Project 5 the Hearse Student's Thread

Muffy · #1 (**permalink**) 04-14-2009, 07:47 AM

Please post any questions you have here in this section in regard to this project.

This project will start sometime in May or June

daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com · #2 (**permalink**) 04-18-2009, 12:51 AM

Oh I am so On board with this how to.

13mummy · #3 (**permalink**) 04-24-2009, 08:10 PM

You got to stop giving us excellent projects. I don't know how I can build all these this summer with a new born. Very fustrating. =)

TheGothicPrincess · #4 (**permalink**) 04-27-2009, 06:22 AM

I am also interested in this class and will be following along.

halloween junkie · #5 (**permalink**) 05-17-2009, 06:16 AM

Can't wait! My husband wants to build one of these. I have to let him build something.

daddywoofdawg@hotmail.com · #6 (**permalink**) 05-20-2009, 12:30 AM

any news yet?

TheGothicPrincess · #7 (**permalink**) 05-28-2009, 12:31 PM

Number 6 hearse on the instructor thread looks like it would be the easiest for cutting out the windows.

Scatterbrains · #8 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 08:55 PM

Just throwing out thoughts here...to make the wheels for my hearse, I'm pretty sure I'm going to cut them out of plywood. I'm debating on cutting a sheet of flooring plywood in half, then gluing the halves together to make thicker wheels.

Another timesaver I'm going to do...is to get the plywood cut when I buy it at Lowes, then go use one of their 48" diameter round "tabletops" they sell as a template to trace the circle on the plywood ....If I can find a 36" one, I can make two different sizes of wheels

I'm certain that cutting out the wheels will be the suckiest part of this project. I thought about the harbor freight wheels, but they're only 36" and cost twice as much.

buckaneerbabe · #9 (**permalink**) 07-05-2009, 10:15 AM

Scatterbrains, I think that's the way to go. I used 2 of the wheels from Harbor Freight 36" and 2- 30" wheels I picked up at big lots. It makes me more than I little nervous since the wheels are very poorly made. I put epoxy gel on the 30" wheels to strengthen them a little. If I was to do it over I would definitely use the plywood and cut my own wheels.

Scatterbrains · #10 (**permalink**) 07-14-2009, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by buckaneerbabe

Scatterbrains, I think that's the way to go. I used 2 of the wheels from Harbor Freight 36" and 2- 30" wheels I picked up at big lots. It makes me more than I little nervous since the wheels are very poorly made. I put epoxy gel on the 30" wheels to strengthen them a little. If I was to do it over I would definitely use the plywood and cut my own wheels.

Did you use your wheels to support the weight of your hearse? I will probably use a 2x4 to hold up the weight of the "box" and attach the wheels to it. Similar to what Homestead Haunt did. I'm also thinking of using 4x4s and installing caster wheels into the bottom of the 4x4s so I can roll it around fairly easy.