RV Engineering and Construction
I spent this afternoon repairing a canned-food storage drawer on our toy hauler. It was obviously loose and not sliding correctly. Yet again, I discovered the poor engineering and construction of RV...
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westend wrote:
I don't see "safety standards", speed of building, or money spent as a valid reason why the OP can't put his can of beans in the pantry. IMO, the reason it all comes loose is that someone made a decision to use a 1/2" length screw where a 1" or additional fasteners would have done the job. It is just bean counters at work, trying to save a $.01 wherever possible.
Something alot of folks just don't get about business: there are only two ways to improve profits or make more money ...
Cut costs or raise prices.
The RV industry is so very price competitive because so many RV buyers will turn away from the higher quality unit and buy one that saves them $500-$1000.
With that kind of customer you have to make some difficult choices about what you do and dont do.
In terms of saving screws. If you use 100,000 of those screws a year saving just, lets say for arguments sake in this one drawer, three screws, this makes a big difference.
Also in manufacturing an;ything you want to limit the number of different fasteners you use by type and length. WHERE POSSIBLE.
My contention is that cans don't belong in a drawer and it was never intended to hold that weight.
