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AKdude Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: The Far North
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 1:11 am Post subject: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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Anybody want to share their experience with making the curved rear panels out of 1/8" baltic birch? Not intending to install side closets. I don't have templates, and they appear to have some complex angles that may lend themselves to utilizing a string of multiple explitives and frustration, which I would prefer to circumvent....help? |
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earlywesty Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2004 Posts: 2358 Location: In the woods, Ontario
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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There is not much to it. 3mm baltic birch will bend fairly easily. Building a steambox and steaming them may help if you are struggling. Make a cardboard template first and then transfer it to the birch to get the dimensions correct. |
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EJZero1 Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2004 Posts: 147 Location: Colorado Springs
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;start=40
Page 3 should help you, but the entire thread is certainly worth a read. Incredible vision and craftsmanship. _________________ ‘60 Kombi, The “Bob Dowell Van” |
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mdege Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2018 Posts: 940 Location: Niederkruechten, Germany
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:33 am Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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buseric wrote: |
There is not much to it. 3mm baltic birch will bend fairly easily. Building a steambox and steaming them may help if you are struggling. Make a cardboard template first and then transfer it to the birch to get the dimensions correct. |
The 3mm birch plywood I used will bend easily in one direction but not in the other. Made that experience with my front door cards. I had to make a new set because I did not watch the direction of the gain.
I used the plans from the above mentioned thread to make my panels, they worked our really well. _________________ - Michael
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AKdude Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2016 Posts: 29 Location: The Far North
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:52 am Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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Great stuff guys, thanks a lot, I'm on it ! |
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EJZero1 Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2004 Posts: 147 Location: Colorado Springs
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:30 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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mdege wrote: |
buseric wrote: |
There is not much to it. 3mm baltic birch will bend fairly easily. Building a steambox and steaming them may help if you are struggling. Make a cardboard template first and then transfer it to the birch to get the dimensions correct. |
The 3mm birch plywood I used will bend easily in one direction but not in the other. Made that experience with my front door cards. I had to make a new set because I did not watch the direction of the gain.
I used the plans from the above mentioned thread to make my panels, they worked our really well. |
Can you please elaborate on grain direction versus bending? I’m planning on starting my interior build in the spring, and would rather not make that mistake! _________________ ‘60 Kombi, The “Bob Dowell Van” |
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galexander Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2003 Posts: 524 Location: Round Rock, TX
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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The grain of the Baltic Birch should go North-South, up and down. Makes it easy to form to the door curve. _________________ enjoy the journey,
Gary
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12401
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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AKdude wrote: |
Anybody want to share their experience with making the curved rear panels out of 1/8" baltic birch? Not intending to install side closets. I don't have templates, and they appear to have some complex angles that may lend themselves to utilizing a string of multiple explitives and frustration, which I would prefer to circumvent....help? |
I can make them for you. Please let me know if you mean upper or lower corners, and what year and model bus.
If lower, is it a walk through?
The corner panels can be mailed by USPS.
I made these in my 66 kombi
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Stocknazi Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2004 Posts: 5150
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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Anyone have a clue why the rear luggage area panels had those corner notches cut into them? I've always thought they were an oddity.
When I install these in a large hatch bus using Masonite/hardboard material, I locate the front edge into the window surround sheet metal and clamp them down through the window opening. You can then push them into the corner (not all the way), then clamp in to set overnight. You can then push them the rest of the way into position and install the rear/perimeter screws.
If you have a standard with the rear corner channels at the hatch opening: the panel will sit on top of that channel overnight, then pushed into position until fully seated. Soaking the backside with a wet towel in the area that bends helps. If you are using birch, you may be able to do them in one shot without wetting b/c the birch is much more flexible. Small hatch panels are done similarly and are much easier since the bend is not quite as severe. _________________ WANTED:
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Clara Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2003 Posts: 12401
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Interior Rear Corner Quarterpanel Fabrication- How To? |
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StockNazi wrote: |
Anyone have a clue why the rear luggage area panels had those corner notches cut into them? I've always thought they were an oddity. |
That pattern is for the microbuses, which also take lower corner panels. I think that is so the screws don't need to be longer to grab. The lower panel covers the notches.
The one in the Cragar kombi ( wood panel I posted before) was the first one I installed in a 64-67. After than I made them w/o notches if for kombis
like this in a 60 kombi:
Installing, it fit easier than I thought it would, but you do need to be careful and slow..
Yes, the later ones have a tighter cure than the earlier ones, so the earlier ones are easier to fit. Kombi version I set the front in place first, then pushed the back back into the bend.
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