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08-06-2015, 05:57 AM
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Nice work John, looks amazing! 
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08-06-2015, 06:07 AM
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Nice job John. As always.
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08-06-2015, 08:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PDR John
I've never like the look of the expanded metal on the cover, but couldn't think of anything better. Aluminum or stainless steel would look a little cleaner, if I set it at an angle would make it unique. Just not very original.
Then one day at work I was talking the the guy from the sign shop across the parking lot and he says they have a router table that cuts aluminum 4X8 sheets.
Now I don't know about you but " thems thinking words mister".
So after a lot of looking around and thinking about what we would like, we switched to looking online. We found shutterstock and a silhouette picture we thought would be perfect.
We had to have their graphic artist tweak it so it fit our application.
Here it is fresh out of the cutter:
Attachment 102200
How our rear looks now:
Attachment 102201
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I think you picked the perfect silhouette! Great job and very creative!
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08-06-2015, 08:16 AM
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Decorative cut outs
Quote:
Originally Posted by PDR John
I've never like the look of the expanded metal on the cover, but couldn't think of anything better. Aluminum or stainless steel would look a little cleaner, if I set it at an angle would make it unique. Just not very original.
Then one day at work I was talking the the guy from the sign shop across the parking lot and he says they have a router table that cuts aluminum 4X8 sheets.
I have to wait till after dark to get the next photo.
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That looks great! We've done decorative cut-outs for people as well. If you don't mind my asking, how much did the shop charge for the inlay?
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08-06-2015, 08:35 AM
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THAT is awesome!
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08-06-2015, 08:42 AM
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Looks great, John!
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08-06-2015, 10:52 AM
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Thanks everybody.
We're super happy with how it looks and the sign shop that did the work has been beefing with pride since they got my photos.
Total price for the job is around $600. Their graphic artist had to do a lot of work to get it looking correct, way more then I thought.
Here is a cropped version of the night shot.
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08-06-2015, 11:26 AM
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Nice work john looks great!
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08-06-2015, 01:25 PM
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very creative
Nice work, John!! I can see this becoming a hit at Hoots3!!
Mike
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08-06-2015, 02:37 PM
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Great idea and Looks great !!! I've been thinking about louvers or something on ours... now I have another thing to think about. Regarding the air flow, when sitting still it does mostly blow out the other side.... just thinking that when underway, there is a pressure decrease at the back which probably pulls air thru the rear instead of the other side. I image that the upper vent on the door will suffice, but it will be interesting to see what your results are from the LBCU display.
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08-07-2015, 10:32 PM
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Excellent! I am impressed!
John & Diane, fulltiming since '12
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08-08-2015, 07:48 AM
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Looks great. Newmar needs to add you on staff as a consultant. Look forward to learning about LED Strip Lights at Hoots next month. I have some strips left over from awning, but when I hook them up to 12 volt nothing happens. I must be missing something. See you soon.
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08-08-2015, 08:24 AM
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WOW! THAT LOOKS INCREDIBLE. Love that night shot.
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08-08-2015, 09:49 AM
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John, you have too much time on your hands! Did you quit your day job? Looks great! See at Hoots III.
Ron & Laureen
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