Traitor.
How do you fancy the postage on my old home made coolbox ??? It’s an old sea chest but most excellent. Holds about six dozen bottles of beer and good for at least three days. I’m now doubting myself, why would I ever change that perfecto set up ?
That is part of the intention, but only have access to halfway but from both sides, maybe even another drawer or two. The bit I’m searching for ideas is the bit facing you as you open the slider. I’ll have another recce and see if Stella boxes might fit in there for the empties and the bottle tops, and maybe the rubbish too, a recycle centre sort of.
Beer pump on the side of that cabinet?!
Well I’ll be damned, I was looking at those yesterday. Sounds a good idea, not sure on the mechanics though. Gotta be cold though.
Well you’ve got the fridge to chill the keg!!Well I’ll be damned, I was looking at those yesterday. Sounds a good idea, not sure on the mechanics though. Gotta be cold though.
Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,we’ll now let’s just see !
Brilliant and good for you Pip, you knew it wouldn’t be standard I’m sure. Not sure if I’m keen on you being ‘Astonished’ lol. But so long as you like it. I didn’t get on it today, got called in to Asda with loads of drivers off poorly. But any progress is better than none.I'm astonished Ozzie, it looks great, managed to get Pip to have a look and she says it looks awesome.
J & P
You’re on that one aren’t you !!! You’ll have me being the local barman every time you pull up near me lol.
I’ve left some ribs in it to strengthen up the middles and relieved where the angle iron sits plus the raised sides of the toolboxes. This allows the top to sit down primarily on the two pairs of raised sides and the angle iron. There’s also a tongue styled continuation through between the front seats and the walk through. I’ve reduced it by 16mm mostly and a tad more where the angle iron sits.
Two coats at least required, it sucked it up like a sponge.
Top work!! As above, use the fridge as a keg cooler and have a a Stella pump on the top
The side space can be a urinal......Thank me later
Nice work!Some great ideas coming in there peeps. Got onto it for a bit today. So I’ve cut the top to size and trial fitted it then popped it on the scales 41.2 pounds for a top is fairly hefty but I’d like it to be strong enough for several reprobates to be sat on it. So I’ve scalloped and scavenged a fair bit out from underneath and that reduced the weight to 30.8 pounds, so a good ten pounds less or a quarter less weight.
View attachment 9949I’ve left some ribs in it to strengthen up the middles and relieved where the angle iron sits plus the raised sides of the toolboxes. This allows the top to sit down primarily on the two pairs of raised sides and the angle iron. There’s also a tongue styled continuation through between the front seats and the walk through. I’ve reduced it by 16mm mostly and a tad more where the angle iron sits.
Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,that was loads of cutting
Then, I thought it was getting a bit late but I’m not too keen on all that freshly butchered wood living in the garage with the weather either freezing and snowing or raining enough for Noah to make a reappearance. So moisture moisture everywhere. Tossed up whether to give the underside a coat of watered down unibond to tie it back together or a coat of paint to keep the damp at bay <<< see what I did there ! So I’ve opted for some acrylic dark grey all in one paint that should seal it all back together. The very very finest from Ze Middly Of Lidly. A nice dark grey. Then get another coat on tomorrow after work.
View attachment 9950Two coats at least required, it sucked it up like a sponge.
Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,That should keep it fairly dry.
Good work Ozzie sounds like it be more tested in Belgium next March when you go away for a big lash up.Then, I thought it was getting a bit late but I’m not too keen on all that freshly butchered wood living in the garage with the weather either freezing and snowing or raining enough for Noah to make a reappearance. So moisture moisture everywhere. Tossed up whether to give the underside a coat of watered down unibond to tie it back together or a coat of paint to keep the damp at bay <<< see what I did there ! So I’ve opted for some acrylic dark grey all in one paint that should seal it all back together. The very very finest from Ze Middly Of Lidly. A nice dark grey. Then get another coat on tomorrow after work.
View attachment 9950Two coats at least required, it sucked it up like a sponge.
Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,That should keep it fairly dry.
I know what you’re saying and if I was putting him up for sale, I’d probably do exactly that and a fitted hob too and probably run the units down the side behind the driver’s seat and not worry about the weight of everything. It’ll just be me and I’ve not used a sink in umpteen years or a built in cooker, although I have tried one, it just wasn’t as good as the portable type and as flexible. I’ve got a squareish plastic washing up bowl that sits with stuff in it in case I need it but in real time it gets used once every year or two, but it’s there for my other next project that I’ve constructed in my head. When I finish eating or drinking , I use the last little bit of hot water and swill my cup onto my plate, I swill that around and wash my fork and possibly a knife on the plate and swill the plate off, that then goes into my frying pan and that gets a nice wash , then I drain that Into an empty soup or baked bean tin that gets shoved under the van to cool then rinse all through once more with clean water and let the process of evaporation take place. Then it all gets to go in the house when I get home and goes for it’s regular trip to the dishwasher.
That’s some serious engineering gone in to making that work. If you had that, you’d use it just to ‘Show Off’ wouldn’t you.
