Today I have used a jigsaw to cut the hole in the worktop for #PaddyTheCaddy's sink. It needs a bit of fettling to sit completely flat in the frame but I've made some notes for tomorrow and am happy with what I've achieved today. 🙂 I was dreading this bit of the project. 😀

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Wenn aus CAD-Dateien langsam echte Teile werden.

Zwei Tage.
Eine Platte nach der anderen.
Der erste Prototyp nimmt langsam Form an.

Noch sieht’s nach schwarzen Brettern, Fräsbahnen und jeder Menge Staub aus. Aber genau hier entstehen neue Ideen für den Camperausbau.

Und ja, wir testen bewusst zuerst mit Betonschalungsplatten. Im Prototypenbau zählt erstmal, dass Konstruktion, Maße und Montage wirklich funktionieren, bevor später die finalen Materialien kommen.

Noch erkennt man vielleicht nicht sofort, was es wird. Aber genau das macht gerade Spaß! 😄

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I slept well in #PaddyTheCaddy last night. My bedtime routine is now established. I know what order to do things and where things live.

This is my first overnighter with my fridge, Jackery and new stove. The kitchen isn't finished yet but I have a secure frame to which I clipped some hardboard to act as the worktop. I have a choice of porridge or yoghurt with fruit for breakfast. Luxury. 😋😀

Oh no! Weird Skoda man has just driven in (and out!) of the carpark again. He seems to be looking for something or someone.

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Just tweaked my 'truck transformation' CapCut vid, so the music lines up better ... wait for the drop! 😉

Music: Cannonball by The Breeders
The rest: All my own work 😁

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Today I'm measuring up for the kitchen worktop. I've bought a lovely quarter sheet of bamboo plywood and I'm quite nervous about cutting it.

I'm trying to optimise usable worktop space with adequate knee room when I'm sitting on the bench.

This piece of cardboard is currently a little too deep, as I need room to reach into the kitchen storage while the bed is extended. My habit of keeping cardboard boxes, in case they come in handy, has been well justified in this project. 😄

I'm not looking forward to cutting the hole for the sink, but it doesn't have to be a perfect circle.

I secured the kitchen frame to the floor yesterday. Things are starting to come together. 🙂

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I decided I needed to stick to a plan and stop dithering when building #PaddyTheCaddy's kitchen.

I'm 85% sure what the design is and maybe 90% sure how I'm going to build that 85%, so I've spent the afternoon carefully re-measuring and constructing simple jigs out of right-angled cardboard boxes, lengths of wood and lots of clamps.

I learnt a lot from making the bed frame and I won't be making those mistakes again. 😄

I needed to get building and let the unknowns sort themselves out along the way.

Tomorrow I'll work out exactly where the floor bolts will go, then screw together the side rails/legs to the floor struts.

I have a nice piece of bamboo to cut for the (split level) worktop.

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