Benzine
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 11:33 AM |
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locost window shutter
I have an old leaded window on my motorhome and I want to make a wooden board to cover it up when in transit. When I've driven and parked up and
I want light, it would be great to be able to push a button and the board would slide down and reveal the window. I know I could just get out and
slide it by hand but a whirring sliding thingy would be much more awesome, eh?
Any ideas how to do this? Doesn't have to slide, it could swing out on a hinge if that makes it easier. It would have to run on a 12v system.
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tomprescott
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 11:37 AM |
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You have used to mutually exclusive words there.....motorhome and awesome!
A bird in the hand....
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r1_pete
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 11:41 AM |
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What about an electric window mechanism from one of the lifestyle pickup trucks? thinking about a long stroke for you....
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mookaloid
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 11:53 AM |
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Have it swing down to form a counter then serve bacon butties and mugs of tea in laybys from it
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Benzine
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomprescott
You have used to mutually exclusive words there.....motorhome and awesome!
Apparently it is awesome
White plastic motorhome isn't my cup of tea. A horsebox that looks like a horsebox on the outside but is like a compact swiss chalet on the
inside is my cup of TBH
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by tomprescott
You have used to mutually exclusive words there.....motorhome and awesome!
Apparently it is awesome
White plastic motorhome isn't my cup of tea. A horsebox that looks like a horsebox on the outside but is like a compact swiss chalet on the
inside is my cup of TBH
Tom#s obviously not seen it. i have, and i'd maybe go so far as to say, its super awesome!
edit, ah yeah, meant to say, could the hydraulic roof rams off something like the peugeot CC range be used?
[Edited on 29/3/10 by blakep82]
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coozer
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 12:33 PM |
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Awesome, love the used pallet look on the built in furniture.....
7.5t delivery truck with tail lift is my idea of a motor home.
If I was rich a 26t ex fridge wagon would be ideal, huge box allready well insulated
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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iank
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 01:27 PM |
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I think it's pretty awesome. Though my missus would hate it.
Many years ago I considered buying a narrowboat and doing it up while living on it but life got in the way. Still hanker for the simple life
sometimes.
Do you live in it full time or is it just for holidays? Looks kind of lived in 
Oh I think the side window mechanism (either electric or manual) would be the way to go.
[Edited on 29/3/10 by iank]
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 01:50 PM |
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vice type screw mechanism with electric motor!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 02:23 PM |
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Try getting into a camping and caravan site with that.. bet they will not let you in (in fact that might the the case for most touring sites)?
Hopefully you will be using it else ware...
Dan
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Rod Ends
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 04:31 PM |
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Reminds me of a serial-killer's mobile torture dungeon. 
No offence
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nick205
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 04:32 PM |
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I'd go with awesome - looks bloody brilliant to me 
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Benzine
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 04:50 PM |
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Thanks for suggestions and comments ^_^
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Originally posted by coozer
Awesome, love the used pallet look on the built in furniture.....
Yeah lots of used pallet wood used! Planes & sands up quite nicely
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Do you live in it full time or is it just for holidays? Looks kind of lived in
At the mo we use it for WWOOFing around the UK, so while doing that it's lived in, when we're not using it we're at home and
it's in storage.
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Originally posted by Bluemoon
Try getting into a camping and caravan site with that.. bet they will not let you in (in fact that might the the case for most touring sites)?
Hopefully you will be using it else ware...
So far we've been on two sites, one was run by a farmer, the other by a pub so they didn't mind. A proper hard core plastic fantastic
site... yeah they wouldn't be that keen
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
vice type screw mechanism with electric motor!
That's pretty locost! Could have the shutter on runners with some nuts welded to a bracket with some threaded rod attached to a motor... idk
Would need to keep it clean but it would make the most whirring noise ^_^
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 06:03 PM |
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Very new age traveller
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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