Project "Brutus" - Page 5

Tango · 03-31-2013, 10:28 PM

I know there are quite a few options/products available for log home caulking...what do you prefer/use? Some have outrageous stretchability.

JakeC · 05-07-2013, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by browncrown

A really nice build!!! Love the pictures of the kids having fun. My dad built a bus when I was about their age, and I cherish those memories still today. Look forward to more pics of the process

Thanks!! Yup, watching them enjoy it is great. They all love it.

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Originally Posted by Tango

I know there are quite a few options/products available for log home caulking...what do you prefer/use? Some have outrageous stretchability.

I can't remember off the top of my head, but I will look at a tube tonight and get you the name.

Anywho...updates!! I have gotten the driver side cabinets done, and almost finished my console. Just need to wrap up wiring, possibly tonight. Also, moved the bus off the yard and on to an easement on the backside of the property. Our landlord is ok with it here, which is incredible. Never dawned on me before that I could back it in and hang the butt over the yard and still fit on his property. It is about 1' from the property line, lol... Even got banana plugs for my speaker wires, which I am including a pic of because they look awesome.

Accordion · 05-07-2013, 01:57 PM

I like the wood in your bus.

JakeC · 05-07-2013, 02:31 PM

Yeah, I built a log home before this, and had some stuff left over. When we sold the house, I scavenged all my leftovers and used it in the bus. My wife and I love the woodsy, cabin feel. My kids think of it as a part of the house we got to keep

bansil · 05-07-2013, 02:57 PM

VERY NICE!

JakeC · 05-08-2013, 08:30 AM

Thanks! Update from last night. I would rather not discuss the fact that I am an idiot and the cutout for my xantrex controller is exactly an inch too big in both directions. I am either going to make a pine inset to fix the hole, or cut a new piece of sheet metal :/ Anywho, almost wrapped up that project, just waiting on 3 more on-off-on switches.

bansil · 05-08-2013, 09:30 AM

I think the "planned" pine trim will look really nice around the control panel

JakeC · 05-08-2013, 09:50 AM

Heh heh...leaning strongly in that direction

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Originally Posted by bansil

I think the "planned" pine trim will look really nice around the control panel

LuckyChow · 05-08-2013, 12:17 PM

Hmmmm . . . .this is a bit unsettling. I thought I was the only one that did stuff like that.

Accordion · 05-08-2013, 12:55 PM

A wood trim would look good. Here is an after and before pic of what I did with my dashboard. I used 3/4 inch birch cabinet grade plywood.

roach711 · 05-08-2013, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeC

Thanks! Update from last night. I would rather not discuss the fact that I am an idiot and the cutout for my xantrex controller is exactly an inch too big in both directions. I am either going to make a pine inset to fix the hole, or cut a new piece of sheet metal :/ Anywho, almost wrapped up that project, just waiting on 3 more on-off-on switches.

How successful you are in life depends on how well you handle plan "B"

Sometimes I go to plan G, H, I,J........

The dash looks great.

JakeC · 05-08-2013, 02:09 PM

Lucky Chow, for sure not the only one, lol! I have a lot of things like that. Most of them I can make look completely intentional. Sometimes I have to suck it up and redo. This one, I can redo later if it bugs me too much.

Accordion, looks nice!! Super clean.

Roach711, so so true. Gotta roll with the punches, even if the "punches" are just your own stupidity

I'm pretty good at switching gears when needed.

JakeC · 05-09-2013, 08:39 AM

Well, I made a pine trim piece and it looked like crap. Sooo....I think a brushed aluminum bezel is in order. Stay tuned

bansil · 05-09-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JakeC

Well, I made a pine trim piece and it looked like crap. Sooo....I think a brushed aluminum bezel is in order. Stay tuned

PIC'S or it never happen'd

JakeC · 05-09-2013, 09:06 AM

HA! We can pretend it never happened, as I wasted an hour doing it. Anywho, just found a perfect piece in the scrap bin at work.

Sam · 05-09-2013, 12:24 PM

i really like that Kitchen counter top! Keep up the good work on the build

JakeC · 05-09-2013, 08:37 PM

Thanks!! Anywho, look what happened tonight!

I love aluminum

After a little belt sander action.

Cutout

Oh hai!

All done! Glad I made the mistake with the cutout ;)

Shadoll · 05-09-2013, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeC

Nice look, WOW. I know I should be figuring out what all my buttons do. Half mine are missing (probably why there is something draining the battery when it's parked). I know at some point I'll have to deal with the cab but for now it's blocked off from living space and I'm ignoring it.

I was thinking of using enamel textured rattle can spray on the whole dash and side in cab. Brown-ish. Have to admit though I'm getting sort of accustomed to the green.

JakeC · 05-09-2013, 10:25 PM

Thanks!! Yeah...I'm kinda OCD about wiring. I went further than most need to and stripped EVERYTHING that wasn't needed out and rewired it. Makes troubleshooting so much easier. If you go back a ways, you'll see the mess I started with. I am extremely happy with how this turned out, now on to trim work! Basically going to start in the front and start completing things as I move back.

eyedeal.ink · 05-10-2013, 12:55 AM

That turned out really nice man.

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