Re: Trailer Work Day

["Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>]

I won't be in town the 19th...

:-(


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russell G Knoblach Jr" <rknoblach@austin.rr.com>
To: "Scott Smiley" <sc.smiley@juno.com>; "John H. Eagle Jr." 
<jheagle@texas.net>
Cc: "Board TinPlate Trackers" <ttat-board@aoot.com>; "Steve Wise" 
<swise@aoot.com>; "Russell DaMetz" <papadx6@aol.com>; "Ira Schneider" 
<ira_schneider@Iname.com>; "John H. Eagle Jr." <jheagle@texas.net>; 
"Craig E. Berry" <craig@collectiblecaboose.com>; 
<ttat-members@aoot.com>; "TTAT Board" <ttat-board@aoot.com>; "Adrian 
Elliott" <Adrian@awrelliott.com>; "Scott Smiley" <sc.smiley@juno.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Trailer Work Day


> Scott;
> John Eagle stated that he had a drill press.  He is all willing to 
> host the work site.
>
> John;
> Are you still willing to host the work sit on Sun Nov 19th.  We need 
> directions, at least I do.
>
> All;
> I will be there and can bring heavy duty extension cord, electric 
> drill and cordless drill.
>
> Thank You and May God Bless;
> Russell G. Knoblach Jr.
>
> email:    rknoblach@austin.rr.com
>
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2006, at 10:00 AM, Scott A Smiley wrote:
>
>> I have a materials list done of things to buy.
>>
>> one question that I still have is if we decided on 20" wide shelves 
>> or
>> 21".  I want to get a lot of the wood cut by the store to speed 
>> things up
>> for us.  I guess I am thinking we should go with 21" because if the
>> trailer is actually wider at the sides than at the bottom, the  extra 
>> inch
>> will help address that.
>>
>> It also occurs to me that we will need something to drill the holes 
>> for
>> the pins vertically ion the 2x2 to we can be uniform.  A drill  press 
>> is
>> needed.  Who has one.  My dad does.  Who else?
>>
>> Variations in the trailer walls may present some problems,  that we 
>> can
>> over come, to be standard on the pin and hole locations on all 
>> modules so
>> they will all fit anywhere.
>>
>> Do we have a location for this activity?    If I can get  the major 
>> cuts
>> done by the store, we will probably not need much else besides  skill 
>> saws
>> and drills and the drill press in the way of big tools.  So if we can
>> over come that, we could do it at the railyard if we can get  power. 
>> Some
>> time this week, I will attempt to get the trailer and buy the  carpet 
>> and
>> wood and have it cut an put it into the trailer.  If we have it  all, 
>> we
>> can install the carpet quickly so I do not see that as a slow  down. 
>> I am
>> not thinking that we will glue it down, just put the runners on top 
>> of it
>> to hold it.
>>
>> My house is available but I do not have a drill press.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 21:33:37 -0600 Russell G Knoblach Jr
>> <rknoblach@austin.rr.com> writes:
>>> Scott;
>>>         We are planning to have a Trailer work day on Nov 19th and
>>> if needed
>>> a another one on Dec 3rd.  We need the components and would like to
>>>
>>> have the carpet placed by then.  You had volunteers for this two
>>> tasks previously.
>>>         For carpet placement having thresh hold plates at the doors
>>> to
>>> protect the carpet from being pulled up is a major consideration.
>>>
>>> Ira and I looked on the one used at Fuddruckers which is screwed
>>> into
>>> the floor.  It is industrial strength.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank You and May God Bless;
>>> Russell G. Knoblach Jr.
>>>
>>> email:    rknoblach@austin.rr.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>