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06-02-2020, 10:06 PM
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#41
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 6,995
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oscar1
Hey that's not fun getting a scratched eye. Maybe invest in a full face shield, when those disc's shatter it's a real danger to your face.
Play safe
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I've been using one of these metal cutting blades a lot lately: https://www.lowes.com/pd/LENOX-Metal...ory/1000680493. I feel quite a bit safer using this than using carbon zip wheels, especially for demolition stuff - I've had two zip wheels catch and break on me, taking the grinder instantly out of my hands (I always keep myself out of the plane of rotation so I wasn't hurt, but I did get a scary nick in my pants on one of them). The metal blade is thicker and removes a lot more material for each cut so it's definitely slower, but for me the safety factor (real or illusory) is worth it.
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06-02-2020, 10:23 PM
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#42
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by musigenesis
I've been using one of these metal cutting blades a lot lately: https://www.lowes.com/pd/LENOX-Metal...ory/1000680493. I feel quite a bit safer using this than using carbon zip wheels, especially for demolition stuff - I've had two zip wheels catch and break on me, taking the grinder instantly out of my hands (I always keep myself out of the plane of rotation so I wasn't hurt, but I did get a scary nick in my pants on one of them). The metal blade is thicker and removes a lot more material for each cut so it's definitely slower, but for me the safety factor (real or illusory) is worth it.
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That looks really slick. I have helpers that I won't let use the angle grinder. That blade looks like something I could feel comfortable with them using.
I have only had the angle grinder get away from me once. I was fine but Asetechrail got knocked off of the scaffold he was working on. Nailed him square in the chest.
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06-03-2020, 06:22 AM
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#43
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Looks like a good option for me. Headed to Lowe’s today. I don’t let my helpers use the grinder. They are on ratchet duty at the moment.
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06-03-2020, 06:45 AM
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#44
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 6,995
Year: 2003
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE 300
Engine: DT466e
Rated Cap: 65C-43A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by witchywoman
Looks like a good option for me. Headed to Lowe’s today. I don’t let my helpers use the grinder. They are on ratchet duty at the moment.
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To the blade's virtues I would also add: they last a lot longer than the carbon zip wheels (I'd say more than three times longer, which is how much extra they cost, so it's a net win), and they do not constantly get smaller and smaller as you use them (although in some ways this is a disadvantage because you can often use little bitty zip wheel remnants to get into smaller spaces).
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06-03-2020, 03:05 PM
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#45
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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The key to longevity with cutting blades is to let the blade do the work. Apply only enough pressure to start making sparks/cuts. Extra pressure only adds extra friction which heats up the edges and dulls them. This holds for drills too. However, with drills it is the speed of the cut, not the pressure, that dulls them on steel. One can not slow down a spinning blade, so less pressure is the key.
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06-13-2020, 11:19 AM
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#46
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Seats are finally, finally out. That was a struggle but it’s done. Next big project is the wheelchair lift which will be a nightmare. The bolts under the bus are completely blocked. No way to reach them so I will have to come up with another plan. But...progress has been made!
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06-20-2020, 11:14 AM
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#47
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Last of the seat bolts are out. Working on removing the wheelchair rails while I wait for some stuff to arrive to remove the heaters.
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06-20-2020, 11:35 AM
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#48
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Fraser Valley British Columbia
Posts: 1,043
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freightliner
Engine: C7 Cat
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Looks like you're making great progress
Keep up the good work.
Stay safe
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07-02-2020, 11:03 AM
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#49
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Rubber from the stairs is out now and the panels along the ceiling covering the wires. Very little rust on the stairs.
Blew a fuse somewhere yesterday disconnecting the alarms so that will have to be fixed. These chair rails on the floor are a nightmare but I’ll figure out a plan for those.
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07-02-2020, 01:55 PM
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#50
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 3,856
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Caterpillar 3126E Diesel
Rated Cap: 71 Passenger- 30,000 lbs.
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Our stair coverings were so grody that the majority of the screws had to be drilled out. I hope yours was simpler than that. The metal on the top of each step looks good. Even the bottom step looks like it only has surface rust. Good deal!
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07-02-2020, 04:42 PM
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#51
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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About half the screws came out pretty quick. Then we used a crow bar to pop off the rubber. I still Gabe to grind off a couple.
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07-07-2020, 10:49 AM
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#52
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Today I decided to start tackling the wheelchair rails in the floor. Plan A and B didn’t work so I went to plan C. I held the angle grinder on its side in the rail and cut n a star pattern over and over until I had ground down so I could see just the remainder of the bolt. Then I used a hammer and a punch pin and knocked the bolt out through the floor. It was very slow going but one rail is out!!
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07-07-2020, 10:58 AM
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#53
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Good on you! Those rails are a PITA and set a lot of folks back a good bit.
Kudos for getting one out!
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07-14-2020, 10:35 AM
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#54
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Got most of the gross black foam covering off the back, part of the rubber and one more chair rail.
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07-24-2020, 04:08 PM
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#55
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Chair lift and floor heaters are out!!! I couldn’t get to the lift bolts under the bus because they were blocked by the fuel tank. So I grinded 4 off from outside the bus , deployed the lift, grinder off the 4 inside the bus, then dropped it out the door. Then 3 of us had to drag it 40 feet up the driveway to get it out if the way. Fun times but at least it’s gone....
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07-24-2020, 11:15 PM
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#56
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Kansas
Posts: 143
Year: 1996
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford B
Engine: 5.9 Cummins 12v
Rated Cap: 60
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Nice work! You are getting closer and closer to the hard part being done
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08-03-2020, 02:38 PM
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#57
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Four of the chair rails are finally out of the floor and half the rubber flooring. It was a bit wet under there so I’m curious what the floor will look like once I take the plywood out.
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08-17-2020, 01:52 PM
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#58
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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All of these dastardly chair rails are finally out of the floor!!!! Next step will be pulling it all up to see what the metal looks like.
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08-19-2020, 11:08 AM
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#59
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Stanardsville, Virginia
Posts: 165
Year: 2006
Coachwork: International
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 30
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Agh!!! The dismay that hit me when I discovered the entire plywood floor is held down by tons of screws. Sigh. It’s always something.
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08-19-2020, 11:38 AM
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#60
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by witchywoman
Agh!!! The dismay that hit me when I discovered the entire plywood floor is held down by tons of screws. Sigh. It’s always something.
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screws and nails.
A circular saw set to the depth of the thickness of the wood is handy. Score the floor with that then pry it up in sections.
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