fabrication

Hello all! My first real post here. I have been on a many year hiatus from my project van. UJOR 8" kit 03 EB-350 Cargo 7.3. with 37 x 17 Its time to lay out my roof rack! I'm not sure if there is a "standard" or "ideal" cross rib spacing like 16" centers i.e. construction? I'm going/have...

2009 Ford Ecoline e450 Super Duty Cutaway Van Bought this a while back for a really good price. it had some issues with the exterior panels' sealing, which (don't judge me please I did my best with what I had at the time) I patched for the winter with electrical tape and a very oversized tarp...

Designing & fabricating a 8' Popup camper (FWC Style) for our F350 Utility bed 4x4, 2009 ex Wildland fire truck. Frame is designed and built from 3/4"x1.5" 16ga Steel, 0.82lbs per foot for weight, clad in 1/8" thick alumanate composite aluminium sheeting, the base frame weight...

Hey everyone, we are beginning the skinning process now. I’ve watched and rewatched every roof raise video I could find and have a decent idea of the overall process. The only part I’m still weary on is how to bend the metal to the back of the bus. My raise is above the back door which is where...

Since I plan on buying a MIG / TIG welder anyway, and learning how to use it, I have this idea of fabricating my tanks from 1/8" or thicker plate steel, so they can be slotted into the existing ribs after temporarily removing the skirting. This way I can have minimal dead space under the floor...

I’m new to the skoolie forums and noticed that there were a lot of questions regarding welding/fabrication. There are, what seems like, a couple skilled welders on the forum and I wanted to create a thread to help answer questions for people that are unfamiliar with welding, sheet metal...