I posted this yesterday afternoon, then my server hit a snag. I lost this entry. I’ll enter it again. It won’t be as eloquently, wittily, or interestingly put as it was before.
I’ve been back at work on the teardrop trailer (teardrop 1). Floyd and I looked at length at the ribs I created for the galley hatch several weeks back. I determined that they weren’t usable.
So, we created six new ones. Now they’re up. The framework for the galley hatch is up.
more galley hatch rib pics
7/2/2019 8:01 PM 1690781 teardrop 1 20190702_200109 galley without hatch.jpg 7/3/2019 7:36 PM 4830186 teardrop 1 20190703_193617 new galley hatch ribs being cut.jpg 7/5/2019 8:12 AM 3784341 teardrop 1 20190703_193623 new galley hatch ribs.jpg 7/5/2019 8:06 AM 4073577 teardrop 1 20190703_195637 old galley hatch ribs.jpg
Now to determine the placement of components in the hatch with the new design (speakers, latch / lock, pneumatic lift mechanisms) – I purchased from Home Depot two lifts, rated to hold 8-12kg, to be delivered within “3-16 days”. The ones they had in stock were pretty little and thus unusable. I the mean time, most of it can be framed in.
We used a piano hinge with rubber from a bicycle tire inner tube surrounding it.
I cannot afford US$100+ for a hurricane hinge. I bought an RV hatch door from a dealer in town in hopes of using that, but it only had six screw mounting points to the hatch portion; not nearly strong enough. So, this piano hinge with rubber will be good.
more hing pics
7/3/2019 2:05 PM 4042984 teardrop 1 20190703_140546 piano hinge with rubber.jpg 7/4/2019 10:10 AM 3429873 teardrop 1 20190703_140555 piano hinge with rubber.jpg 7/3/2019 7:36 PM 4830186 teardrop 1 20190703_193617 new galley hatch ribs being cut.jpg
