As you can see from the pictures, the shell of the trailer is relatively simple - a couple of outer walls and a couple of bulkheads. The interior cabinetry is a little more difficult but nothing that couldn't be done by a good high school student with a little guidance. The trailer frame is made from angle with a rectangular tube tongue. I put the frame together in about a 1/2 day. Store bought fenders and axle and there you go. The only tricky metal work was the mounts for the tail lights. Teardrop lights on the teardrop trailer, that's just had to be. I made a development of the fender and light can to use as a pattern and then rolled up the sheet metal to shape, welded on a flange to bolt the light to and stuck it on the fender. Making developments like that is something every drafting class used to teach before everything went to computers. It's a handy skill and can be used for duct work, pipe connections and putting the skin on the grandson's midget racer that's currently under construction.
Philosophy comes in part three.
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