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Originally Posted by turbothrush
I know what you mean about heavy campers.
Don't have a video but questions are no problem. Camper is still not done but I still work on it when I have time.
There is no stringers . I made all the panels on a large flat table made from used hollow core doors joined with biscuits(no glue). The table is important since all the panels index off the table if you want a camber in the panels or if you just want a flat panel. I used formular 300 foam from Home Depot which is 30lbs/sq inch crush strength.This seems to be enough with 2 layers of 6 oz cloth when weave is filled the microbaloons on the outside. Inside just 2 layers of cloth.
I used duct tape for clamps and Gorilla Glue for gluing the panels together.
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I let in hardwood blocks into the foam before glassing for attachments points for jacks , ladder , table ,tiedowns etc.
I will have used about 10 gal of epoxy and about 1600 sq. ft of fiberglass cloth(400 sq ft of panel area x 4 layers total ) and probably 3 or 4 gallons of microballons and 1 gal of cabosil for filler and gap filling glue.
Bare shell comes in at under 400 lbs. with windows
Fun project but big in more ways than one. |
Do you think it will be strong enough to have a walk-on roof?
What are your material cost so far?
How many hours do you think you have into the project so far?
Thanks for all the answers.
Nate