Then, The spring hold open devise and the unit closed for transport.
The legs are adjustable each for height.
The box is made from 3/4 inch oak ply for the bottom with solid oak runners where the legs fold under and the body is made from 1/2 inch birch ply held together with Gorilla glue and screws. The front is from one piece of ply to keep the look uniform and attractive. All finished off with three coats of Polyurethane.
The top is a granite looking Formica laminate.
The hinges are marine chromed brass piano hinges.
The closing hardware is marine chromed brass cabinet latches.
There are lifting rings on each end so the crane needed to lift the thing into the trailer has something to grip on to.
The two red Anvil cases house the propane lamp and the grill for transport. I worked at TORO as a freelance photographer for some time and one day when I got to work they were cleaning out the equipment closet and had 50 or 60 cases sitting in the hallway. One of the photographers asked me if I wanted some cases and I couldn't turn them down. I told him I would take a couple and he asked me if I had my truck . I said yes and he told me to fill it up. So I did. 22 cases fit in the back and came home with me. SCORE.
The overall dimensions are 69 inches long, 17 inches high and 16 inches deep. The unit will fit into the trailer with bout 1.5 inches on each end and takes up bout half of the width. It will also fit in the back of the truck But I'm not sure iI want that behind me in an emergency stop! The height is a perfect fit with 1/2 inch between the top of the unit and the support bars of the trailer topper. I put black foam pipe insulation on the support bars to hold the unit from bouncing and 3/4 "L" channel bolted to the trailers 3/4 plywood floor insert to keep the unit from shifting sideways and to act as a guide when loading the thing back into the trailer. I put ply in the trailer so I wouldn't have to drill holes in the water tight floor of the trailer.
Thanks for looking and comments welcome, as always.
