Well the deadline arrived, and whilst I’d like to have progressed further, we do have a bed and some counter space. But not much else. Not even a mattress…
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I had hoped to use some some angle brackets for the lip of the bed where it rests on the opposite counter, but after testing them they were not strong enough. So I gave a steel stock holder a call and they had six meters of 30x30x3mm RSA for £17 which is a bargain. They even cut it to 1.9 meters for me. Not sure what I’m going to do with the remaining 4.1 meters.
Continue reading DOACC: The Drawbridge BedDOACC: Worktops pt.1
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Well… I spent the whole morning going door to door, picking up screws, timber, plywood and gas bottles ( with a sneaky set of new t-shirts in there too )
Continue reading DOACC: Worktops pt.1DOACC: Fridge drawer works perfectly
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Wow I got a lot done today!
Continue reading DOACC: Fridge drawer works perfectlyDOACC: The First Green Panel
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The time has come to cover the wheel wells. I first used a few splodges < technical term] in the butchered holes left by the previous owner. This will keep out the water.
Continue reading DOACC: The First Green PanelDOACC: The Dry Fit
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Not much happened on Wednesday, other than a trip to B&Q to get some bits and a large sheet of 18mm ply so that today I could keep going.
Continue reading DOACC: The Dry FitDOACC: Sink Cabinets pt.2 – More Screwing & Gluing
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This cabinet is going to together a little quicker now I’ve sort of get my eye in with the pocket hole jig and what I can get away with this plywood.
Continue reading DOACC: Sink Cabinets pt.2 – More Screwing & GluingDOACC: Sink Cabinets pt.1 – The measuring, the measuring & the cutting
I’m as far as I can go with the bed cabinets so now it’s time to build the sink side of the van. This is one long run of cabinets from front to back but here is a strange metal wobbly bit in the middle of the van. This means I’m going to make it in two sections, starting with the bed end, so at least we have that operational.
Continue reading DOACC: Sink Cabinets pt.1 – The measuring, the measuring & the cuttingDOACC: Bed Cabinets pt.2 – The Screwing & Glueing
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Parts all prepared, today should just be putting them all together, right?
Continue reading DOACC: Bed Cabinets pt.2 – The Screwing & GlueingDOACC: Bed Cabinets pt.1 – The Cutting
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With plywood everywhere, filling my van, stacked up in my shed and leaning up against the house in the alley, it’s time to put down the mouse and pick up the hammer.
Continue reading DOACC: Bed Cabinets pt.1 – The Cutting