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Why “Ditch The Box” is Our Studio Name

Why “Ditch The Box” is Our Studio Name

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Late night working on the Dream Machine...is she r

Late night working on the Dream Machine...is she really even a trailer anymore?!
We are on a CRUNCH to get wall number two done because we have the floor space for it now. We spent most of the day yesterday taking down the skin from the other wall, and putting up supports so that the trailer doesn't collapse onto itself 😆 I knew those work lights would come in handy...
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#dreammachine #nightproject #trailer #build #crunchtime #femalefabricators #rebuild

Anaid knows how to make the reciprocating saw look

Anaid knows how to make the reciprocating saw look sexy 😍
At this point, we're cutting out pieces of the floor so we can replace the framing and support. This will enable us to put us the new walls! 😁
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#dreammachine #reciprocatingsaw #framing #woodshop #fabricators #womenempowerment #makernation #trailerrebuild #project

@lmhenriksen really went to town with the foam ins

@lmhenriksen really went to town with the foam insulation and got the wall done while Anaid put some finishing touches on the frame! Rock on 🤘🏼
Sadly, Katrina's paint stripping experiment failed. Three thick layers later, this Strypeeze product is feeling more like a strip tease 😆 thanks for the joke @jtpaige_13
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#progress #notperfection #dreammachine #insulation #trailerbuild #renovation #fabrication #womeninthewoodshop #strippers

The frame build is still underway while Katrina co

The frame build is still underway while Katrina continues to work the aluminum skin. Taking the exterior skin off the trailer frame left the edges jagged with screw/staple holes and wavy warps. (Oh no!)
In this video, René (our neighbor, friend, and renovation mentor) demonstrates two methods of straightening the edges. The video shows a general tap with a flat hammer and metal block. The picture shows pliers to squeeze the edge, flattening the waves. Katrina started with the pliers then lightly tapped the edges with a hammer and metal block because too much hammer work will flatten and expand the metal, affecting the infrastructure of the edge. The goal is to get it feeling smooth for the painting and rebuilding process, so this is a practice of finesse. We're well on our way to having the skin ready in time for the wall installation! 🙌🏽🔥
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#metalwork #aluminum #finishing #repair #renovation #metal #dreammachine #shastatrailer

Our neighbors are the best! At this point, nearly

Our neighbors are the best! At this point, nearly everyone on our block has pitched in to help with the Dream Machine in some way. In this video, Martin is helping us with his GIANT band saw because we wanted 12 foot slices from this board for the full length of the curved ceiling (and that's too long for the table saw we've been using). Thanks Martin! 😊
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#neighborshelpingneighbors #community #dreammachine #trailerrenovation #empowerment #communitylove #bandsaw #woodshop #neighborlove #sirun

🤩 FIRST WALL OF THE DREAM MACHINE IS DONE! 🔥

🤩 FIRST WALL OF THE DREAM MACHINE IS DONE! 🔥 IT IS HAPPENING!! 🌟
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#DreamMachine #hustle #greatadventure #learning #firstrenovation #magic #shasta #trailer #rebuild

What's Katrina (@dozadiaries ) been up to while An

What's Katrina (@dozadiaries ) been up to while Anaid has been building the frame??
Well besides keeping Anaid fed and watered, Katrina has taken on the far less glamorous but necessary task of CLEANING! Aluminum skin, and windows, and screens, oh my! It's a dirty job, but who doesn't love playing with a water hose when it's this hot outside?! 🔥☀️ Thank goodness the clouds came out today ☁️
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#cleaning #summerdays #hotaf #dreammachine #windows #progress

😍 THE ROTOZIP IN ACTION 😍 Cutting out the w

😍 THE ROTOZIP IN ACTION 😍
Cutting out the windows on the wall! We seriously love this tool. All you have to do is drill a starter hole then the rotozip will hug the framing on the other side of the wall. NICE 🔥
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#rotozip #trailer #renovation #firstwall #gettingitdone #dreammachine #adventure #windows

Here's the wall from the other side! We flipped it

Here's the wall from the other side! We flipped it over to trim the bulk of the excess plywood in preparation for the rotozip (a new tool we've never used) which will trim it all the way down to size.
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#shastatrailer #wall #womeninthewoodshop #trimming #plywood #hustlemode #renovationproject

😍😍😍 Anaid commanding the nail gun...she's

😍😍😍 Anaid commanding the nail gun...she's using crooked staples to help hold the adjoining pieces together. There are weights on top of the frame to hold it down as the glue dries, then when the frame is done, we will turn the entire thing over to staple the panels to the frame from the other side so it has more than just glue holding it together. Get it done!!
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#staplegun #wifey #gettingbetter #frame #trailerrenovation #rebuild #shasta #dreammachine #dynamic #womenwhomake #getit

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