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Post by peter92 on Jan 12, 2015 11:25:35 GMT 10
Hi Every one
This in my head ache
What do i make the doors out of, Yvonne wants to paint them white and to cut done the cost
We live in Maryborough Qld and dont have alot of places to get stuff theres only one place bunnings
So need your advice please
Keep in mind im not made of money
Regards Peter
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Post by tim on Jan 12, 2015 16:22:01 GMT 10
Never done it, but looking at the doors in the '86 Windsor I'm working on, the construction is very lightweight. The windsor doors are essentially just a sandwich of lining board with a thin frame in the middle. They are finished with a moulded edge.
If I was doing it with stuff from the local Bunnings I'd probably use 3mm ply (of a decent quality, cheap luan ply isn't worth the extra work) and make the frames out of strips of a heavier ply, say 9mm - to give an overall thickness of 15mm. The older vans often just had a single skin on the outside which would be cheaper again.
You could try the white 3mm MDF sheet, but its pretty soft and doesn't stand up to humidity too well.
Tim
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2015 16:51:05 GMT 10
Hi Peter
There are times I' happy I only have an 11ft van...!  I will be replace all my doors in "Wichway" but as they are not hidden behind walls or beds etc I will be doing them in 6 to 12 months. I will be using 9mm ply to replace my doors and you don't need to use exterior ply on them, as long as you seal them properly and give a good top coat - interior ply should be fine and a bit cheaper too. Now because your doors are always easily accessible why not just replace the worst ones first and as $$$ come available you can buy a sheet of ply and make up another 6 or 10 doors.
Sub $40 a sheet 2400 x 1200 9mm CD ply from the big green warehouse.
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Post by greedy53 on Jan 12, 2015 20:17:23 GMT 10
i blew a tyer once late at night fitted the spare parked that night in a side road woke up next to bunnings they cut all the timber to rebuild the wheel tub great place
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2015 10:04:58 GMT 10
I made mine out of 3mm marine ply from bunnings. Attach to a light frame and away you go.
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Post by peter92 on Jan 15, 2015 20:34:00 GMT 10
Can any one tell me how to put the frame around 3mm ply, i dont have all the fance tools so can we keep it simple please and some pics of the door would be good to please
Regards Peter
Looking on the net, the old caravan doors were made in "THE DRUM" timber frame inside and ply on the out side
Thinking of going this way as ive got alot of doors to make and light weight ,plus they wont bow and twist
wardrobes from the 50,s the doors were made like this
Regards Peter
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2015 17:37:15 GMT 10
The drum seems like how I make mind, light and simple, no really fancy tools needed.
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Post by tedalley on Jan 16, 2015 20:19:10 GMT 10
the old caravan doors were made in "THE DRUM" timber frame inside and ply on the out side Pardon the ignorance but what is "the drum timber frame"  |
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Post by peter92 on Jan 16, 2015 22:54:42 GMT 10
the old caravan doors were made in "THE DRUM" timber frame inside and ply on the out side Pardon the ignorance but what is "the drum timber frame" Hi Ted and hows it all going, did you sort your van out I found it on the net You build the frame in a square or what ever and put ply or masinite over both sides and doors are made, was cheap make back in the 50s, found it on a woodworking fourum Prity good idea, light weight and cheap to make and can use what ever size wood for the frame im thinking of using 25 x 10mm for the frame on the doors and the screws go into pine timber for strength Regards Peter |
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Post by peter92 on Jan 16, 2015 23:16:38 GMT 10
'day hilldweller, The typical caravan door from the old days is an "inset door" (and probably goes by other names as well). The construction method is known as "drum built" because it resembles a (bass) drum with two skins and air in between. The door is often made of three layers. The outer skin is typically masonite or ply, as humpyboy said. The middle layer is a very thin timber frame, and the inner layer is thin plywood. The outer layer overlaps the surrounding framework by about 3/8". See the picture in the top left of this diagram... You can use two types of hinges in these doors: either an 'inset hinge' or an 'offset hinge'. The inset type comes in a number of different styles, but is basically a hinge that is mostly hidden behind the overlap of the door face, as in the diagram above. The offset hinge is mounted on the face of the door, and looks like these ones... Read more: vintagecaravans.proboards.com/thread/9824#ixzz3OzRNeDTmTheres some info for Ted and others |
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I will be replace all my doors in "Wichway" but as they are not hidden behind walls or beds etc I will be doing them in 6 to 12 months. I will be using 9mm ply to replace my doors and you don't need to use exterior ply on them, as long as you seal them properly and give a good top coat - interior ply should be fine and a bit cheaper too. Now because your doors are always easily accessible why not just replace the worst ones first and as $$$ come available you can buy a sheet of ply and make up another 6 or 10 doors.
