Take apart and put together

The Arkansas trailer is getting thinner, just the top and rear end to finish it off.
David making a sturdy work table out of maple for the studio.
The studio coming together, with some new lights and the work-table.

Spinach, Basil, Plum

Deconstruction

We had several drills working at the rivet-removal, progress was quick.

The old insulation was wet and full of animal homes.
The ribs of the beast exposed.

How to Take Apart

Thousands of rivets hold these trailers together, they are made like airplanes. Here, Greta is drilling them out so we can take the walls apart.
It's a trick to get the drill bit exactly in the center of each dome, then hold it steady while drilling.
After a bit, the head pops off.

Before Pictures

This is the Arkansas trailer before we begin, full of spiders and dust. Also filled with: a shoe, a home-made baseball card, fish-hooks, carpet, an ant farm, a bottle of tequila with worm.

Insulating with Silver

Here is the baby trailer mostly insulated. We stuck the insulation onto the foam spacers with construction adhesive and then used silver tape to seal up any gaps. It looks space-age.

Insulation Preparation

We are using "reflectix" to insulate the trailers. It looks like bubble-wrap with foil on both sides and works by reflecting heat (or cold). In order to function properly, we need an air-gap on both sides of the insulation, so here Greta is gluing foam spacers to the tiny-airstream walls.