Drawers won't stay shut - Argh!!
The drawers on my TT have nice side mount metal glides with ball bearings in them. They run in and out smoothly. Trouble is, when I drive down the road most of them open up and slide in and out as I ...
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304 is junky grade stainless, 18-8 is far and away the most common grade, while 316 is marine grade, uncommon, absolutely non-magnetic and costs like crazy. Any scrap dealer worth his salt can take a strong magnet (neodmium) and in an instant tell 304 from 18-8 and coveted 316. Prove it to yourself in a hardware store.
Slapping a 10x3 magnet against pure steel means a heck of a fight is coming to separate them. An N52 magnet and 18-8 stainless is a match made in heaven. But Chinese stainless is unpredictable. Proof the match before drilling and gluing. I chose #8 stainless fender washers. If push comes to fireworks use steel with several coats of lacquer. The main thing is to check the match. Use thicknesses of paper to separate magnet from steel to determine how deep to drill. I love the "both ends" 2 magnet bonding of drawers and cabinet doors. Big doors on Quicksilver are all "sliders". Bed and bathroom and entry.
Slapping a 10x3 magnet against pure steel means a heck of a fight is coming to separate them. An N52 magnet and 18-8 stainless is a match made in heaven. But Chinese stainless is unpredictable. Proof the match before drilling and gluing. I chose #8 stainless fender washers. If push comes to fireworks use steel with several coats of lacquer. The main thing is to check the match. Use thicknesses of paper to separate magnet from steel to determine how deep to drill. I love the "both ends" 2 magnet bonding of drawers and cabinet doors. Big doors on Quicksilver are all "sliders". Bed and bathroom and entry.
