Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..


Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades
Council, for a local union number. The business agent should be able to
send you someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

"HK" wrote in message
...
Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..


Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades Council,
for a local union number. The business agent should be able to send you
someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

Of course you did...

--Mike

mgg wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades Council,
for a local union number. The business agent should be able to send you
someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

Of course you did...

--Mike



Copper "liners"? WAFA...

On Jul 4, 3:14*pm, HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. *It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. *The
sabre saw does an even worse job. *It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades
Council, for a local union number. The business agent should be able to
send you someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

Yeah, sure.

"Loogypicker" wrote in message
...
On Jul 4, 3:14 pm, HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades
Council, for a local union number. The business agent should be able to
send you someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

Yeah, sure.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

He coulda said gold liners, and it would have been just as believable.

--Mike

"mgg" wrote in message
...

"Loogypicker" wrote in message
...
On Jul 4, 3:14 pm, HK wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Stop whining: find someone who knows how to handle sheet metal, and has
the tools to do the job properly and neatly. Since it is a "residential"
homeowner job, maybe you can find a retired member of the sheet metal
workers union, or another skilled tradesworker.

Call (850) 224-4440?, the Florida Building & Construction Trades
Council, for a local union number. The business agent should be able to
send you someone skilled.

I had a retiree come by, measure, and make in his home shop some copper
window box liners.

Yeah, sure.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

He coulda said gold liners, and it would have been just as believable.

--Mike


And undercutting the union plumber at that.

On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:58:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. The
sabre saw does an even worse job. It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Probably circular saw blades that will do a clean cut.
Not sure, as I never did metal with one, but have done brick/concrete.
Billy Mays shilled something called the Dualsaw, with 2 circular
blades counter-rotating.
But you should be done with the snips by now, so you saved some money.

--Vic

On Jul 4, 3:14*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:58:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. *It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. *The
sabre saw does an even worse job. *It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Probably circular saw blades that will do a clean cut.
Not sure, as I never did metal with one, but have done brick/concrete.
Billy Mays shilled something called the Dualsaw, with 2 circular
blades counter-rotating.
But you should be done with the snips by now, so you saved some money.

--Vic

I got it cut. To make it lay flat, I had to haul a 4 X8 sheet of ply
up on top of the camper. Then I hauled concrete blocks up the ladder
to put on the ply sheet to weight it down, It works but is a PITA.
It is effin hot out. The dogs look at me with those "You aren't going
to make me go out there eyes". They have good sense stayin in the AC..

On Jul 4, 3:29*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Jul 4, 3:14*pm, Vic Smith wrote:



On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:58:30 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
Trying to put the sheet metal roof on my camper. *It has to be cut to
size with tin snips giving edges that could take your arm off. *The
sabre saw does an even worse job. *It'll be ok in the end but I hate
this stuff.
Boat building was much more fun..

Probably circular saw blades that will do a clean cut.
Not sure, as I never did metal with one, but have done brick/concrete.
Billy Mays shilled something called the Dualsaw, with 2 circular
blades counter-rotating.
But you should be done with the snips by now, so you saved some money.

--Vic

I got it cut. *To make it lay flat, I had to haul a 4 X8 sheet of ply
up on top of the camper. *Then I hauled concrete blocks up the ladder
to put on the ply sheet to weight it down, *It works but is a PITA.
It is effin hot out. *The dogs look at me with those "You aren't going
to make me go out there eyes". *They have good sense stayin in the AC..

I got my own recipe for gator aide, you can call it Frogaide.
Crystalite with a shake of salt. No carbs and no calories but it does
have the salt gatoraide has. Tastes like a Margarita.