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Mart · 05-13-2018, 12:27 PM

The finger joint is not a part of the wood doing it's job. I'm no woodworker and was able to make perfectly adequate wooden support pieces for two 41 PUs. If you need authenticity, you may want them finger jointed, but it is not necessary at all. Ford probably finger jointed them because they already had the necessary tooling to hand. It's also hard to see the wooden cab supports when in place.

No comment on the rubber supports idea, the wood works ok. The cab is flexibly mounted on the 4 corner bolting positions, using springs.

Mart.

05-13-2018, 12:27 PM	#28
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,755	Re: Bed/Cab Mounting Frame The finger joint is not a part of the wood doing it's job. I'm no woodworker and was able to make perfectly adequate wooden support pieces for two 41 PUs. If you need authenticity, you may want them finger jointed, but it is not necessary at all. Ford probably finger jointed them because they already had the necessary tooling to hand. It's also hard to see the wooden cab supports when in place. No comment on the rubber supports idea, the wood works ok. The cab is flexibly mounted on the 4 corner bolting positions, using springs. Mart.