

| Subject: | Re: storage box |
| From: | Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow |
| Date: | Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:40:07 -0800 |
Ah. You have Das Mule Sliders. And a nice floor too, > On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I was storing the Thetford where the stock fridge used to be and got tired > of it using up valuable storage space so I began to look at different > options. Not finding any that I liked I decided to build a cabinet myself. > > I originally wanted more storage so this is my first mockup i made with > 1/2" insulation foam board from the local hardware store. This was just to > a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge. > > https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10802551_1004618506220964_1388766186_n.jpg > > Then I began to think, what if I made it taller, so it could house the > Thetford marine toilet and house false floor so my Webasto heater could be > installed behind the passenger seat. I'm a 3d cad designer by day so I > modeled up a cabinet design that can cover those items. > > https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10860169_375827052586431_703602767_n.jpg > > After I modeled it I laid out a cutsheet and took it to a local sign maker > and for $40 he CNC'd all of my panels out of 1/2" birch plywood. This is my > "usable mock up" that I assembled. I've camped with this version for a few > times and have decided what I like and don't like about it so I plan to > make some revisions to the design and have it recut. > > https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10853060_575272589270874_1875694596_n.jpg > > The front main door cut outs are the same size as the Westfalia flat > cabinet doors so I plan to install an extra pair of doors there. I plan to > laminate the entire box with the same shade laminate and edge trim that is > used in the rest of the van so that the final product can look just like > factory. I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in order > to have it reside on the lower left front of the cabinet for small item > storage. > > This is prolly way overkill than what you're thinking of but so far the > usable mockup costs me about $95. $55 for the sheet of plywood and $40 for > the CNC. The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of > trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc. > > Once I finalize the box I plan to post the DXF file online so others can > download it for free and have the panels cut out by their local sign maker > if they want to replicate this cabinet. > > Abel Longoria > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:08 PM, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com> > wrote: > >> I’d really like to pick up a storage box/toilet box thing … like gowesty’s >> >> >> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id= >> < >> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id= >> >> but that seems over priced and shipping to Canada would cost a ton i’m >> sure … what have others been doing? >>
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