Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:10:22 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Them little shelf bumpies
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Mr. Rocket.
IIRC, those pieces aren't too visible no?
What aboot (CanCon) something else for support pieces?
Same as orig. dim. wood dowel or better, mild steel. Maybe there's
Teflon in that dim. Cut, drill and you're off to the races! You have
to drill, but this isn't tough. And you can paint the steel/wood
whatever colour (more CanCon) you want!
I'd reccoment steel of Teflon over wood btw......
Neil.
On 7/27/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just went to re-install the shelving under the sink after re-routing the
> sink drain hose so the stupid thing doesn't chew up so much space on the
> bottom shelf,* and have come to find that I've mislaid some of those
> little plastic dots with the nails in them that the shelves' sides rest
> on.**
>
> Anyone know where I can get three or four of these little puppies? Mine
> are brown, but any color will be fine.
>
> _____
> * A piece of cake. Go to Ace Hardware and get a 1/2'' PVC elbow - the
> unthreaded kind for slip joints. Get a sprinkler riser or any other bit
> of irrigation fitting that has a 3/4'' hose barb on it. Get some epoxy.
> Remove the shelves. Disconnect the hose from the outlet at the bottom.
> Observe how much hose barb the hose needs for proper clamping. Cut
> yourself a chunk of the new hose barb that you bought and epoxy it into
> one end of the 1/2'' elbow so that enough sticks out to connect the hose
> to. Epoxy the other end of the elbow to the drain fitting at the bottom
> so that the barb points straight back toward the side of the van. Wait
> 24 hours for the epoxy to cure. Reconnect hose to new barb. Tighten
> clamp. Close off hose drain under van and fill sink with water. Check
> for leaks. Re-assemble everything. Note how much more room you now have
> under sink. Have a cold one to celebrate. It's all good.
>
> ** Remind me of this if I start sounding like I think I am smart.
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
