First sheets!
This week we managed to get the first few sheets of steel on the side of the bus. We figured out that all those strengthened supports now won’t take any of the said-to-be self-tapping screws from China due to the thickness of the added steel. If it’s not too thin, it’s too thick. Looks like we will be returning the screws to China.
Family work day
The girls came out on Saturday and started to clean the bus window frames so we can put everything back nice and clean after we are done with the siding. Even N helped sweep up to keep the storage area clean. Meanwhile, R dismantled some of the strengtheners from the wheelchair door that we will put back on the bus.
Getting the sheets in place is a two-person job. Blinding off the (former) wheelchair opening gave us quite some trouble. Lining up the steel without leaving gaps was not an easy task. On top of that, the adhesive sealant made a big mess on the steel as well as on us.
Luckily, we won’t be able to see it when it is all painted on the outside and covered up on the inside. The first corner transition was added at the door as well. It seems that the bending brake we bought is not suitable to bend 18 gauge steel, so we went one size smaller. This won’t affect anything since the corner sheets are merely covering the gaps and don’t really have a structural purpose. Slowly but surely, we are putting the bus back together.
