Trying to save this Franken-Pac (should have killed it with fire)

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Keroppi:
I think that's what I will do. I have committed! Picked up the material/parts to get started, it's time to get choppin'!

Titchgamer:

--- Quote from: Keroppi on April 09, 2019, 04:35:13 pm ---I think that's what I will do. I have committed! Picked up the material/parts to get started, it's time to get choppin'!

--- End quote ---

Good luck!

paigeoliver:
I would buy one of those for $50 every day for the rest of my life.

Keroppi:
So it starts.
I picked up some supplies today:

...and stripped the cab. Not too much exciting except the power switch. Why was it taped?

...because the tape was holding it together.

Got to try out my Birthday presents from last week from my awesome girlfriend: magnetic armband and led gloves. I am always working in the dark so these are perfect:

Found a happy clown! It's a sign!

...and stripped.

I left the monitor in for 2 reasons: 1) I couldn't find my discharge tool, and 2) those metal brackets are providing half of the cab's stability right now. The fun bit was hoisting it onto the pool table by myself, while It was falling apart with no smooth edges to grab:

...so now we can see how trashed it really is:

...now that it's reasonably flat, let's see why it was leaning so bad...jeebus!

...so I wonder how much of this I can remove just with my hands?

...well, that answers that. Thank god I have one intact edge to measure from. from the back door opening to the bottom is 50.5":

...and the other side? 2.5" are already gone! And, I need to cut off many more...so much for getting away with a 1x6!

How about the front? About the same...

So the topside I settled on 7.5" total, got rid of most all the not completely solid wood. It cut clean. I decided to carry that measurement across the front. As I cut through pac's creepy smile, my Ultra-Saw started binding. So much for the brand new edge guide...gotta love Harbor Freight!

...so I finished the front with a jigsaw. As I feared, 7.5" isn't enough. Still too much rot. I'll have to go another 4" to the coinbox plinth:

Even then, it is *not* going to get 100% of the damage. there are a couple holes here and there at/near the back edge:

...for each of these, I must do a "smash test" with my fingernail to try to make them cave in before I fill them all:

...and since I am doing this inside, my time is limited due to noise. My kid had to go to bed, so my 3.5 hr window of using power tools is up. Not much else I can do tonight unless I wanna scrub on a floppy half-cab. So here it is now, not a bad start for a couple hours' work:

Titchgamer:
Good start dude!

Labour of love coming up!!

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