88-A Platform Bed Wood
88-A Platform Bed Wood
Hi,
Does anyone have the measurements to cut the grooves for the bed skid strips in the wood floor.
I know the boards are to be 7-1/4" x 1-1/4" white pine (outer boards are a bit wider).
Looking for how deep and wide the grooves are and also the offset of the groove from the outside edge of the board.
I used a white pine tree cut down from my house for the wood. It has sufficiently dried and is now ready to be planed and cut to size.
Also, what finish was on the boards originally.
Thanks
Dave
Does anyone have the measurements to cut the grooves for the bed skid strips in the wood floor.
I know the boards are to be 7-1/4" x 1-1/4" white pine (outer boards are a bit wider).
Looking for how deep and wide the grooves are and also the offset of the groove from the outside edge of the board.
I used a white pine tree cut down from my house for the wood. It has sufficiently dried and is now ready to be planed and cut to size.
Also, what finish was on the boards originally.
Thanks
Dave
-
- Posts: 36
- Joined: March 19th, 2019, 8:44 am
- Body Type: Express
- Model Year: 1929
- Location: Ohio
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Love that old mill...used to work on one when i was a kid!!did my share of carrying slabs and shoveling out the cat hole!! Thanks for the memories...Greg
- Chris Haynes
- Posts: 2204
- Joined: September 7th, 2003, 5:18 pm
- Body Type: 82A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Camarillo, CA
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Boards were painted bed color.
- Neil Wilson
- Posts: 3063
- Joined: February 5th, 2003, 9:42 pm
- Body Type: 82-A/89-A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Dave,dlevy wrote: ↑December 14th, 2021, 8:20 pmHi,
Does anyone have the measurements to cut the grooves for the bed skid strips in the wood floor.
I know the boards are to be 7-1/4" x 1-1/4" white pine (outer boards are a bit wider).
Looking for how deep and wide the grooves are and also the offset of the groove from the outside edge of the board.
I used a white pine tree cut down from my house for the wood. It has sufficiently dried and is now ready to be planed and cut to size.
Also, what finish was on the boards originally.
Thanks
Dave
I recommend that you use the skid strips you will be using as a guide for the grooves. Most reproduction strips are slightly different as compared to originals. The trough of the strips should rest on top of the boards. The 5/16" carriage bolts are between boards.
Yes, Chris is correct. The platform was completely assembled and painted the same color as the cab. Original paint was lacquer and not polished. The bottom side was mostly painted as well. Most paint individual pieces to get better coverage. Many choose to decorate by staining the boards. The attached AA is restored to very-original. An additive was use to dull the paint to simulate unpolished lacquer.
Regards, Neil Wilson
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
I suggest the wood parts were painted enamel, not lacquer. See Indianapolis Service letter of 9-22-1930 page 5 listing enamel paints for wood parts of stake bodies and flat beds. I do agree everything was painted body color.
Hayslip
- Neil Wilson
- Posts: 3063
- Joined: February 5th, 2003, 9:42 pm
- Body Type: 82-A/89-A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
I believe that the platform bodies and stake racks were assembled before painting. So, if enamel was used for wood parts, then the entire assemblies were painted enamel. It would be interesting to find the "general letter" referenced.
Regards, Neil Wilson
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Under separate cover I'll send you the copy of the page quoting "enamel" for wood parts.
Hayslip
- Neil Wilson
- Posts: 3063
- Joined: February 5th, 2003, 9:42 pm
- Body Type: 82-A/89-A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Edwin, I do have the referenced page. So, no need to send. Thanks for the offer.
Regards, Neil Wilson
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Hi everyone.
Thank you again for helping me in the right direction!
Dave
Thank you again for helping me in the right direction!
Dave
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
how old is the saw rig? very neat. is it a a LANE or AMIDON?
- AAholic
- Posts: 281
- Joined: October 27th, 2010, 7:24 pm
- Body Type: 82-B
- Model Year: 1931
- Location: N.E.Illinois
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
The attached AA is restored to very-original. An additive was use to dull the paint to simulate unpolished lacquer.
If I can butt into your thread a minute: Neil, what additive was used to dull the paint to simulate unpolished lacquer, It looks very convincing?
- Attachments
-
- IMG_1221-q8.jpg (85.96 KiB) Viewed 27649 times
- Neil Wilson
- Posts: 3063
- Joined: February 5th, 2003, 9:42 pm
- Body Type: 82-A/89-A
- Model Year: 1930
- Location: Boulder, CO
- Contact:
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
AAholic, Sorry, I don't know. The owner relayed that he used an additive.AAholic wrote: ↑December 22nd, 2021, 2:03 pmThe attached AA is restored to very-original. An additive was use to dull the paint to simulate unpolished lacquer.
If I can butt into your thread a minute: Neil, what additive was used to dull the paint to simulate unpolished lacquer, It looks very convincing?
Regards, Neil Wilson
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
______________________________________
aafords.com@gmail.com - use this email for contact
https://aafords.com/
-
- Posts: 49
- Joined: September 4th, 2019, 7:50 pm
- Body Type: 88-A
- Model Year: 1928
- Location: New Berlin, IL
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
In an answer to the additive, I am restoring my late 1928 AA and had my paint store mix up a satin finish Imron 3.5 Satin Plus paint color to imitate the non-buffed lacquer paint. My paint supplier is National Coatings & Supply. They were able to come up with a formula that looks like gunmetal blue.
- AAholic
- Posts: 281
- Joined: October 27th, 2010, 7:24 pm
- Body Type: 82-B
- Model Year: 1931
- Location: N.E.Illinois
Re: 88-A Platform Bed Wood
Thanks for sharing the information about the paint additive and the photo of your spectacular looking truck.I am restoring my late 1928 AA and had my paint store mix up a satin finish Imron 3.5 Satin Plus paint color to imitate the non-buffed lacquer paint. My paint supplier is National Coatings & Supply. They were able to come up with a formula that looks like gunmetal blue.