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25/6/2016 at 10:34pm
Location: West Yorkshire
Outfit: Bessacarr Cameo 625 2011
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I faced a similar dilemma with my old van's rail across the front of the van.
I assume from what you say the one side is rotten, but the other is ok. If this is right, you will have to use the good side as a pattern.
Is the curved shaped simply a batten that has simply been bent to shape, or is it a piece of multi ply that has been jig-sawn to shape with a lower edge that is straight? My guess is the latter..
If so, measure the good one from end to end. Make pencil marks at measured intervals along the whole length(the greater the curvature the more marks). The idea is to measure from the lower straight edge to the upper curved edge at every one of your pencil marks. Make a table of these or a drawing. Use these to transfer the measurements to your new timber (remember to mark out from the right end!) Join the dots with a smooth line, and jig saw out. If its longer than the available timber, join the pieces first with a good overlapping joints, waterproof glue, and the screw heads inwards facing
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26/6/2016 at 6:14am
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A far easier way to copy the shape is to somehow hold the piece of wood up in place as far up as it will go then get a small block of wood big enough to bridge the largest gap then use the block and a pencil to trace a new line on the wood you are going to cut starting at one end and slowly follow the shape of the roof and low and behold if you are careful you will have the perfect shape pencilled onto the new bit of wood and away you go with and jigsaw.
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26/6/2016 at 10:07pm
Location: West Yorkshire
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Also don't throw away the old parts until you are certain it is ok to do so. The originals may have screw holes in, wiring cut outs and the like to help with these positions when re-fitting.
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