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Old 02-18-2010, 07:12 AM   #21
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Re: The Odd OX

Is the roson paper water proof? Wood tar paper work? The plywood looks great

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Old 02-18-2010, 07:48 AM   #22
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don't think its water proof its just suppose to help wick up very small amounts like a little condensation i think. but with all good luck there will be no condensation and won't have leak problems. i just didn't want to put insulation or wood right against the metal that was all i didn't care what it was but the rosin paper was pretty inexpensive i think $11 for way more than enough to do the bus. i'm sure tar paper would be just as good or plastic.


well i'm off on the hunt to construction sites to salvage a little more wood so i can keep working away.
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Old 02-25-2010, 08:08 AM   #23
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Re: The Odd OX

well i got more pictures coming soon!! I'm moving along pretty good on the frame work it helps when you lose your job and don't have anything else to do. Also knowing that being jobless mean moving to find another one so better hurry and get this beast mostly finished to hit the road.


a general question for everybody. window skinning................has anybody used the inner layer of metal from the ceiling for their window skins? i measured it and if i pull a piece down that does not have the lights in it, it will cover at least three windows. and that is all i needed to cover for right now anyways.
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Old 03-07-2010, 11:24 AM   #24
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Re: The Odd OX

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Whats up OX-
i used the inner roof sheet metal to skinn one side of my bus. If i did it again(cut once measure twice) I wouldnt have had to buy any sheet metal at all.
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thanks for this. been out of town for work so will be getting to it soon i hope
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:02 AM   #25
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ok finally here are some pictures to catch you up to speed. its coming along pretty good. We had such bad weather and i parked my bus pretty far into the woods I could not drive my normal truck back to the bus to bring material so had to bring my toy out to be a pack mule and bring material in
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:06 AM   #26
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here are a few of the closet the shelves and such. between the cedar post will be some funky metal work
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:09 AM   #27
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now that the weather has gotten nice i won't be worried about the wood stove till next winter but still got everything taped off to make sure it would all fit
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:12 AM   #28
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here are a few of the table and seats. both seats lift up for storage inside. I think I'll be making a table at some point that will fold down to make the whole area another bed but for now found this one at a yard sale and it fits just right
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:49 AM   #29
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I love the use of cedar posts in your construction. I've got tons of cedar on my property, and have been stockpiling cedar posts to be used for projects. I hadn't thought of using it in the bus, but now you've got me thinking about it!
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Old 04-01-2010, 08:22 AM   #30
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Whoa! At first the natural wood posts struck me as a unique way to use wood but the more I saw of them...it looks very cool! I think if you even stained them it could look even better. Very natural look. I don't want to get ideas from this .
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Old 04-01-2010, 11:48 AM   #31
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LOVE the tree posts!
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Old 04-01-2010, 10:42 PM   #32
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thanks its really awesome to hear such nice feed back. I am a pack rat for pieces of wood and metal every time i find something cool i say.............. i'll keep this i could use it one day and of course usually it just sits maybe never gets used. but i was working on the bus early on in the construction and ran out of 2x4s and thought my day was over but i was thinking all in the box.... i save all this stuff and move it around all the time why not finally use it. i really like the cabin rustic feel anyways. i'm pretty excited with the way it is turning out. i think all of the plywood and stuff will be stained but the all the post will just get polyurethan.
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Old 09-16-2010, 02:57 PM   #33
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well i need to catch ya'll up to speed on the bus anyways got tons of pictures to post but first I'm having a problem. SHE WON'T START! I narrowed it down to a solenoid that is in behind all the switches. It looks to me it is a solenoid for a child safety system that my bus has. Does anybody know how to remove this. I was just going to leave it because electrical stuff is not my thing and i did not want to cause a problem by removing it. but now it is making it not start so i'm confused. If ya'll are not familiar with it there is a button in the back of the bus near the door and the system is wired up to the flashing lights somehow so if you run the flashing lights the system thinks you have kids on the bus. so when you try to turn the bus off the horn starts blasting and beeping noises so before you turn the bus off you have to walk to the back and push the button making it so you can't leave kids on the bus. I have also removed the stop sign and the arm in the front that wouldn't have anything to do with this would it?
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Old 09-16-2010, 03:13 PM   #34
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well to fill ya'll in a bit on the progress. I have been living in the bus for about 5 months now and it is great. There are still lots of things being worked on but most of the important stuff is done. The kitchen is the main thing i'm working on now. I just got my refrigerator and stove and thats what i was waiting so i could make sure they would fit in the area that i build for counter and cabinets. up to this point i just have had an outdoor kitchen just a couple of wash tubs, and a propane camp stove. My brother was replacing windows in his house so i salvaged some screens so that i could leave windows open and not deal with bugs. I just took the yellow pieces of metal off between the windows and the screen had about a half inch or so that it could fit in then just stretched it as tight as i could and screwed metal back in place to hold screen
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Old 09-16-2010, 03:19 PM   #35
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I made a couple more shelves around the bed and got some painting done
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Old 09-16-2010, 03:23 PM   #36
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other shelf
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Old 09-16-2010, 04:47 PM   #37
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this desk is my makeshift counter and cabinets for now but actually right now i have a bigger refrigerator and everything is moved and have started framing up for the countertops. but this whole side will be kitchen related
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Old 09-16-2010, 04:51 PM   #38
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and just more pictures
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Old 09-16-2010, 04:54 PM   #39
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the eating area. and my awesome birthday cake my girlfriend made me
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Old 09-16-2010, 06:16 PM   #40
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Looking sweet. Love the raw wood.
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