Randy's Dinette & Corian Project
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12-20-2005, 01:48
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Randy's Dinette & Corian Project
Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed project. This
project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage cupboard and a half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with laminate work this became Randy's department and before long he figured out how best to put the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that was loaned to us. The stuff really doesn't like to go around corners without a little thermo persuasion. Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was new to both of us. We checked out the internet and found the stuff cuts and shapes pretty much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and shaping Randy was teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His automotive tools and polishing compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with 320 and then buffed the hell out of them with various abrasive grits and polishes. The results speak for themselves. All in all it was a great project and we learned a lot. If I did it again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router table that was cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But that's another story LOL. Here's the link John Finn has provided for the pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 Rob, Sue & Merlin 94 WLWB |
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12-20-2005, 02:16
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Very nice and quite impressive!
What is the material used for the chair back (left foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that was shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a 30-40 degree vertical bend? John Suter --- Rob Robinson > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of > Randy's completed project. This > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a > small storage cupboard and a > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly > inexperienced with laminate work > this became Randy's department and before long he > figured out how best to put > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that > was loaned to us. The stuff > really doesn't like to go around corners without a > little thermo persuasion. > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. > This stuff was new to both > of us. We checked out the internet and found the > stuff cuts and shapes pretty > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was > cutting and shaping Randy was > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His > automotive tools and polishing > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with > 320 and then buffed the hell > out of them with various abrasive grits and > polishes. The results speak for > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we > learned a lot. If I did it > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The > red-neck router table that was > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But > that's another story LOL. > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > 94 WLWB > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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12-20-2005, 02:23
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> Very nice! Great job Rob and all.
Safe travels, Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm |
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12-20-2005, 02:39
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Hi John. If by 'chair back' you mean the dinette cushion(s) they were covered
by a local upholsterer with Ultra leather. The laminate was Formica brand and had to be special ordered. Yes we had to heat the Formica for the corners and were very surprised at how much heat it could take without deforming. The Formica would take and hold a curved shape if you provided enough heat. A few test pieces showed us we could put a 180 degree bend in the stuff with about a three inch radius. Rob, Sue & Merlin 94 WLWB Quoting John Suter > > > > > Very nice and quite impressive! > > > > Â What is the material used for the chair back (left > > foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that was > > shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a 30-40 > > degree vertical bend? > > > > John Suter > > > > > > --- Rob Robinson > > > > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of > > > Randy's completed project. This > > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a > > > small storage cupboard and a > > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly > > > inexperienced with laminate work > > > this became Randy's department and before long he > > > figured out how best to put > > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that > > > was loaned to us. The stuff > > > really doesn't like to go around corners without a > > > little thermo persuasion. > > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. > > > This stuff was new to both > > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the > > > stuff cuts and shapes pretty > > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was > > > cutting and shaping Randy was > > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His > > > automotive tools and polishing > > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with > > > 320 and then buffed the hell > > > out of them with various abrasive grits and > > > polishes. The results speak for > > > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we > > > learned a lot. If I did it > > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The > > > red-neck router table that was > > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But > > > that's another story LOL. > > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > > > > > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > > > 94 WLWB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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12-20-2005, 02:43
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John I went back and took a look at the pics. Were you asking about the
material covering the passenger front seat? If you were then I'm sorry I can't be sure if the copilot seat is covered in leather or something like it. It felt like leather to me but I never took a close look at it. They are both Flexsteel I believe. Rob, Sue & Merlin 94 WLWB Quoting John Suter > > > > > Very nice and quite impressive! > > > > Â What is the material used for the chair back (left > > foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that was > > shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a 30-40 > > degree vertical bend? > > > > John Suter > > > > > > --- Rob Robinson > > > > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of > > > Randy's completed project. This > > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a > > > small storage cupboard and a > > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly > > > inexperienced with laminate work > > > this became Randy's department and before long he > > > figured out how best to put > > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that > > > was loaned to us. The stuff > > > really doesn't like to go around corners without a > > > little thermo persuasion. > > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. > > > This stuff was new to both > > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the > > > stuff cuts and shapes pretty > > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was > > > cutting and shaping Randy was > > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His > > > automotive tools and polishing > > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with > > > 320 and then buffed the hell > > > out of them with various abrasive grits and > > > polishes. The results speak for > > > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we > > > learned a lot. If I did it > > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The > > > red-neck router table that was > > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But > > > that's another story LOL. > > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > > > > > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > > > 94 WLWB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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12-20-2005, 04:25
