Mark Janke

Getting Warmer

Yesterday, I awoke feeling good (7 straight hours of sleep!).  This is a rare event because of the wheat allergy.  Usually, I am awake at night with itching, a migraine, breathing problems, or stabbing pains.  A good night of sleep is often motivating.  It is just one more reason I am glad Senior Management and […]

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Legally bound

Today was inspection day and the trailer passed.  It is now licensed and street legal.  This will make getting additional supplies easier.  The officer inspecting the trailer was impressed with how beefy it is.  I have put some final statistics on the Chassis page. The walls are cut out.  I have put some photos of

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The Cycle

Yesterday I got quite a lot done (although it doesn’t look like much).  I went through the cycle of painting the bottom of the floor four times with Rust-oleum and then putting automotive undercoat on it.  It turned out quite well. I have added photos of the process to Body:External. I also finished a wiring

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Hammers and Hoses

I am having a pretty bad reaction to the airborne wheat this morning and I’m feeling sluggish.  It is time for lots of medicine and something to make the medicine work faster.  That means it is Hammer Time. The jPod build had its share of surprises yesterday.  We got the floor all glued up and

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Traffic

My blog has seen a dramatic increase in traffic since last Thursday.  This is because I finally exposed myself to the largest forum of teardrop builders in the world.  Welcome to all of the mikenchell viewers.  This forum has been invaluable in the planning of the jPod and I thought I’d share it with the

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Milestones

I finished the Chassis today.  I got the lights hooked up and working on the first try and put all of the hardware, that didn’t need painting, on.  I need to tie up the wires and I am done. Washington State Patrol called today to get a trailer inspection done next week.  I am very

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