Randy's Dinette & Corian Project

[John]

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

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--- 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
>