Step one. Bought the van.
Hello Everybody, First post. I camp a lot in tents but after spending three days straight in a tent in the rain at Dolly Sods I swore I'd make a change. Here it is. Bought it Wednesday. Dro...
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Kitchen Cabinet, Post #11
Position the waste bin door.
Use wood screws to temporarily mount the door to the hinges.
Check movement.
Replace wood screws with T-nuts
Do the same again with the right side door.
Want to stop the drop leaf from swinging while the van is in motion. First step is find where the bottom edge of the drop leaf contacts the side covering panel.
I had previously welded a supporting angle iron piece to the frame near where the drop leaf would contact the side. Drill a hole through the angle iron and the cover panel. Add a T-nut to the cover panel.
The reason for the extra support is the rare earth magnet I'm adding to the cover panel. Pick the appropriate hard drive magnet from my collection that lives on the heating system ductwork.
The magnet will hold the bottom of the drop leaf in place.
Chisel out a space so the magnet will sit flush.
Epoxy the magnet to the carved out space on the cover panel.
Add two T-nuts to the bottom edge of the drop leaf. I'll use the T-nuts to hold a piece of steel in place. The size of the steel piece will control the amount of attraction the bottom edge of the drop leaf has to the cover panel. I'll later experiment with different sized steel pieces till I get one that stops the drop leaf from swinging loose but allows it swing up when wanted.
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Position the waste bin door.
Use wood screws to temporarily mount the door to the hinges.
Check movement.
Replace wood screws with T-nuts
Do the same again with the right side door.
Want to stop the drop leaf from swinging while the van is in motion. First step is find where the bottom edge of the drop leaf contacts the side covering panel.
I had previously welded a supporting angle iron piece to the frame near where the drop leaf would contact the side. Drill a hole through the angle iron and the cover panel. Add a T-nut to the cover panel.
The reason for the extra support is the rare earth magnet I'm adding to the cover panel. Pick the appropriate hard drive magnet from my collection that lives on the heating system ductwork.
The magnet will hold the bottom of the drop leaf in place.
Chisel out a space so the magnet will sit flush.
Epoxy the magnet to the carved out space on the cover panel.
Add two T-nuts to the bottom edge of the drop leaf. I'll use the T-nuts to hold a piece of steel in place. The size of the steel piece will control the amount of attraction the bottom edge of the drop leaf has to the cover panel. I'll later experiment with different sized steel pieces till I get one that stops the drop leaf from swinging loose but allows it swing up when wanted.
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