| Anyone good with woodwork going to be at Bean Station? What kind of work is done there? [message #204369] |
Thu, 11 April 2013 13:28  |
Devin
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I've never been to a working rally and I'm really looking forward to it. I have some woodwork to do on my dinette and want to do it right. Anyone going to Bean Station that is good at this sort of thing? I wouldn't even know where to find the matching white oak stain veneer. I just need parental supervision and my own father who will be in attendance doesn't count. He needs more supervision than me! What kind of work is done at the working rallys? I would love to find leaks in my coach, put dinette in, work on weatherstripping, do something with floor, paint bumper mounts, etc., etc. Is it just about turning wrenches?
Devin Wells
Nashville, Tennessee
1974 GMC Sequoia 260 "Gilligan"
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| Re: Anyone good with woodwork going to be at Bean Station? What kind of work is done there? [message #204371 is a reply to message #204369] |
Thu, 11 April 2013 13:51  |
tphipps
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Work accomplished at Bean Station runs the gauntlet. Bring the things that you may need to accomplish some of your goals. Big advantage of Bean Station is the use of a pit. Pit time is controlled by the "Pit Master" and a list is kept. Please do not ask for more pit time than is needed to accomplish the mission.
Remember Bean Station is rural Tennessee, beautiful, but chasing parts may be a difficult task. There is also a concrete slab that will hold a GMC, under cover.
You will find members with many skills and willing to help.
Tom, MS II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Anyone good with woodwork going to be at Bean Station? What kind of work is done there? [message #204378 is a reply to message #204369] |
Thu, 11 April 2013 15:21 |
Ken Henderson
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Devin,
There will be plenty of good (and not so) advice available at Bean Station,
on any subject, solicited or not. But there are hardly any woodworking
tools available; it's mostly greasy stuff that gets done (and thoroughly
supervised).
Looking forward to meeting you there.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI+ & EBL
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Devin Wellswrote:
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> I've never been to a working rally and I'm really looking forward to it. I
> have some woodwork to do on my dinette and want to do it right. Anyone
> going to Bean Station that is good at this sort of thing? I wouldn't even
> know where to find the matching white oak stain veneer. I just need
> parental supervision and my own father who will be in attendance doesn't
> count. he needs more supervision than me! What kind of work is done at the
> working rallys? I would love to find leaks in my coach, put dinette in,
> work on weatherstripping, do something with floor, paint bumper mounts,
> etc., etc. Is it just about turning wrenches?
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| Re: Anyone good with woodwork going to be at Bean Station? What kind of work is done there? [message #204388 is a reply to message #204373] |
Thu, 11 April 2013 16:56 |
Ken Burton
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| Devin wrote on Thu, 11 April 2013 14:10 |
Thanks Tom. I've been reading posts on Bean Station and now I'm up to speed. I'm an East Tennessee boy and used to live in Morristown so I know the way. I'll be coming up Friday so If anyone needs any parts picked up then sing out. I check my e-mail regularly and Chuck Boyd has my cell number.
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Morristown and occasionally the NAPA warehouse in Knoxville is where we have to run for parts. The Bean Station location is about 1/2 hour from Morristown unless Dan is driving. Then it is about 15 minutes.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Anyone good with woodwork going to be at Bean Station? What kind of work is done there? [message #204444 is a reply to message #204373] |
Fri, 12 April 2013 10:13 |
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Matt Colie
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Devin,
I have only been to one work rally and that was not Bean Station. That one was simply not a place for woodwork. I can't believe that Bean Station would be any different. But I do have some suggestions (as a furniture and boat builder).
Personal woodwork comes in three types: (roughly categorized)
Fast and Cheap (particle board and plywood)
Careful and Inexpensive (veneer plywood for large pieces and some pine)
Fine and Expensive (Hardwoods where visible and no pine)
For your own coach, I would suggest that think in right past F&C. The difference in cost is not justified by the labor you will put into the project. The material cost between F&C and C&I is something only an OE accountant can justify.
You might see if a local community college or senior ed program has a wood working class. If that is not possible, you might try to find a local cabinet shop (Caution, these tend to work in the F&C fashion.) Or other finish woodworking concern in your area. Other than that, there are lots of books on the subject and lots of good tools available at flea markets and garage sales. A really messed up bench plane can be recovered with patience and an oil stone. That and a square will be you most used tools.
Matt - still looking for a good man to file my dovetail saws
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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