Broken Camper Frames and Leaky Roofs and Faulty Switches - OH MY!

Broken Camper Frames and Leaky Roofs and Faulty Switches - OH MY!
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve had a Woodturning video out, and here are a few of the reasons why!

[@annlaurie1484]

Goodness, one thing after another, and there was me thinking maybe you were away on a nice holiday! Well done all the repairs. 😊

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks! Looks forward to getting back to the shop asap!

[@andreamassari9099]

Wow! You had a seriously horrendous string of some-kind-of luck. Sorry you guys are going through it. Take care of yourselves... I'm pretty sure we'll all be here when you get back. 😃 Hugs to you guys and woof to Bailey 🥰

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Andrea! We just keep plugging along but I miss making shavings!!!!

[@dennislestanguet9581]

Any RV owner beware I've seen this before....roof repairs are a bugger but nicely done...AND mostly important who cares if you need a new switch it saved your lungs. You go girl. First time responding..long time subscriber.

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Dennis, I appreciate it! 😃

[@TanyaBecherWoodturning]

So sorry for all the unfortunate problems you all ran into. You ladies are rockstars!! Great video, Lisa!

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Tanya - I’d certainly rather be turning, but at least we got these things checked off the list!

[@noahcount7132]

The reasons that have kept you from turning, Lisa, are both genuine and unfortunate. Not a made-up excuse in the lot. Fingers crossed 🤞 the repairs and replacements will provide trouble-free service for a long time to come.

[@LisaRamlow]

I’m sure hoping so Noah cuz the list of things to maintain/fix doesn’t ever seem to get shorter, it just changes! 🤣

[@noahcount7132]

That's the absolute truth, Lisa. The perpetual to-do list is a defining feature of Life Its Ownself. 😵‍💫 @@LisaRamlow

[@victorprimack2070]

Glad things are getting squared away for you! Keep the good attitude!!

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Victor!

[@alinmayerthorpe7801]

Wow you were luck you found that problem with your camper and that is a warning to other camper owners to check things out before use! That roof repair looks like it was done by a amateur who had a good friend who sells cheap caulking! Good job on your repair! Switches need replacing all the time and yours looks easy and not complicated well done! Cheers Al

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Al! Yep, never been so happy to have a screw in a basically brand new tire 🤣

[@pauldodge9707]

Good move to replace the entire roof panel. Hope the emergency list continues to get shorter.

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Paul! I really didn’t see any other way to deal with the roof - the fewer times I have to climb on and off the 2nd story roof the better and trying to chase down an intermittent leak wasn’t sounding like a good idea

[@dalekuhlman1009]

If it weren’t for bad luck!!!! I wish you the best of luck with your shoulder surgery and a speedy recovery. Until then keep on turning.

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Dale!

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

OH MY! is not an overstatement Lisa. Ugh. As if the camper wasn't bad enough, the roof was was insult(?) to almost-injury. Ugh ugh. (It was thinking you had the Blick paint kit ready to do a color match. hehe). And I'm hoping doing the switch ended the "... comes in threes" curse you had going on. Whew. Shoulder coming up ? We're with you all the way !!! It'll be a breeze🤞🍀 Take care. -Mike p.s. Don't worry 'bout the Life Intrudes to your YT sport(?) 'cause we'll be here patiently waiting. p.p.s. my 'eye masks' are limited to my wife's hand cross the face if she needs to check if I'm in bed. ugh.

[@LisaRamlow]

Hey Mike! I hate the blue roof so much. And blue is my favorite color! But not for a roof. And we have 3 buildings with blue roofs 🙄

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

@@LisaRamlow Cover them with solar panels perhaps ? Then they'll be black !

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

The Beagle's back!!! Yeah!

[@LisaRamlow]

Bailey sez FINALLY!!!

[@JohnWilliams-iw6oq]

Good luck with the surgery mate.

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks John! Repairing a torn labrum so hopefully it’ll go smoothly. Rotator cuff is ok, so that’s why I’m finally having it done - don’t want to tear anything to do with the rotator cuff!

