My first build!

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My first build!

Postby 19Ford95 » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:51 pm

Hey there! I am currently working on my first build. I hope to have it done by early may. Here are the pictures i have so far!

Start Date: 3/28/16
(The frame was actually made in the summer/fall of 2014 and then touched up on 3/28/16.)
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Re: My first build!

Postby jack-l57 » Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:39 pm

Beautiful floor! Looks like you are moving right along! I moved quickly early in my build, but I have been doing some remodeling work and my progress has slowed significantly... :(

Welcome to the site, and keep posting those pictures!
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Re: My first build!

Postby 19Ford95 » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:54 pm

jack-l57 wrote:Beautiful floor! Looks like you are moving right along! I moved quickly early in my build, but I have been doing some remodeling work and my progress has slowed significantly... :(

Welcome to the site, and keep posting those pictures!


This design is simpler than the curved TD's. That's why i chose this for my first build. Something that looks cool and will get me up off the ground! I also am attending the meet up in Lincoln State park in may so i needed something i could build fast. One day in a few years i'll build another and i'll put more time and money to make what i would see as the perfect teardrop for me and my preferences. Gotta start somewhere! Thanks for checking out my photos!

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Re: My first build!

Postby KennethW » Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:01 pm

In reality I believe The rounded roof TD is easier to build. The rounded roof does not have the angled seams so seal. Just thin plywood, a pair of ratchet straps , Pull the plywood down over the wall with glue, add a few furring strip support beams (place to hang things)to the inside and the roof is done. The curved roof is almost self supporting.
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Re: My first build!

Postby 19Ford95 » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:13 pm

KennethW wrote:In reality I believe The rounded roof TD is easier to build. The rounded roof does not have the angled seams so seal. Just thin plywood, a pair of ratchet straps , Pull the plywood down over the wall with glue, add a few furring strip support beams (place to hang things)to the inside and the roof is done. The curved roof is almost self supporting.


It may be! I've never built one so i am just going by what i've seen and what i've done... The next one i build will be the curved TD. I will put more time and money into to make it the way i want it to be after i get a few years out of this one.
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