RE: Tempest Cabinet wall thickness??

]From: Christopher Moore
]
]I picked up the Tempest cabinet that John Mehrtens
]posted on this list last week. The side pieces are
]wider than the T-moulding. I thought that since it
]was out in the weather that the particle board had
]just expanded.

It looked to me like the T-Moulding backed out after sitting in the
boathouse (where I got it) for Zaphod-knows-how-long. One side had
completely popped off, and the rest of it was easily movable.

]However, it is still uniform thickness. I didn't
]measure it but I'd say 1". My Irish made Tempest
]has a the same wall thickness as the particle board.
]I belive 3/4".

I was caught off-guard by that, too. I don't know if the T-moulding was
replaced in the past or not, since I don't know the history of the machine.
It WAS converted to a Bomb Jack (Noooo!!) and when it was taken outside, the
guys who were cleaning out the boathouse kicked in the back. The monitor's
mainboard was pretty well damaged by the time I got to it. I started the
restoration by taking out what was left of the innards. Then it sat in the
garage since April.

]After looking over the cabinet, I'm wondering if
]this Tempest used 1" particle board instead of 3/4"
]because it doesn't look all that water damaged except
]for on the bottom left side for an 1 inch or to.

I'm sure it's 3/4", but I think it DID uniformly expand some. The sides
have that particle board 'feel' to them, more than any other Tempest I've
known. Being in the boathouse all these years in an environmentally
uncontrolled atmosphere could do that, I'd suspect.

(Sidenote: This boathouse is on the Pascoag Reservoir, famous in Rhode
Island because the reservoir is owned by a friend of my family (Vinnie
Mesolella Jr.) who is trying to get the state to buy the land from him. His
argument is that if someone drowns on the lake, then he could be liable. It
is a lawsuit-happy world we live in! Last year he opened up a dam at the
mouth of the reservoir to make a statement, and my father (Emergency
Management Director) had to call him to get the keys so he could shut the
bypass. It's an uphill battle, and one we'll hear about in the Providence
Journal again and again.)

] Is T-moulding available in the 1" thickness?

Could you try some 'fresh' 3/4" T-Moulding just for the heck of it, glue it
in an inconspicuous place, and tacking an end down with a brad or two? It
seems to me that the moulding wasn't flexible at all and may have shrunk
over time. Then again, I don't have a ruler to check the width... It's
speculation on my part as you've got the cab now! :)

I hope this bit of history has helped you in some way. I'd like to check it
out after it's restored!

Cheers,

John

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Received on Thu Oct 12 01:04:14 2000