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Rob,
Below is a good URL link to the photos on Randy's photo web site, in the future when adding links to a message, be sure to separate them from the message itself, with nothing in between, I usually put them on a separate line by itself with a extra space in between, such as; http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 "REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001" John Finn '82 35FCRB BLUEBIRD WANDERLODGE TO VISIT THE "FINN'S INN EXPRESS" REMODELING ADVENTURE GO TO; http://www.pbase.com/image/24977457 '66 SUPERIOR / IH 392 GAS V8 32' PUSHER "FOR SALE" SEE THE OLD COACH AT: http://www.pbase.com/image/26052733 HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote: > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed project. This > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage cupboard and a > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with laminate work > this became Randy's department and before long he figured out how best to put > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that was loaned to us. The stuff > really doesn't like to go around corners without a little thermo persuasion. > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was new to both > of us. We checked out the internet and found the stuff cuts and shapes pretty > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and shaping Randy was > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His automotive tools and polishing > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with 320 and then buffed the hell > out of them with various abrasive grits and polishes. The results speak for > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we learned a lot. If I did it > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router table that was > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But that's another story LOL. > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > 94 WLWB > |
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12-20-2005, 08:21
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> Hi John. If by 'chair back' you mean the dinette
> cushion(s) they were covered > by a local upholsterer with Ultra leather. Thanks Rob, but no, not the cushions. It's very hard to tell from the photo which may be "old timey" formica, which is corian (although I assume the tabletop surface), and which is laminate. My question was about the grey/white, left foreground product, which forms the outer shell surface of the "chair back" and has a very uniform roll - could be described as the outside of what "hugs" one's shoulders. What is its exact product name, and did you fellows make that "roll;" if so, how? A separate question is about the surface that is shown just above the drawer face and may be the same product. There appears to be a 2-3" vertical seam across its face leading me to wonder if that joint is really the seam between two dissimilar products or one purchased as rolled, and the other flat like formica stock?? Might you have some more pictures from different angles? > The > laminate was Formica brand and > had to be special ordered. Can you better describe/point out which surface is and which is not laminate? Thanks, John > > Very nice and quite impressive! > > > > > > > > What is the material used for the chair back > (left > > > > foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that > was > > > > shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a > 30-40 > > > > degree vertical bend? > > > > > > > > John Suter > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Rob Robinson > > > > > > > > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of > > > > > Randy's completed project. This > > > > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, > a > > > > > small storage cupboard and a > > > > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly > > > > > inexperienced with laminate work > > > > > this became Randy's department and before long > he > > > > > figured out how best to put > > > > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun > that > > > > > was loaned to us. The stuff > > > > > really doesn't like to go around corners without > a > > > > > little thermo persuasion. > > > > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another > story. > > > > > This stuff was new to both > > > > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the > > > > > stuff cuts and shapes pretty > > > > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I > was > > > > > cutting and shaping Randy was > > > > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His > > > > > automotive tools and polishing > > > > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece > with > > > > > 320 and then buffed the hell > > > > > out of them with various abrasive grits and > > > > > polishes. The results speak for > > > > > themselves. All in all it was a great project > and we > > > > > learned a lot. If I did it > > > > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The > > > > > red-neck router table that was > > > > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But > > > > > that's another story LOL. > > > > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > > > > > > > > > > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > > > > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > > > > > 94 WLWB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email > to: > > WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com |
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12-20-2005, 09:27
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Hi John. The Corian is black and everything you see as off-white is Formic
