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Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-23-2021, 11:37 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Window Coverings

Thanks Nancy_F

So the vance is 2 parts. The material is covering corrugated plastic (stuff lawn signs are made of), wrapped and hot-glued. Then the two pieces glued together...
...
Forum: General Chat 06-24-2013, 09:34 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 926
Posted By kgingeri
Another great community tool?

Hey All who read this...

I'm certainly not trying to take away or detract from this community, but
Google+ is a great community tool as well. You do of course need to have a Google account to...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-24-2013, 09:18 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
@Donna: Yeah, I don't use it for exterior work. ...

@Donna: Yeah, I don't use it for exterior work. You are right there. Good point.

I think the sun and UV causes problems. I have contractor friends who will attest to that too - they hate it as...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-24-2013, 08:54 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
@Donna: Why not? Have you had a bad experience...

@Donna: Why not? Have you had a bad experience with 'silly-cone'? ;)

Guess I should add, that it's sure not great if you want to get it off again tho! :D
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-24-2013, 08:40 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Sounds good Jan! Reworking those jalousies...

Sounds good Jan!

Reworking those jalousies must have been a job - new cranks, seals etc. I didn't have that much patience (nor was I trying to keep ours vintage tho).

I agree with the...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-23-2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
@Crackedegg: Bondo and body puddy is holding up...

@Crackedegg: Bondo and body puddy is holding up fine so far - where I used it.

I didn't fix all my spider cracks, but I wonder if a good epoxy won't be better as it is closer to the original...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-23-2013, 06:49 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
It's been a while...

Wow Shirely! Glad the thread is still useful - it's be a while.

I'm just getting ready for the annual spring cleanup again, for another season of use. My wife and I love our little egg ^_^
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-22-2011, 10:59 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
@Janony, here are more window pics I had - I will...

@Janony, here are more window pics I had - I will try to take more still as well...
(you did see the window pics in this post...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-22-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Jean, I don't think I ever did get back to you...

Jean, I don't think I ever did get back to you about the original windows!?
The windows were just to rough for any reuse. I did end up trashing them - sorry. :hmm
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-22-2011, 09:40 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Sagging Roof

You are not a pain at all Janony!! I wouldn't post on this forum if I wasn't ready to help others - heck, I've got a lot out myself, so it's good to put back in :)

The pole was a temporary...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-22-2011, 06:59 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Ha, thanks for the compliment Janony - they are...

Ha, thanks for the compliment Janony - they are rough in that they were for me to visualize - not necessarily to show. ;) Anyway, I will take some pics so you and anyone else interested might see...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-21-2011, 08:49 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Boler Re-made Windows

Hi Janony,

Welcome to the forum!

I likely have more pictures I didn't post, but I need to take more as there may be others who need more info also.

The windows DO open, and yes, I made...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-09-2011, 08:16 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thx N.S :) You betcha James ;) Nice...

Thx N.S :)

You betcha James ;) Nice graphic!!!
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-02-2011, 09:47 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Too much fun!

ROTFL :floor - too true Vickie!!

One of my last tasks was to shroud the fridge so the heat off the sides of it would go out the side trailer vent (not be inside the cabinets and trailer). My...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-02-2011, 06:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Ha ha - there are lots of other reno's I've seen...

Ha ha - there are lots of other reno's I've seen that are as nice or nicer! ;)
Pictures do hide some of my imperfections (my patience for such got thinner as it took much more work then I thought,...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 08-02-2011, 09:53 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Hi Jean. Thx, and yes I do have the old windows...

Hi Jean. Thx, and yes I do have the old windows still.

They would need new seals and one of the cranks is stripped (not sure of the other one). There are no black plastic covers for the rivet...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-31-2011, 02:27 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thanks John! I tell you, it sure feels good to...

Thanks John! I tell you, it sure feels good to have it done!! :D
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-31-2011, 10:03 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Smile Final Reno Pics!

Ok All - or anyone interested at least... here are my final pics - trim on! :D
(wall covering changed to vinyl - wallpaper on wood didn't work well with humidity!)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-28-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Screen Door (my version)

So I built a screen door and it was 'mostly successful' :p
See attached pics.

This door was cut down to size from a previous teardrop camper add-on I built. It took a lot of time to build and...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-23-2011, 10:44 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Yeah Vickie, it made the counter a bit higher...

Yeah Vickie, it made the counter a bit higher then I would have liked but it is fine - only a inch higher then original. :rolleyes: I'll have to get one the same or smaller if it ever conks out on us!
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-23-2011, 10:41 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Ha, I may know them Maggie! You never know. :)

Ha, I may know them Maggie! You never know. :)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-23-2011, 10:35 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thumbs up Weighting my aluminum frame Boler

We are back home before another week away and I weighted the trailer (with camping stuff in it) it is 500Kg or 1100 lbs (I have no water or LP storage). I think it's safe to say that it is about...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-21-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Some final triming

Here are cabinet doors... while camping ;)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-21-2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Looks cute Vickie! Interesting how we all have...

Looks cute Vickie! Interesting how we all have our ideas and what works for one doesn't appeal at all to another. I respect anyone's ideas - we all gotta set up these eggs like we like em! B)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-21-2011, 09:20 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Siris, my friend who made this one is in that...

Siris, my friend who made this one is in that business. He does nothing but aluminum frames. I can put you or anyone else in touch with him. He is in Wingham Ontario Canada.

