Recent content by professor solderflux

Thanks, I'm an illustrator by trade, so I have a leg up on this kind of thing. I find it helpful to visualize a project like this at the early stages. It's easier than it looks. I take a photo of the empty space, print it, and put it under tracing paper on my drawing board. Then I find the 2...

You are correct sir. I meant to say 20A; thanks for catching my typo! :-D

My A/C unit was the stock vertical unit and came wired with a 120VAC/30A plug that went into a dedicated A/C receptacle/circuit.

What a great idea! You gotta admire those professional welds on the last pic.[thumbzup]

135GMC--I see your from St. Paul; ironically I got the new AC probably less than 20 minutes from you at Sportsman's Guide. In the end though, it was a bust; there was a leak somewhere in the coolant line and it just wouldn't hold refrigerant. Shiney new, but wouldn't work--I suspect the local...

Hi Mark, You were one of the guys that helped me out with some of my shelter-to-trailer mounting details--thanks. I fabricated a similar system of corner blocks that I saw in the detail photos on your excellent site. We are all envious of your green toys; sure wish I could get a HMMWV to pull...

Hi Mark, You were one of the guys that helped me out with some of my shelter-to-trailer mounting details--thanks. I fabricated a similar system of corner blocks that I saw in the detail photos on your excellent site. We are all envious of your green toys; sure wish I could get a HMMWV to pull...

I adapted a standard 4x8 utility trailer for mine and upgraded the axle to 3500# with ST225/75D15 tires. It's loaded pretty full with radios, batteries, generator, etc., but I can still pull it with my 4 cylinder Jeep Wrangler. Not fast, mind you, but can still do highway speeds. My...

Nice! Looks just about new!

Here's 2 others that were commonly used for wire antennas in the RTTY shelters. They didn't use a launcher with these though, they were assembled on the ground and then pulled erect with the guy ropes and a pivoting base plate. Both were 40' in length: AB-155 and AB-86.

There were several sizes, here's a page for one of the bigger ones; an AB-577GRC. Dream Portable Mast

Catfuel, I respect your approach to authenticity! More pictures!!

I agree; quality construction throughout! I bought a rivnut hand-tool early on in the project that proved to be a good investment. Not as much power as the pneumatic ones of course, but a lot cheaper. Rivnuts hold a LOT better than sheet metal screws whre it counts. You can find RV windows...

Guilty as charged...but I do have a Navy tube test set (CY-703A/U) that a friend gave me to keep in there! ;)

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