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Re: [GMCnet] Cabinets in Royale [message #142285 is a reply to message #142242] |
Sat, 03 September 2011 18:52  |
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Jerry,
The cabinets and fronts in a Coachmen are totally different from the
standard GMC or that used by some of the other upfitters.
By the way, I only had one joint loose in our Royale. A little Elmer's
wood glue did the trick.
Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Work <glwork@me.com>
Reply-To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:27:18 -0700
To: "gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org" <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
Subject: [GMCnet] Cabinets in Royale
>I am on travel and have not followed all of the thread on what to do to
>rebuild cabinets in a Royale so will start a new one. As I recall the
>person posting questioned why the solid wood panels were not glued
>together. In rail, stile and panel construction like that used for the
>doors in a Royale, the horizontal members (rails) are held to the
>vertical members (stiles) by a tongue and groove joint which normally is
>glued together. In production it is common to pin or staple the back
>side to reduce the time the part has to be left in the clamps. Since
>solid wood expands and contracts with normal seasonal changes in
>humidity, the panel is left to float in the groove. Never glue the panel
>in place or the assembly will bust itself apart the first time the
>humidity changes significantly. On my Royale the rail, stile and panel
>doors are properly made. The mortise and tenon joints that hold the face
>frames together are not. The glue was hastily applied and did not fully
>coat
> the inside of the mortises allowing the tenons to pull loose under
>load. That is ease to fix by applying glue and clamping the joint back
>together.
>
>Jerry Work
>The Dovetail Joint
>Http://jerrywork.com
>
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