laminate. We put the Formica on flat and curved surfaces. Many of the dinette corners were rounded (approx 2" radius). Randy had a source for the rounded corners. Essentially it was a pre-made moulding that accepted 3/4" plywood at ninety degrees. It wasn't a perfect fit as we all know that 3/4" plywood isn't 3/4". This is where Randy's Mark V eyeball and DA sander came into play. As for the vertical seam this is a boo boo that will be fixed later by Luke Scanlon. Before we learned to bend the Formica properly we cracked it and had to join it in this area. Luke has the means of hiding these screwups. Rob, Sue & Merlin 94 WLWB Quoting John Suter > > > > > > Hi John. If by 'chair back' you mean the dinette > > > cushion(s) they were covered > > > by a local upholsterer with Ultra leather. > > > > Â Thanks Rob, but no, not the cushions. It's very > > hard to tell from the photo which may be "old timey" > > formica, which is corian (although I assume the > > tabletop surface), and which is laminate. > > Â My question was about the grey/white, left > > foreground product, which forms the outer shell > > surface of the "chair back" and has a very uniform > > roll - could be described as the outside of what > > "hugs" one's shoulders. What is its exact product > > name, and did you fellows make that "roll;" if so, > > how? > > > > Â A separate question is about the surface that is > > shown just above the drawer face and may be the same > > product. There appears to be a 2-3" vertical seam > > across its face leading me to wonder if that joint is > > really the seam between two dissimilar products or one > > purchased as rolled, and the other flat like formica > > stock?? Might you have some more pictures from > > different angles? > > > > > > > The > > > laminate was Formica brand and > > > had to be special ordered. > > > > Â Can you better describe/point out which surface is > > and which is not laminate? > > > > Â Thanks, > > John > > > > > > > > > > Very nice and quite impressive! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â What is the material used for the chair back > > > (left > > > > > > > > foreground in picture) and is it the laminate that > > > was > > > > > > > > shaped with the heat gun to what appears to be a > > > 30-40 > > > > > > > > degree vertical bend? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Suter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Rob Robinson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of > > > > > > > > > Randy's completed project. This > > > > > > > > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, > > > a > > > > > > > > > small storage cupboard and a > > > > > > > > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly > > > > > > > > > inexperienced with laminate work > > > > > > > > > this became Randy's department and before long > > > he > > > > > > > > > figured out how best to put > > > > > > > > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun > > > that > > > > > > > > > was loaned to us. The stuff > > > > > > > > > really doesn't like to go around corners without > > > a > > > > > > > > > little thermo persuasion. > > > > > > > > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another > > > story. > > > > > > > > > This stuff was new to both > > > > > > > > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the > > > > > > > > > stuff cuts and shapes pretty > > > > > > > > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I > > > was > > > > > > > > > cutting and shaping Randy was > > > > > > > > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His > > > > > > > > > automotive tools and polishing > > > > > > > > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece > > > with > > > > > > > > > 320 and then buffed the hell > > > > > > > > > out of them with various abrasive grits and > > > > > > > > > polishes. The results speak for > > > > > > > > > themselves. All in all it was a great project > > > and we > > > > > > > > > learned a lot. If I did it > > > > > > > > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The > > > > > > > > > red-neck router table that was > > > > > > > > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But > > > > > > > > > that's another story LOL. > > > > > > > > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > > > > > > > > > 94 WLWB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > > > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Â YAHOO! 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12-20-2005, 10:42
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Well done. I assume you used post forming grade of formica. What
adhesive did you use? R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson wrote: > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed project. This > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage cupboard and a > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with laminate work > this became Randy's department and before long he figured out how best to put > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that was loaned to us. The stuff > really doesn't like to go around corners without a little thermo persuasion. > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was new to both > of us. We checked out the internet and found the stuff cuts and shapes pretty > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and shaping Randy was > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His automotive tools and polishing > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with 320 and then buffed the hell > out of them with various abrasive grits and polishes. The results speak for > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we learned a lot. If I did it > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router table that was > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But that's another story LOL. > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > 94 WLWB > |
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12-20-2005, 13:06
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Used contact cement. Not sure what 'post forming' means. Like I said earlier,
my experience with laminates is limited. Rob, Sue & Merlin 94 WLWB Quoting ronmarabito2002 > > > > > Well done. I assume you used post forming grade of formica. What > > adhesive did you use? > > > > R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40 > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Rob Robinson > > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks to John Finn we now have some photos of Randy's completed > > project. This > > > project consisted of constructing a new dinette, a small storage > > cupboard and a > > > half dozen Corian surfaces. Since I was fairly inexperienced with > > laminate work > > > this became Randy's department and before long he figured out how > > best to put > > > the stuff on. Thank goodness for the heat gun that was loaned to > > us. The stuff > > > really doesn't like to go around corners without a little thermo > > persuasion. > > > Corian (actually Formica brand) was another story. This stuff was > > new to both > > > of us. We checked out the internet and found the stuff cuts and > > shapes pretty > > > much like wood with a few exceptions. While I was cutting and > > shaping Randy was > > > teaching himself how to polish the stuff. His automotive tools and > > polishing > > > compounds did the trick. He sanded each piece with 320 and then > > buffed the hell > > > out of them with various abrasive grits and polishes. The results > > speak for > > > themselves. All in all it was a great project and we learned a > > lot. If I did it > > > again I'd make sure I had a router table. The red-neck router > > table that was > > > cobbled together scared the hell out of me. But that's another > > story LOL. > > > Here's the link John Finn has provided for the > > > pics........http://www.pbase.com/rdupree1/image/53732134 > > > > > > Rob, Sue & Merlin > > > 94 WLWB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
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