Roger: I found that patterns are fun (lol) and cardboard is cheap ! I like Kubota tractors too !
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Roger: I found that patterns are fun (lol) and cardboard is cheap ! I like Kubota tractors too !
Lots of truths there, Navy! Patterns are a necessary evil, and thanks to Amazon there's plenty of cardboard!
I got my Kubota L3560 about 3 years ago and should've bought it 20 years ago! The best feature is the grapple for the front loader that let's me move logs, brush and anything else that needs grabbing!
Got a few hours of barn/shop time today and decided that leveling the floor was not worth the effort! I'll leave it alone, glue down some carpeting and work the side panels. With that decided I attacked the box to cover the battery & cables, which will be covered with vinyl upholstery, and maybe a chunk of carpet on top? Not 100% sure yet, but it'll come together.
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With the battery box in place I re-visited the side panels, understanding that I will still add a front panel that needs some space, but that's an easy trim of the front line on the sides.
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I had thought about an access door on each side panel to use the space above the tire area, but on the '32 it's very shallow, so really not worth the extra effort. Solid side panels is it.
Good progress. It must've warmed up over there.
Good plan, Roger, by the time you get all those panels sewn we might have to start calling you Betsy Ross!
So today was one of those "Sit & Think" times. I measured & cut the back panel, notching out slots at the top for the trunk hinge supports and a big rectangle for the battery box and quickly remembered why there's a lap joint in that bulkhead divider. It simply won't fit full width & height. I finally decided that I'll cut the back panel in half vertically, upholster them and mount them with velcro, then make a padded center piece, wide at the top and arced to a narrow base in the middle, to cover the joint. By the time I got that decided it was getting late in the day, so I'll cut the panel tomorrow, then get the sides done in wood and make everything fit.
Roger , the "Sit and Think times" have taken much of my build but it sure beats the redo's ! Looking good
Thanks Navy! I recall a set of "Hillbilly" bubble gum cards back in the day, and one had an old timer leaned back on his chair saying, "Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits." Today was a mix!
WOW, 79! that's a bit extreme I'd think. I'm still in Milwaukee and we are hovering in the middle 30's low 40's. Feels better than when I left New England Monday, it was teens to low 20's. :(:(
I had to cut mine in half as well. I don't remember why it won't fit as one piece.. I just remember it won't! LOL.:LOL:
Continuing warm days with a cold front blowing in tomorrow. I had some things occupy my time away from the shop, but did attack the patterns a bit more and today got into transferring them to wood, cutting them out and getting them fitted. I'm sure that I'll have to do a bit of sanding/trimming when I glue the carpeting down, but they're pretty close, I believe.
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Back panel, split up the middle. Not sure yet if I'll do an overlay upholstered panel or a chunk of black walnut to cover the joint.
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Right side & battery box. Thinking I may need to make up some windlace here....
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Left side. Hoping that the carpeting & upholstery take care of gaps, but then it's the trunk....
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Made a flat panel to fill in the back, under the latch.
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Next is gluing down a chunk of carpeting, and hoping that I can get that done tomorrow before the front blows in and cools things off. Then it's decide on the foam layers & trim pieces for the panels, and get things glued. Baby steps!!
that's looking real nice. Kudo's
I vote black walnut to continue the theme................you'll be happier in the long run.
I like the idea of the black walnut too, just need to figure out the shape & placement.
Today was carpet day, and it went pretty good. I've got one little boo-boo at the corner of the battery box, but I can cover it up without too much hassle.
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Cold front blowing in this evening, then a second one following tomorrow night. Rain changing to snow Monday but too warm for any accumulation. Just a mess! Gotta get the idea machine cranked up, then work down a few pieces of walnut, then work up some panels. May have to transform the Rec Room into my interior space again.....