starting on the left side, you can see how broken the lower frame is A little farther down someone cut a doorway weakening the truss Next up, what happens when a tree falls on a weakened car! Making matters worse, someone had cut one of the intermediate sills making it more susceptible to damage.
Now for the far side walking front to back. Yea, yet another door. As you can see on this side rot and decay did a real number on us.
I started splicing the intermediate sill yesterday and it’ll go like this.
Using this type of splice backed up with 1/4 steel plates on both sides of the splices.
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BTW, what sort of budget or cost is allocated for a restoration like this? I assume that your labor is donated but I imagine that material costs can add up.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
Nathan, yes DF. Budget ? Well it’s fluid! We have a sawyer that mills our lumber most of which is donated. No shortage of Douglas Fir or Cedar here. We are very low key.
As far as a time line, the last car took us almost five years, there was a large learning curve. Luckily the roof is in pretty good condition, the previous car needed a total replacement. I guess the most expensive item on that car was the Tern Metal for the roof.
There is a wealth of talent here, many engineering degrees, electricians, black smiths and the like. All are retired like myself. Really a good group.
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Good choice on that scarf joint design. It has incredible strength even without fasteners or adhesives. Looks really straight forward for the restoration. At least for the longitudinal and transverse carriage base framing. I look forward to more updates. I'd love to take part but like the others here will have to be satisfied with pictures.
Some of my most creative moments have been when I've had to cover up an error in my woodworking.
Joe, thanks for the thumbs up on the scarf joint. Took a stroll through your project posts, really like the journeymen’s chest. The hinges are awesome, I wasn’t that ambitious.
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