[@JohnWilliams-iw6oq]

@@LisaRamlow an old school mate has just had the same op, we're both 73 years young and he tells me it's gone well. I'll keep everything crossed for you.

[@RightHandShot]

That sucks, glad you found a good welder for the repairs. Could have been much much worse. Plus shotty roof work, what's next.

[@LisaRamlow]

Hopefully nothing else! We really got lucky all the way around with the camper - that could have been all kinds of disaster. The roof is normal home-ownership but unfortunately there was a lot of that type thing around the place 🤷‍♀️. Good think we’re handy girls! 😃

[@cookiescoop6065]

You are a very talented lady u just do all kind of things very nice

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks - we learn this stuff out of necessity 🤣

[@jimdaly5077]

Stay safe, keep going. 👍🐝🌞

[@LisaRamlow]

Thanks Jim, imma keep plugging along 😁

[@jimdaly5077]

@@LisaRamlow one job at a time(even if it feels like six ) 👍🐝🌞

[@NianticRiverWoodcraftingChrisN]

Just bought a 25 foot travel trailer. I make a habit of checking the frame welds before each trip! Lippert frames…..

[@LisaRamlow]

You got it! There’s no oversight at all in the RV industry and there have been a handful of lawsuits but Lippert is blaming the RV manufacturers for poor engineering and the RV manufacturers are blaming them for not making the frames to spec. So nothing happens. They get them thru the 1 year warranty and then it’s on is. And apparently the RV dealers won’t service the frames, nor will most auto mechanics so if you don’t have access to a welder it’s even worse! In this case I’m grateful for the flat tire, which may have saved us from catastrophic disaster

[@valeriehenschel1590]

Dust collector switch failure. Opened it up, full of packed in sawdust. Cleaned out, worked fine. Whodda thunk!

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

FWIW: Apparently Laguna lathe owners blow out switches all the time.

[@valeriehenschel1590]

@@mpart_woodlathe-stuff My dust collector is an old Grizzly. Bought it used and it is an easy fix machine.

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

@@valeriehenschel1590 👍😎

[@LisaRamlow]

I think I’ll have that issue with my lathe before long - I left the plastic film covering the digital readout on until just before I replaced the relay - now there’s no seal and I know it’s gonna fill up

[@valeriehenschel1590]

@@LisaRamlow Hit it with the air compressor? I do that on my small jet regularly just so I can see the readout through the sawdust!🤣

[@jackburton6085]

It seems like this should be covered by the manufacturer, no? Issues like that with the frame seem sus! So sorry you had to deal with all of this, but glad you got it squared away. Hope everything else is going good and hope to see some more woodworking soon! ✌️❤️🍻🖖

[@LisaRamlow]

Yeah well that would require some oversight in this industry to hold manufacturers accountable but that is pretty much non-existent in the RV world. Frame mfg points finger at inferior engineering and design from rv mfg and rv mfg points finger at frame mfg for not building frames to spec. There have been a few lawsuits but they don’t go anywhere 🤷‍♀️. Buyer beware is the rule here! And I’m itching to get back in the shop before my surgery so hopefully I can make that happen!

[@ronnielloyd4514]

That was a major problem. Can you imagine towing the trailer and the wheels come off. Better safe than sorry.

[@LisaRamlow]

Yep - never been so happy for a flat tire!

[@ronnielloyd4514]

@@LisaRamlow I was in the tire business for 43 years. The last 18 years it was for myself. If you don’t catch the problem you can be liable if a customer leaves your business and has this problem. Then you have to explain how you missed such a major problem.

[@ronnielloyd4514]

If you own anything their is always repairs to be made.

[@LisaRamlow]

Indeed - I just hate when I have to fix things that shouldn’t have been an issue in the first place

[@ronnielloyd4514]

@@LisaRamlow Exactly

[@gregeastman6662]

shame shame you left it pluged in when you plug in the switch :)

[@LisaRamlow]

Shhhhhh you weren’t supposed to notice that 🤫

[@gregeastman6662]

@@LisaRamlow lol