HI All
After getting told off for not sharing last time I built a TD I offer some photos of my second build.
I guess its not really a Teardrop. I am sure there is a proper geometric name for a solid which has 2 sides and one edge.
We wanted somewhere to sit (the UK is not noted for its weather) and some more storage but it still had to be as small as it could be and light.
The idea is to have a stiff base supporting a ply-injected foam-ply composite skin, more on this later see other thread.
I want it to curve on all sides. Anyone who saw my early post may note that it is rounder at the front lower, more TD like bottom and with vertical face.
This is a made to order beam axle, 750kg capacity. Bolted to a simply A frame made from 50X50X3 304 SS Box. It has the fold down supports much loved of you US builders but difficult to get over here. With chunky tyres on 10" rims.
I have also started the floor.
Its 10mm Marine ply (I was hoping for 8mm but in the wood yard this looked much better) the Wood surround is Sapele hard wood. Its very straight easy to work and not so heavy. Glued and then biscuit jointed.
The two halves together form a base 2440x1600mm (8' x 5'-3") The finished length is 3000mm (9'-10")Its missing its curvy TD bottom so it looks a little stumpy a the moment. The side cutouts are for the wheels.
I have a long weekend planned to add some cross pieces and a top skin of 6mm Birch ply and then shoot the cavity with expanding polyurethane foam.
That will seen the floor and running gear done.
Clive