Does anyone have a set of AO drawers that they could take a bunch of photos of the set up for me. I would like to make a set quite similar.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
African Outback Drawers - I want to copy them.
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I have one better - bending plans with dimensions for a Prado series. PM your email.
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cool my main idea is revolving around a good built in fridge slide.
Use quality drawer slides like Accuride and a quality "marine grade" lock and you should be GTG.
I bought some Accurides that are mounted to the side of the cabinet, and then allow the "slide deck" to be bolted to the top surface of the drawer slide allowing a near seamless top panel when the fridge is removed with the rest of the drawer system.
I bought some Accurides that are mounted to the side of the cabinet, and then allow the "slide deck" to be bolted to the top surface of the drawer slide allowing a near seamless top panel when the fridge is removed with the rest of the drawer system.
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Milo, Thanks for the blueprint.
Drew this is still and idea.
I still think I could save myself a ton of money buy buying bearings and doing an AO bearings system vs buying Accuride slides.
Drew this is still and idea.
I still think I could save myself a ton of money buy buying bearings and doing an AO bearings system vs buying Accuride slides.
Hey Forealz -
It's a bit of time and work depending on your connections with a local bender/boat-builder.
IMHO, You might want to consider a plywood design with bearings and steel gusset plates/rails. Much easier to build for a one-off, with no need for fancy CAD drawings to upload to the waterjet. Besides, if you can't do these drawings yourself, you'll burn up any savings paying the shop to do them. Be cheaper to just buy the Slee steel drawers...... I've got a bunch of pic's/links if you need 'em.
I decided to go aluminum, but haven't had much time to fab a set. Didn't make sense to add all that weight to a DD, to me anyways. Good luck man.
It's a bit of time and work depending on your connections with a local bender/boat-builder.
IMHO, You might want to consider a plywood design with bearings and steel gusset plates/rails. Much easier to build for a one-off, with no need for fancy CAD drawings to upload to the waterjet. Besides, if you can't do these drawings yourself, you'll burn up any savings paying the shop to do them. Be cheaper to just buy the Slee steel drawers...... I've got a bunch of pic's/links if you need 'em.
I decided to go aluminum, but haven't had much time to fab a set. Didn't make sense to add all that weight to a DD, to me anyways. Good luck man.
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the plan would be to make them out of wood.
The blue-print gives me the bearing idea and makes it clear in my head. Uber simple.
I have a few aluminum boxes that might serve quite nice. I'll have to see, I might just end up building them out of wood and using the bearing idea.
It will still be a little labor intensive.
The blue-print gives me the bearing idea and makes it clear in my head. Uber simple.
I have a few aluminum boxes that might serve quite nice. I'll have to see, I might just end up building them out of wood and using the bearing idea.
It will still be a little labor intensive.
This site has tons of pics:
Car Consoles & 4WD Storage Drawers - Department of the Interior - overhead consoles, roof consoles, custom built consoles, 4WD interiors, storage systems, vehicle consoles, radio console, dashboard pod, four wheel drive.
Lots of cool details if you look close......
Car Consoles & 4WD Storage Drawers - Department of the Interior - overhead consoles, roof consoles, custom built consoles, 4WD interiors, storage systems, vehicle consoles, radio console, dashboard pod, four wheel drive.
Lots of cool details if you look close......
