch roundover bit for the top edge. The strips I glued are only one inch wide. It is on the inside of those strips that I put the rope light.
Then the whole thing is sanded with palm sanders (180 then 400 grit). Then polished with Milwaukee 2400 rpm buffers. I used rouge whose brand name is Sattex. First the brown, then the purple.
In the photo of the shop room where I worked, you can see the tubes of glue (white tubes). The glue itself comes in different colors to match the solid surface material.
You also see the Porter Cable palm sanders, and the buffers.
It is 12 volt LED rope light. I silicone the plastic track to the underneath of the table and snap the rope light into the track.
Gluing: The surfaces are sanded and then cleaned with denatured alcohol. Then a 1/8 inch bead of glue is run down the center of the strips. then it is clamped every inch with 2 inch metal spring clamps.
The strips make up the perimeter thickness. The glue is a two part methacrylate. When the glue starts drying (10 minutes), it gets hot to the touch.
After it is glued, the edges are routered with a straight bit and sanded. Then I come back with a 1 inch roundover bit for the top edge. The strips I glued are only one inch wide. It is on the inside of those strips that I put the rope light.
Then the whole thing is sanded with palm sanders (180 then 400 grit). Then polished with Milwaukee 2400 rpm buffers. I used rouge whose brand name is Sattex. First the brown, then the purple.
In the photo of the shop room where I worked, you can see the tubes of glue (white tubes). The glue itself comes in different colors to match the solid surface material.
You also see the Porter Cable palm sanders, and the buffers.
It is 12 volt LED rope light. I silicone the plastic track to the underneath of the table and snap the rope light into the track.
Last edited by Rudy on Sat Mar 12, 2011 1:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
Got love? Give love.
I did only the solid surface work. The shop did all the work in-house with the exception of mattresses and blinds. Those were ordered.Stealth Camper wrote:Got any more back story? Did you work on cabinets, flooring, etc as well as the countertops? (They are gorgeous, by the way!) Was this a place you worked, or your own place? Were you in TN?
I see a 2008 date on one picture. Recent events. Still doing that work?
It was NOT owned by me. It is in Tennessee. I no longer work there.
There were three table saws. Two of them had 12 foot by 6 foot tables. The third table saw was an Altendorf with a sliding feed table.
There was a drum sander, several drill presses, band saw, three miter saws, laminate heating table (for bending the formica around the cabinets),two spray booths for gluing the formica to the cabinets.
There was a belt sander with a 6 inch wide belt and 2 foot table. About a dozen hand routers. Many hand held belt sanders and many palm sanders, and many jig saws.
There was a complete upholstery shop and a complete metal shop.
The metal shop had a giant brake and a giant bender. It had a large band saw, hand-held band saw, mig welders, plasma cutter, oxy acetylene tanks, drill press, and many hand tools.
There was also a machine in which you dipped dashboards to cover them. Kinda like they dip accordions to get that mother of pearl look.
The generators that got installed in the bays were Newage brand. 24kw with 4 cylinder diesel motors. Big inverters (Xantrex brand) were installed.
If you have any more questions, please ask.
Last edited by Rudy on Sat Mar 12, 2011 5:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
Got love? Give love.
- Dennis The Bus Dweller
- Seasoned Nomadicista
- Posts: 1874
- Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:33 am
- Location: Southold N.Y.
- Contact:
I found a company that has the equipment to change colors in the led lights that I was asking about, so it can be done, I was hoping someone had the supplies to have a spectrum of different colors to install and not just a one color you are stuck with, I have never had any experience with leds other than buy a 10' legnth and color and plug it in. well here it is.
http://www.ledworldlighting.com/led_controllers.html
http://www.ledworldlighting.com/led_controllers.html
I ONCE WAS A MIGHTY GREYHOUND
I THEN GOT OLD AND RETIRED
I LOST MY SEATS AND GOT A NEW GIG
I AM NOW A HAULIN SOME OLD DAWGS &
I BECAME THE GRAYDAWG
I THEN GOT OLD AND RETIRED
I LOST MY SEATS AND GOT A NEW GIG
I AM NOW A HAULIN SOME OLD DAWGS &
I BECAME THE GRAYDAWG
-
- Posts: 778
- Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:10 pm
-
- Posts: 95
- Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:43 am
- Location: Montana
- Contact:
Rudy....amazing craftmanship!
They should start a reality show with you as the star called "Pimp My Bus"!
They should start a reality show with you as the star called "Pimp My Bus"!
You cannot make a sow's ear out of a silk purse either.....but has anyone really tried to do both?
now heer in biffwinkleville we make deep fried DEEserts outa sows ears......an thayr ain't nuthin' stoopider lookin' than'n earless pig....
now heer in biffwinkleville we make deep fried DEEserts outa sows ears......an thayr ain't nuthin' stoopider lookin' than'n earless pig....
-
- Posts: 824
- Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:17 pm
- Location: Oklahoma
- Contact:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 92 guests