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Chariot for a Generator
mattinker:
Hi Andrew,
When insulating my workshop, I used fridge truck panels. a friend of mine works as a salesman for a company that builds and repairs refrigerated truck bodies. Accident damaged trucks have to have whole panel s replaced (50mm foam with a skin of fibreglass inside and out), so the semi trailer that hit a low bridge generates large panels that have to be replaced and disposed of. Unfortunately, these panels are on the wrong side of the chanel for you, but, there might be a fridge body builder near you!
Regards, Matthew.
awemawson:
Jeff, a complete refrigerated van body would be pretty well ideal, but I've been looking for a while for one of the correct proportions - several available that frustratingly don't quite fit the bill - I suppose what I'm looking for is relatively narrow for it's length. (or perhaps relatively long for it's width !!)
Jeff (Chipenter) the compressed fibreglass insulation panels are eluding my googling at the moment, do you know a source
Matthew, yes I thought of your panels when I started planing this, they'd be very handy. I even considered getting an over sized 'lorry back' in the refrigerated variety, and dismantling it as a source of the corner and edge extrusions as well as the panels themselves. A few supermarket 'home delivery' van bodies have come up locally but sadly although the overall length and width are about right, the roof slopes down too much to the cab.
. . .but I suppose life is a series of compromises . . . .something will turn up :med:
WeldingRod:
Google "duct board" for compressed fiberglass. It will come with some sort of skin on one side.
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awemawson:
Sadly I'm only getting suppliers based in the USA searching for Duct Board.
nrml:
100mm thick rockwool slabs sold for acoustic insulation are reasonably cheap. If you fit them on metal battens inside a structure made of galvanised roofing sheets, it ticks all your desirable criteria list with the added benefit of allowing enough air circulation space to reduce condensation build up inside the wall. It will look a bit third world, but it will be cheap.
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