Karl :v)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-19-2011, 07:51 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thanks Vickie. There was some doubt that...

Thanks Vickie.

There was some doubt that it would be big enough, but it is fine for us (we're 5'4"-ish). We can both sit face to face and knees aren't even close to touching. Now that said, we...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-19-2011, 07:34 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thx Donna. We are liking FG RV life! :)

Thx Donna. We are liking FG RV life! :)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-19-2011, 04:58 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Some more 'final' pics

So hours in - and holiday'n with still a bit of work to do (cabinet doors and all trim) but we "got crack'n" (was an egg ad slogan here in Ontario a few years ago ;))
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-14-2011, 02:36 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thanks Vickie, more to come soon! :)

Thanks Vickie, more to come soon! :)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-14-2011, 01:32 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Gotta get this thing done for the weekend - ya...

Gotta get this thing done for the weekend - ya know what I'll be doing for my next 40 hours! :eek:
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-12-2011, 02:38 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
More pics and progress...

More pics and progress...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-08-2011, 07:47 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Door on and outside trim done. Whew! ...now for...

Door on and outside trim done. Whew! ...now for the innards ;vP
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-08-2011, 12:34 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Progress continues... see attached pics. :)

Progress continues... see attached pics. :)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 07-02-2011, 04:39 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Ok, so windows are very hard to get or very...

Ok, so windows are very hard to get or very expensive to have made, soooo... I did it myself. There is a rubber rain shield in the top and the plastic window pane will go under it and inside the rest...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-30-2011, 06:27 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Well I got about the best day I could (Someone...

Well I got about the best day I could (Someone must like me ;v). Here is a shot of the inside and two of the outside. Painting complete! YAH!
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-29-2011, 10:37 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
...ok, my last pic of the interior sample didn't...

...ok, my last pic of the interior sample didn't seem to show up... here's another try...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 06-29-2011, 10:33 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Back At It! :)

Soooo.... I took a week of holidays to get this project moving - and it is! :o

Here are some updates - see attached pics - hopefully they stay in the order I uploaded them. I'll describe them in...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-15-2011, 08:52 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Yeah, thanks for the suggestion Danny - re the...

Yeah, thanks for the suggestion Danny - re the dinette and Eternabond.

I was concerned about size/room when others here questioned it, so I did exactly that - built a cardboard pattern and...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-15-2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Thanks for your encouragement Michael! It sure...

Thanks for your encouragement Michael! It sure is a pile of work, but I do hope to have it looking like NEW when done - and stay that way for years to come!

I personally see stainless as the only...
Forum: General Chat 05-13-2011, 09:12 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,242
Posted By kgingeri
Ha, 'pay phone' - have you noticed how few of...

Ha, 'pay phone' - have you noticed how few of those are around anymore (with the prolifary of cell phones). You can tell a dated movie by when the actor has to go find a phone! ;)
Forum: General Chat 05-13-2011, 09:07 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 16,074
Posted By kgingeri
Man! Theres no way I'm tell'in y'all what I did...

Man! Theres no way I'm tell'in y'all what I did with cat tails when I was a kid!!! ;D

Rolled cardboard strips and soaked with hot wax is a good fire starter too tho.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-13-2011, 08:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,377
Posted By kgingeri
Looks too much like my Boler right now BigMike. ...

Looks too much like my Boler right now BigMike. All the best in your 'new venture'! ;)
Least you got decent windows! :)
Forum: General Chat 05-13-2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,242
Posted By kgingeri
Hey when I was a wee guy (still aint very big...

Hey when I was a wee guy (still aint very big either ;) ), my parents moved on to a farm that had that phone... and no running water... and with 7 kids (soon to be ten!). Anyway, you had to crank it...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-13-2011, 08:23 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
So it's been a while! I still feels like I'm in...

So it's been a while! I still feels like I'm in demolition mode, but I am doing some building - windows and cabinets.

End of May is coming fast but I want to do a quaulity job not a fast one. ...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-13-2011, 07:40 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Latest pics, tried a previous post and lost my...

Latest pics, tried a previous post and lost my big blurb, so I'll post these and then explain.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 01-29-2011, 08:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
It fits - whew! :D Well it wasn't real...

It fits - whew! :D

Well it wasn't real mild, but I just had to know!
Here are two pics - rigging to get it on and it all done and covered up again...

Karl :)
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 01-29-2011, 07:53 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 60,062
Posted By kgingeri
Hi Brslk, his welder has the spool internal but...

Hi Brslk, his welder has the spool internal but the feeding mechanism is in the end by the tip. This avoids 'bird-nesting', though he says the take more abuse - being on the floor or hitting it. ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-25-2011, 11:52 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,545
Posted By kgingeri
I've PM'd you. We'll leave this more personal...

I've PM'd you. We'll leave this more personal stuff outta this thread ;)
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-25-2011, 11:00 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,545
Posted By kgingeri
Hmmm - yeah Borden, and I'm trying to save weight...

Hmmm - yeah Borden, and I'm trying to save weight as much as possible - good point. I think we'll run some shorter trips, once it's ready to do that, and test braking and handling then. I'm gonna...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-25-2011, 08:22 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,545
Posted By kgingeri
Sorry Borden - I missed that it works with surge...

Sorry Borden - I missed that it works with surge brakes! I'll definitely check it out again. I had looked at the link the first time you gave it, but didn't go far on their site as I figured right...
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