| Here is the original kitchen. The roof
where the hatch hinge was located has been cut away, 4" in. This is to increase
my counter to 16" (the preferred width according to the "Tiny Tears" poll
result (you can see that at "Tiny Tears" Poll)
by moving the cabinet back those 4". |
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| Here's a better view of the slot. |
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| Here the original back wall has been cut
away. You are looking at what was the inside of the original inside cabinet. This
will become the forward wall of the new kitchen cabinet (the inside of the kitchen
cabinet). |
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| Laying out the rails and stiles
of the new kitchen cabinet. |
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| Gluing the cabinet together.
I didn't have long enough clamps so I used wedges screwed to the
table. The doors are also being glued. |
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| The cabinet face glued together
with the doors laying on top. |
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| A view of the cabinet face
installed. |
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| Another view. |
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| And another. How about that
cool Harbor Freight stove? |
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| This is the rain gutter formed
by the top of the new cabinet. It was rain tested at the Cape Cod
Easter gathering. No rain ran into the kitchen! |
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| Because I cut the roof back
4" I had to build a new upper portion of the hatch. In the lower
left of this picture are the parts; skins, frame, foam; layed out
ready for vacuum bagging together. |
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| Here you see the start of
wetting out everything with epoxy. You can see the epoxy spreader,
a piece of paint roller nailed to a stick. I've found this works
the best of anything. |
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| Putting everything in the bag.
The bubble wrap acts as an air bleeder. This allows the vacuum to
spread to the whole area of the hatch. The wires are the running light
wires which are internal to the hatch. |
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| This hose has holes in its
whole length. It is attached to the shop vac. All the holes distribute
the vacuum. The boot helps align everything. Hehe. |
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| The bag sealed and the vacuum
applied. You can see how well the pressure squeezes everything
together. |
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| Here the old bottom portion
of the hatch has been attached to the new top. The large fillets
provide great strength to hold it all together. |
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| Aligning the new hatch. |
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| The new top portion before it
was trimmed off. |
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| The trimmed top and the power
plane that did the trimming. |
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| Sanding it smooth. |
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| Using a router to round off
all the edges. |
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| The completed hatch. |
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| Here is an inside view of the
new hatch. You are looking through the open doors of the original
inside cabinet. Those doors and cabinet face is now the wall that
divides the kitchen cabinet and the inside cabinet. |
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| Gluing the rails and stiles
of the new inside cabinet face. |
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| The dowel jig used. |
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| Another view of the cabinet
making scene. |
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| The completed inside cabinet
with the doors laying on top. |
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| The rain gutter cleaned up. |
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| Here is everything for the
stainless steel installation. The steel is covered with a
protective plastic. |
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| The kitchen prepped for installing
the stainless steel. It is all sanded and cleaned. The hose is
the gas supply for the stove. |
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| To glue the steel down I used
contact cement. I did the forward edge first then held up the steel
with the stick. After that I brushed on more cement. |
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| This is the new location for
propane tank. |
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| Here the steel has been glued
down. The protective cover is still on. |
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| Here is the finished kitchen.
Note the storage spot for the cast iron skillet. The board it is
mounted on is a cutting board. I think the caned cabinets and the
stainless steel look great together. The renovation was definitely
worth it. |
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| Just another shot of the
"Tiny Tears" Boxter. |
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