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> Im a stickler for details... prolly more so than others and I wanted this
> new cabinet to look and feel much like the stock westy cabinetry. I wanted
> to match the inefficiency so it looks like it came from he factory =)
>
> the dimensions of the cabinet now are 2'-6 3/4" Wide x 1'-5 3/4" Deep x
> 1'-8" Tall
>
> The width of the cabinet protrudes out into the aisle way about half way,
> the small cabinet door under the kitchen drawer just barely has enough room
> to fully open.
>
> Abel Longoria
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <
> rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> There are advantages to sliding doors.
>>
>> Like Frank G made his rear hatch cabinet into a sliding door.
>>
>> What is the depth of you cabinet?
>>
>>
>>>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I was storing the Thetford where the stock fridge used to be and got
>> tired
>>> of it using up valuable storage space so I began to look at different
>>> options. Not finding any that I liked I decided to build a cabinet
>> myself.
>>>
>>> I originally wanted more storage so this is my first mockup i made with
>>> 1/2" insulation foam board from the local hardware store. This was just
>> to
>>> a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge.
>> https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10802551_1004618506220964_1388766186_n.jpg
>>>
>>> Then I began to think, what if I made it taller, so it could house the
>>> Thetford marine toilet and house false floor so my Webasto heater could
>> be
>>> installed behind the passenger seat. I'm a 3d cad designer by day so I
>>> modeled up a cabinet design that can cover those items.
>> https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10860169_375827052586431_703602767_n.jpg
>>>
>>> After I modeled it I laid out a cutsheet and took it to a local sign
>> maker
>>> and for $40 he CNC'd all of my panels out of 1/2" birch plywood. This is
>> my
>>> "usable mock up" that I assembled. I've camped with this version for a
>> few
>>> times and have decided what I like and don't like about it so I plan to
>>> make some revisions to the design and have it recut.
>> https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10853060_575272589270874_1875694596_n.jpg
>>>
>>> The front main door cut outs are the same size as the Westfalia flat
>>> cabinet doors so I plan to install an extra pair of doors there. I plan
>> to
>>> laminate the entire box with the same shade laminate and edge trim that
>> is
>>> used in the rest of the van so that the final product can look just like
>>> factory. I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in
>> order
>>> to have it reside on the lower left front of the cabinet for small item
>>> storage.
>>>
>>> This is prolly way overkill than what you're thinking of but so far the
>>> usable mockup costs me about $95. $55 for the sheet of plywood and $40
>> for
>>> the CNC. The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of
>>> trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc.
>>>
>>> Once I finalize the box I plan to post the DXF file online so others can
>>> download it for free and have the panels cut out by their local sign
>> maker
>>> if they want to replicate this cabinet.
>>>
>>> Abel Longoria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:08 PM, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I’d really like to pick up a storage box/toilet box thing … like
>> gowesty’s
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>>>> <
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>>>>
>>>> but that seems over priced and shipping to Canada would cost a ton i’m
>>>> sure … what have others been doing?
>>