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Fred R Clark & Son Machineworks

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I will have to stand corrected.
This pile of parts cost me $29, not $20 as I had said.
And it was shipped for free.
I cringe when I think that someone had to make all of this for next to nothing just so I could buy it on the cheapo.

The new sprung solo saddle:
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That should help iron out a few bumps while looking pretty spiffy too :p

The proposed new fuel tank:
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When it is finished, it will have a pineapple hand grenade attached to it and a little battlefield decorating added to her :cool:
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After all, she is a warrior :tonguewink:
 
Well the tent-life at the shop worked ok, but had it's own issues.
Not enough room for starters.
Very hot in the summer and often cold in the winter.
And you had to go outside of it to get dressed.

That ain't proper.
What to do?
Tiny house!
That's the ticket, break out the Sunday wood butchering skills and build a crib.
It will have to be mobile too, so source two axle stubs and hubs and a pair of wheels and tires.
Tiny house trailer living here we come.

4 foot x 8 foot?
Na, 8x8, we are going to need some room.
Needs to accommodate my five foot ten inch stature, so I better build it tall enough too,
6 foot two inches should work well, bust out the paper and calculator and begin the design work.
The low roof sides will work well with half sheets of T111 rough cut paneling.

Build a bill of materials and get started at the lumber yard.

Tiny house, kit form:

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Build her sturdy, this thing has to last.
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Diagonal bracing that will be used for the axle mount.
Very large lag bolts were used for assembly
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The axle beam was fabricated out of some scrap rectangular tubing and the stub ends were plug welded in place.
Sturdy and secure and lag bolted on place.
The frame was assembled upside down, so it was rigged from a roof joist in the building to stand it up.
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Blocks were placed in the sliding door gap to help steady it.
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As it approached vertical, I pulled the bottom in the needed direction and let it roll out on it's wheels.
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Wasn't even a bit sketchy :p
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Floor joists
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Custom router work done of the old Diamond 22 to clear the tires.
(covering an engineering mistake is more like it)

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Leveling stilts added to keep it still
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3/4 nom. tongue and groove OSD flooring.
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Balloon walls
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Outstanding!

At this stage, it looks like you are building an adult sized playpen. For unruly show goers perhaps.

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AC framing.
That's right, a new 5000 BTU unit will fill that hole up :p
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7/16 inch OSB sheeting being fitted
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She's coming together rather nicely if I dare say so.

The next trip up there will be to fit the entryway door, finish that walls framing and get the siding installed.
After that is completed, the corrugated galvanized steel roofing will be screwed down.


See ya in the movies, kids!
 
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Outstanding!

At this stage, it looks like you are building an adult sized playpen. For unruly show goers perhaps.

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The idea behind all of this is to have a fully self-contained living quarters with a kitchenette.
During shows, I had to break camp and remake it after each show day, so this way, it can be hitched up and moved outdoors before a show and placed back inside afterwards.
It will be wired of course and very well insulated.
I intend to panel the interior and place that fake wood engineered flooring down to finalize it.

Roughing it my butt :p
I'm not sure yet, but there will possibly be a 50 class TV screen to compliment the entertainment system
 
So it was shop time again!

More progress on the tiny house project went according to plan.
Entryway framing roughed in
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The plank on the floor will be rip cut in half to close in the rafter ends
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Door frame roughed in
Still needs some added bracing for the hinge points, but that can come later
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Highlighted for the AC unit framing
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Hitch attach point and tongue fabricated and installed.
The tongue is removable in order to prevent shin injuries.
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I did manage to mock up the minibike build and fabricated the tank rear attach point/front seat hinge brace then cut, machined and welded the rear seat spring supports.

No pix yet, but the damned thing is looking pretty sharp, more like a caricature of a minibike that harkens back to my childhood where we had cartoon books based on that culture.

It did require a few slight modifications to the original design, but will be well worth it when they add up the cool points :p

Part of today's adventure was to go shopping for more "stuff" for the projects already in motion.
The #1 thing on the list was Torx drive fasteners to complete the house build.
After doing the framing with them,
I may never use a crappy Phillips head construction screw ever again :yum:


Until the next segment is completed, it's toodle-loo or some damned thing.
 
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Baja Warrior sneakpeek :p

Torque converter
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Old seat bracing that was discarded
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Pretty spiffy, eh?

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So here we are, just another six days spent on the showgrounds and a bit more progress.
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Tore the tent down and gave the house a spin before parking it where the tent was.
Was a somber moment when the tent got heisted from it's area, but I needed the space, so bye-bye tent...NOT!
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No tent meant it was moving day :p
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After cutting the galvanized roofing sheets to length, they were laid out to check the double overlaps I chose to make it rain tight.
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Drip edge installation
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All of the siding, flooring and roof sheathing is screwed in place to the tune of nearly 5 pounds of hardware alone.
And imagine this if you will, all with a single driver bit :cool:

A mis-judgement on the drip edging sort of stalled the roofing install, but all of the wiring run holes were bored so I can electrify the joint.
There will be many receptacles installed and likely more than I will ever need, plus I made provisions for some overhead lighting too.
The foam eave closures were cut and installed, so that is one more little detail out of the way.
The siding was drilled for the AC unit hole, but the actual cutout will have to wait again.
Still need to work out a few small window locations, but they are in the plans.



Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home, or some damned Wizard of Id thingy :p
 
Yeah, 'ole Sherm had a rain day in there, so outdoor activities had to wait for a day.
(cutting those pesky roof sheets)
Since that was out of the picture, might as well hit the Fat Kid project :p
Lined her up and found out there was a frame clearance issue with the torque converter mounting.
Easy enough, relocate the mounting slots.
Not so easy when you don't have the proper tools, but I still managed to pull it off ;)
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Rear seat mount added to it:
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She's coming together really nice, but the green fenders had to go, so I stripped them back off to take them home for a black paint treatment to match the fuel tank.
Can't have my rat bike look too ratty :p
 
All of the trim will be rough sawn lumber, just to stay with the rustic theme.
That will even include closure of the eaves so the joists won't appear exposed.

I plan on hitting it hard again either Friday or Saturday when I can make it back up there.
Obligations and materials on the homefront required a halt for a day or so, but I intend to get more of it knocked out soon.
With any luck, the exterior will be finished this weekend :)
 
You are crafting my dream home! The house looks fantastic, Nitro. Really clean and well planned out is how it looks from here. It truly is a thing of beauty.

And speaking of pretty things, that Fat Kid is looking pretty awesome.
 

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