I've had trouble getting photos up lately, so haven't posted in awhile. However, tonight I seem to have gotten things to work again, I hope.
Well I didn't get much accomplished over the summer months on my camper, due to other commitments, in preparing an estate home for sale in Nevada. Its also been difficult without all my tools gathered together in one place. That being said, I solved enough of the tool problem to get going, and I have started to attack things again just recently.
One problem I encountered was a short in my rear marker lights, that you-know-who was responsible for installing. I had to remove the interior paneling on the drivers side, and the rear wall, which included unhooking the lift panel. I cut bigger holes in the aluminum frame, found the short, strung a bit of new wire, and got it sorted out. It was a smart thing to screw the paneling on for just this purpose, vs a more permanent manner of fastening. I'm in the process of beginning the interior galley cabinetry, so this wiring issue needed to be fixed first.
First though, I decided to tackle the bed cushions awhile back, so at least the shell could be used.
The following photos show the process of gathering some cushion foam, from a place in Las Vegas, called Galaxy Foam and upholstery supplies. Thought you might enjoy the process of getting a mattress pad cut to size.
Here are my cushions after sewing them up on the same sewing machine I used for my side liner. I didn't do step by step photos, because its just as easy to watch the how to video on Sailrite's web page (
http://www.sailrite.com/How-to-make-a-Box-Cushion-Video), how to video for sewing a box cushion.
I went with a three inch cushion by choice, in hopes I can close the top with my sleeping gear still laid out. I chose a medium/ firm density, that is comfortable to me. Galaxy calls it HR30, and it was about $120, so not so bad. They will cut the foam to whatever thickness, and dimension you wish, and they even cut the smaller batons from the main piece for me at no extra charge. The big band saw pictured slices through the foam like butter, very cool!
I bought the fabric a long time ago on a sale, and have plenty left for the side dinette cushions later on.