Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:34:26 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
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sounds like another Felder Industries project. We await the Mk I version Jim.
And is it true you have one cupboard or cubby dedicated to underwear as implied in your previous message?
alistair
On 2012-07-17, at 7:04 PM, Alan Felder wrote:
> I have given this a lot of thought since the topic has come up...
>
> I think the ultimate solution to this is a set of four pneumatic wrenches
> (six would not be needed), one at each corner. These would drive 10mm
> threaded rods at each corner of a 1"x1" stainless steel angle frame welded
> at the perimeter of the grate. The pneumatic wrenches would be mounted on
> centering-spring devices (reason explained below) and would fit in the
> space below the burner deck so you would need corresponding holes (silicone
> grommets will keep the underside clean from the slung hash, etc.). The
> threaded rods are run thru stainless steel M10 rod couplers welded inside
> the corners of the frame above. The centering-spring devices provide the
> necessary movement to account for the varying geometry as the corners are
> raised and lowered.
>
> A joystic actuator can be installed where the under-sink drawer used to
> go. All of the pneumatic hoses go to that joystick so that only one hose
> is needed to penetrate the floor of the bus below the sink cabinet.
>
> To reduce noise, the air compressor should be mounted outside. I have
> measured and determined that the smallest compressor (more than adequate
> for this) that Harbor Freight sells can e mounted upside-down below the
> floor opposite side of the propane tank. Of couse, a small generator will
> be needed and I was thinking this could either be mounted in the luggage
> rack or in its own trailer pulled behind.
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Last night I didn't have a chance to level the van before camping. I
>> normally do this using those plastic ramps available from RV stores, but
>> no chance.
>> . Something that would not get in the way of securing
>> the grill using the existing two feet that snap into it?
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
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