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07-15-2017, 05:21 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
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Cabinetry
I'm about to start installing cabinetry on Brunhilde. Yes, pix will follow. I've decided not to go with pre-assembled cabinets and disassembled cabinets just cannot be found. SO, I'm going with 2x2s for framing and 1/4 BC ply and Kreg jigs and make them big enough for double milk crates (wonder where I'll get them ) and the microwave and trash can and .
This will help greatly, because, even with the back door, getting completed cabinets inside would be a struggle.
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07-15-2017, 06:33 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Miami
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I looked into preassembled Home Depot cabinets, and the base line ones were kinda of flimsy. I ended up going with disassembled cabinets from Ikea. Cost a little less than HD, and they are easy to assemble.
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07-15-2017, 06:36 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
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Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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You can't get much more disassembled than 2x2s and plywood. Screws, saws and drills, I can handle. Insert Tab A into Slot B -- NO!
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07-15-2017, 06:39 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2013
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mmmm...potatoes! Making Wodka?
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07-15-2017, 06:40 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
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Engine: 8.3 Cummins
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Watch craigslist for people doing remodels Plus there's places that go in & remove cabinets & appliances from homes that are going to be remodels or leveled, Look for whole house recyclers.
Here is a example from a email list I'm on that I got 3 days ago, $400.00 for all the cabinets you see in the pic.
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07-15-2017, 06:46 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Vacaville, Ca
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Now I did call about them & this set was made with the pressed wood construction but they do get plywood ones in also,
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07-15-2017, 06:53 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
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Year: 2003
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Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackJohn
mmmm...potatoes! Making Wodka?
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Nope. Just keeping them from growing roots. That device is called a Kartoffelhorde and I have one.
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07-15-2017, 06:54 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu & Filo. T
Watch craigslist for people doing remodels Plus there's places that go in & remove cabinets & appliances from homes that are going to be remodels or leveled, Look for whole house recyclers.
Here is a example from a email list I'm on that I got 3 days ago, $400.00 for all the cabinets you see in the pic.
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Watch Craigslist? NOT ONLY NO, but... I also won't go to Habitat For Humanity store. They want premium prices for used material.
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07-15-2017, 11:37 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Build them. It is super easy. Make a plywood box using a kregg jig then make a wooden face. Easy as pie. All you need is a steady hand a circular saw, a craig jig , screws, glue, plywood, and face lumber (boards poplar, maple, oak, or evwn pine).message me if you need more info.
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07-16-2017, 09:37 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
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Kreg Jig question...
Anybody found screws that work? Besides their proprietary screws!
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07-16-2017, 12:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
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As far as the screw itself goes, any pan head or round washer head wood screw (or particleboard screw) in the correct length will do the trick....#8 or #9 head. (check that the countersink is a large enough diameter, since a round washer head screw is slightly larger in diameter than a pocket head screw).
The important thing in pocket-screw joinery is using a good wood glue.....that's where the strength lies. When you try to break a good glue bond, the wood itself will split, or the particleboard core or plywood plies will separate, before the glue separates from itself.
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07-16-2017, 12:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
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Quote:
Kreg Jig question...
Anybody found screws that work? Besides their proprietary screws
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Local hardware store has them don't know brand name. Do a search fo "pocket hole screw" I have also had good luck using regular construction screws with a small washer. Like this Review: Kreg Pocket Hole Screws Alternatives - by steliart @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
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07-16-2017, 02:57 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryannmelis
Build them. It is super easy. Make a plywood box using a kregg jig then make a wooden face. Easy as pie. All you need is a steady hand a circular saw, a craig jig , screws, glue, plywood, and face lumber (boards poplar, maple, oak, or evwn pine).message me if you need more info.
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This is exactly what I have in mind. Plus, it'll be custom fit.
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07-16-2017, 05:21 PM
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Almost There
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Also run a test piece to ensure the screws depth is correct. I run the drill a little shallower to ensure the screw doesnt over penetrate.
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07-16-2017, 08:23 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
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Here's my two cents worth I built 2 x 4 and plywood cabinets and then I did some work(tire and brake work) for a cabinet maker and he said let's trade and I said that's great and he said, after he was done, next time you build a bus let me put the cabinets in from scratch it would have been a lot less frustrating for him. It still worked out really good but he said he could do an awesome custom build for a very reasonable price.
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07-16-2017, 10:08 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by milkmanchip
Here's my two cents worth I built 2 x 4 and plywood cabinets and then I did some work(tire and brake work) for a cabinet maker and he said let's trade and I said that's great and he said, after he was done, next time you build a bus let me put the cabinets in from scratch it would have been a lot less frustrating for him. It still worked out really good but he said he could do an awesome custom build for a very reasonable price.
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And you are located where?
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07-16-2017, 10:33 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
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Ham Lake MN. 20 miles north of Minneapolis.
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07-17-2017, 07:13 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Lake geneva Wisconsin
Posts: 199
Year: 93
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Any screws work for kreg holes
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07-17-2017, 07:32 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Lake geneva Wisconsin
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Year: 93
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Also you don't need framing lumber like 2x2 or 2x4. Just use thicker ply wood.
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07-17-2017, 12:36 PM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greatestrr
Also you don't need framing lumber like 2x2 or 2x4. Just use thicker ply wood.
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This^^^
Go look at your cabinets- no framing in there. Use the 3/4 ply for the sides. Trick is rabbit a grove for the 1/2" floor in the sides. Drill the sides for adjustable shelves and drawer slides before assemble.
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