Step one. Bought the van.
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Kitchen Cabinet, Post 9
Start deciding where to mount the hinges for the cabinet doors. There will be three doors. One at the back where the water cans are inserted and two on the front.
About to make a big Mistake. Truth be told, by now I'd been working and welding on the cabinet frame for a couple weeks and was pushing to get to the next phase so didn't think this step through.
Welded up six simple angled pieces that will be the hinge mounting pads.
Then welded them to the frame where I though was the best location for each hinge.
Don't have a separate photo but I added a 1/2" angle iron support across the front to support the waste bin door.
Also welded on four pre-drilled tabs that will support my version of an electrical sub-panel.
If you look in the center of the above photo you can see the last thing I welded onto the frame. It's a collection of 1/4" steel rod that will hold the cabinet's cutting board. At this point I realized I was officially out of control with the welding and had to stop adding bits.
Here's what I thought was the final version.
Weighs in at around 27 lbs.
Thought that if I quickly primed and painted the frame it would stop me from welding on it again. Wrong.
Cut a piece of plywood to fit the shelf space. Has to clear the water can.
Take the wood panels I'd made earlier for two of the three sides of the cabinet and cut out the openings for the doors.
Screw the front panel in place. Take measurements for the doors.
Cut out the doors from a sheet of 5/8" plywood.
When I went to mount the doors I realized my mistake from earlier. When making the mounting pads for the hinges I didn't properly account for the thickness of the covering panels.I didn't pre-drill the hinge mounting holes because I'd have to shift the hinges to fit the panels but underestimated the distance the hinges would have to move.
Nothing to do at this point but suck it up and mount a cutting disc on the angle grinder.
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Start deciding where to mount the hinges for the cabinet doors. There will be three doors. One at the back where the water cans are inserted and two on the front.
About to make a big Mistake. Truth be told, by now I'd been working and welding on the cabinet frame for a couple weeks and was pushing to get to the next phase so didn't think this step through.
Welded up six simple angled pieces that will be the hinge mounting pads.
Then welded them to the frame where I though was the best location for each hinge.
Don't have a separate photo but I added a 1/2" angle iron support across the front to support the waste bin door.
Also welded on four pre-drilled tabs that will support my version of an electrical sub-panel.
If you look in the center of the above photo you can see the last thing I welded onto the frame. It's a collection of 1/4" steel rod that will hold the cabinet's cutting board. At this point I realized I was officially out of control with the welding and had to stop adding bits.
Here's what I thought was the final version.
Weighs in at around 27 lbs.
Thought that if I quickly primed and painted the frame it would stop me from welding on it again. Wrong.
Cut a piece of plywood to fit the shelf space. Has to clear the water can.
Take the wood panels I'd made earlier for two of the three sides of the cabinet and cut out the openings for the doors.
Screw the front panel in place. Take measurements for the doors.
Cut out the doors from a sheet of 5/8" plywood.
When I went to mount the doors I realized my mistake from earlier. When making the mounting pads for the hinges I didn't properly account for the thickness of the covering panels.I didn't pre-drill the hinge mounting holes because I'd have to shift the hinges to fit the panels but underestimated the distance the hinges would have to move.
Nothing to do at this point but suck it up and mount a cutting disc on the angle grinder.
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