Discovery rear door tables
- Thread starter clalor
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blakesrover
Observer
i second that..materials list?
Jarhead556
New member
Ben,
Very nice work! It looks great!
Very nice work! It looks great!
Disco0311
Observer
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Very nice work, Ben. Very Clean.
benlittle
Adventurer
sinuhexavier
Explorer
Nice one...
benlittle
Adventurer
Thanks Sinuhe
Going to buy a cannon this weekend. I'm stoked! Actually I'm fine with our little point and shoots but Amber reaallly wants the cannon.
clalor
Observer
Finally, progress:
A big thanks to my friend for the material and letting me use his shop & tools to do the cutting.
All of the hardware has been ordered and should be here by the end of the week. All that's left to buy is the material for the shelf, but I'm not sure yet what I want to use for that.
A big thanks to my friend for the material and letting me use his shop & tools to do the cutting.
All of the hardware has been ordered and should be here by the end of the week. All that's left to buy is the material for the shelf, but I'm not sure yet what I want to use for that.
R_Lefebvre
Expedition Leader
How did you get the pattern?
clalor
Observer
I pulled the interior panel off the door and measured the width and the height of the stepped areas. After cutting the major dimensions with a shear, I set the interior panel on top of the sheet, traced the transition area between the steps with a Sharpie, and then drew an offset line that I cut to using a band saw. I don't know what that offset ended up being, since it ended up being a cut-test-repeat cycle. The door handle cutout was traced from the interior panel as well. I just made sure to cut that a little big so that I'd have some tolerance in fitting the handle trim piece, but not so much tolerance that there would be any visible gaps.
It's not my best work, but some edge trim will help hide some of the imperfections (I hope).
If I were to do it again, I'd track down a large piece of cardboard or two and make a template out of that before cutting metal. I have NO idea why I didn't do that this time. Brain no work well sometimes...
It's not my best work, but some edge trim will help hide some of the imperfections (I hope).
If I were to do it again, I'd track down a large piece of cardboard or two and make a template out of that before cutting metal. I have NO idea why I didn't do that this time. Brain no work well sometimes...