Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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gregrc75 wrote:wbrown62 wrote:gregrc75 wrote:
I have a Bullet Premier and the wardrobes look the same. How did you add the shelf? I like that idea!
Greg, I purchased a 4' x 12" pre-made shelf board at Lowes. It is pressboard with the laminated finish to look like real wood. I was too lazy to finish an actual piece of wood. LOL! I also purchased 2 pieces of 5/8" square dowels for shelf supports. I cut the dowels around 10" long, 2 for each wardrobe. I then used a framing square and drew a horizontal line on each side of the wardrobe at the same height. I stained the dowels and drilled 2 holes in each dowel. I attached the dowels, one to each side, with 2 screws and a little glue for good measure. I cut the shelf the correct length and just placed on top of the dowels. Because of the fit of the shelf, I had to have it in place and shoved up a little before screwing in the dowels. Once the dowels were in place, the shelf sat down perfectly on the square dowels. I added just a spot of glue at each bottom corner of each shelf just so they wouldn't bounce around. Actually they were kinda snug so probably wouldn't have anyway.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I know what I am doing tomorrow. I have used the shelving you used in the past and it is perfect for this application. I was curious if you had to have the shelf in place due to the tight space and you answered that. Again, thanks!
Take care in measuring the width of the shelf. I used two scrap pieces of the dowels for a jig.I held the 2 pieces together and slid them apart so that one end of each dowel touched the sides of the wardrobe at the rear of where the shelf would attach. The dowels were overlapped and when I was sure they were touching lightly on each side, I made a mark across the overlapped portion of both dowels. I transferred this measurement to the shelf making sure the line on the dowels was still in place. I could not get a good reading using a tape measure inside the wardrobe and this method was very accurate. I did this in each wardrobe and at the front and back since there was a slight bit of difference in the measurement. It resulted in a snug fit from front to rear even though the wardrobe was slightly off. I also had to notch out one corner of the shelf for a strip of wood in one side of each wardrobe. Hope this helps. I know of no other way to explain it better. LOL
