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Joinery & Cabinet Making
Construction techniques for van cabinetry
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<blockquote data-quote="AES" data-source="post: 1576916" data-attributes="member: 11151"><p>With my own v limited experience, I doubly agree with the caveats posted above about weight.</p><p></p><p>Please PLEASE forget about "decent" ply and/or MDF, it starts out far too heavy and just gets heavier and heavier by the time you add door hardware, drawer runner, screws or whatever, then fill up the water tank, put disinfectant in the portaloo, etc, etc. It all adds up alarmingly quickly and affects not only the vehicle's maximum LEGALLY allowed load limit (as mentioned above), it also affects tyres (Type, rating, and wear rate, as also said above) and these days particularly, affects the MPG the users will achieve.</p><p></p><p>While it is (was?) horrendously expensive to buy new, the "composite" sheets made of "honeycombed plasticised cardboard" epoxied onto very thin waterproofed veneers - in various "metal" and "wood-effect" finishes) as used for passenger aircraft galleys, toilets, etc, are what you really want. As said, v expensive new, but look out for specialist component suppliers (a couple already listed above, but I'm LONG out of date with the UK sorry). And look for such as specialists who break wrecked caravans and motorhomes. You'll find them advertising in the back pages of the - I guess - still several caravan and motorhome mags published in UK.</p><p></p><p>Jointing "cabinets" made from these "high-tech" materials is not as difficult as you may think, and is generally quite light too. Mainly epoxies and foaming polyurethane adhesives. Bits of scrap play and softwood plus loads of masking tape provide suitable jigs for ensuring cabinet/s, sink unit, etc, come up straight and square and LIGHT! And if necessary, the careful use of ali extruded sections from the local DIY emporium, such as "T"s, & "L"s, also glued in plus perhaps a few self-tappers will all stiffen things like under work surface places nicely. And look for things like "rock n roll" bed frames to suit the vehicle too. Again the ads should put you on the right path.</p><p></p><p>It really is all MUCH different to any sort of cabinet making for the house, and with respect, such techniques are best IMO left "in the home".</p><p></p><p>HTH, good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AES, post: 1576916, member: 11151"] With my own v limited experience, I doubly agree with the caveats posted above about weight. Please PLEASE forget about "decent" ply and/or MDF, it starts out far too heavy and just gets heavier and heavier by the time you add door hardware, drawer runner, screws or whatever, then fill up the water tank, put disinfectant in the portaloo, etc, etc. It all adds up alarmingly quickly and affects not only the vehicle's maximum LEGALLY allowed load limit (as mentioned above), it also affects tyres (Type, rating, and wear rate, as also said above) and these days particularly, affects the MPG the users will achieve. While it is (was?) horrendously expensive to buy new, the "composite" sheets made of "honeycombed plasticised cardboard" epoxied onto very thin waterproofed veneers - in various "metal" and "wood-effect" finishes) as used for passenger aircraft galleys, toilets, etc, are what you really want. As said, v expensive new, but look out for specialist component suppliers (a couple already listed above, but I'm LONG out of date with the UK sorry). And look for such as specialists who break wrecked caravans and motorhomes. You'll find them advertising in the back pages of the - I guess - still several caravan and motorhome mags published in UK. Jointing "cabinets" made from these "high-tech" materials is not as difficult as you may think, and is generally quite light too. Mainly epoxies and foaming polyurethane adhesives. Bits of scrap play and softwood plus loads of masking tape provide suitable jigs for ensuring cabinet/s, sink unit, etc, come up straight and square and LIGHT! And if necessary, the careful use of ali extruded sections from the local DIY emporium, such as "T"s, & "L"s, also glued in plus perhaps a few self-tappers will all stiffen things like under work surface places nicely. And look for things like "rock n roll" bed frames to suit the vehicle too. Again the ads should put you on the right path. It really is all MUCH different to any sort of cabinet making for the house, and with respect, such techniques are best IMO left "in the home". HTH, good luck [/QUOTE]
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