Cabinet ingenuity svp
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:48 pm
Noting a general consensus that they get in the way of the entrance, I built a kitchen cabinet for behind the passenger seat, striving to keep it slim. We needed a place to store stuff but I also wanted more counter space, and the ability to set up the stove inside in case we ever really needed to.
So I made this thing that looks like this when closed:
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and the taller left side then swings out to give access to the propane stove and magic fold out kitchen unit:
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Then, the flap thing that was hanging down covering the stove hinges up, and is placed on the free-standing partition wall, and makes a bigger counter top. It's sized so that the stove can fit on top.
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What you don't see in these pictures is that the propane tank (not a full size job) is stored in the shorter right hand section, and there is a hinged top.
Now for my question: I want to find a nifty self-contained way to prop up the semicircular table that is hanging on the right side. I'd rather not use a loose prop rod as it could get lost or rattle around.
I have thought of a piece of copper plumbing pipe with a couple of 45 degree angles that could be slid out from within the propane tank area, that would rest along in the space below the table - but that width would not let the pipe be long enough to hold up the table.
I can't put anything under the table as it is right up close to the sliding door of the camper, when the door is closed.
I can't put a curved prop right under the table that retracts into the space behind, as the propane tank is there.
I've been stewing too long about this detail and need a fresh mind.
Ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
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So I made this thing that looks like this when closed:
[albumimg]2475[/albumimg]
and the taller left side then swings out to give access to the propane stove and magic fold out kitchen unit:
[albumimg]2476[/albumimg]
Then, the flap thing that was hanging down covering the stove hinges up, and is placed on the free-standing partition wall, and makes a bigger counter top. It's sized so that the stove can fit on top.
[albumimg]2477[/albumimg]
What you don't see in these pictures is that the propane tank (not a full size job) is stored in the shorter right hand section, and there is a hinged top.
Now for my question: I want to find a nifty self-contained way to prop up the semicircular table that is hanging on the right side. I'd rather not use a loose prop rod as it could get lost or rattle around.
I have thought of a piece of copper plumbing pipe with a couple of 45 degree angles that could be slid out from within the propane tank area, that would rest along in the space below the table - but that width would not let the pipe be long enough to hold up the table.
I can't put anything under the table as it is right up close to the sliding door of the camper, when the door is closed.
I can't put a curved prop right under the table that retracts into the space behind, as the propane tank is there.
I've been stewing too long about this detail and need a fresh mind.
Ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
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