Saturday, April 14, 2007

Cabinet Work Continues

ok i have finished up the cabinet work on the left side, which is the kitchen sink and stove area. now i have started on the right side. I bought an electric 110 volt fridge for $199.00 and then built a frame out of 1x2's to box it in. Then sheathed it in the Luana plywood. Then i started building the top cabinets from the fridge to the back wall. I built the cabinets in three sections and screwed them into the wall. then i put the doors on and all the hardware and the microwave over which i bought for $49.00. All of this was just dry fitted together, later i took all the hinges off and then sprayed everything with about 4 thin coats of varnish. As you can see the roof is not on yet. Luckily i have 12' ceilings in my garage. The next photo is of the Thetford cassette toilet i bought off of ebay for $330.00. I boxed it in and made a lid. Also i built a small box down the side of the seating area. This was built to hold Hoses and such. Then i put piano hinges the length of the two covers. The tops will be covered with cushions for seating. I also built a step up box to get up into the bed. This box will hold my water tank and a 12 volt battery to run ceiling lights when not hooked up at a camp site. My intention is to always stay at a place that has power and water hookups. I will not have a generator, no room for one. This camper only has an 8' box and the tailgate should be able to close. I added the last 3 photos showing the cabinets sprayed with varnish. I had to tape everything off first and all the doors were taken off and sprayed by themselves after all the hardware was taken off. I found that on this project it is better to dry fit everything together, tweak it, put it back together till it fits just right. I am no cabinet maker so it was a learning experience.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Sounds like you have your hands full,but also sounds like you have a very good handle on things to say the least, Good luck with the rest of constructing your camper and I hope you get all the use you can out of it...
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Unknown said...

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ThoreauOnWheels said...

Hey Dan, I disagree with your last statement that you are "no cabinet maker". To my eye, the cabinet work is expertly done. Kudos! The layout plan seems very well thought out. Is what we see on your blog the Glen-L layout design, or your own? (In which case, I will also bestow on you the title of "genius". 8-D) Thanks for sharing your experiences.