[VB] Camper rebuild
c.dreike c.dreike at verizon.netSun Apr 8 19:41:54 PDT 2018
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Thanks Kevin, I downloaded your drawings way back when. I have them in my VW folder. Good drawings by the way. Thanks Erik, I clicked your link. A lot of good stuff there. Nice photos and explanations. Will take a while to look at all of it. Chris On 4/8/2018 1:55 PM, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > > I rebuilt the cabinets on my â65 kombi â many years ago. I used Baltic > Birch to redo all the interior â it was originally an EZ-Camper. Fun > albeit challenging project. > > As far as routes â if you decide to get one â Iâd highly recommend the > dewalt palm router. Around $120? Works nicely, and wel designed. > > As for jig saw â Bosch. Iâve got a festool and a bosch. I prefer the > bosch. > > Cutting â Iâve heard and tried tips such as the following to help > prevent splintering â put painters tape on plywood before cutting, so > blade is cutting through tape. This helps prevent splintering. > > Also try scoring with a utility knife. Also works well â can be tough > to do, but does actually work. > > As for jig saw blades â there are a lot out there. I usually go for > Bosch, they make some specifically for âExtra clean cuts in woodâ. The > blade does make a difference. I usually buy these online, as they are > not always readily available locally. Just do a search for this. > > As for table saw blades â Forest and Freud make nice ones. > > At one point I posted the drawings for a rebuild of a â65 ez-camper, > if you want to go off track and build something not original to your bus. > > Good luck. > > -Kevin Guarnotta > > Jamaica Plain, MA > > â78 Westy > > '69 Singlecab > > '65 Ez-camper >
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