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Thread: Box for a car
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3rd November 2008, 01:36 PM #1
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Box for a car
No, not to house toy cars but to actually sit inside a car!!!
I need to put together a practical first and pretty a distant second, box to sit in the centre console area of my 4WD between the two front seats and house a 7 litre odd cooler which will keep our drinks cold on long trips. I was going to cut up the existing plastic console so it would house the cooler but on learning a replacement would set me back $1200
I thought it might be a better idea just to remove the console and build a box to mount in that spot and house the cooler.
SO, looking for advise on the following, wood type and joint type to use for which strength and durability being the major consideration given the environment.
I'm not an outright novice when it comes to woodworking, I have a Triton which I've used to put bits and pieces together over the years but I'm a long way short of being an expert.
Thanks in advance.
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7th November 2008, 09:18 PM #2
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The base construction should be of ply . If you are using a thermo cooler allow enough room for the heat to escape from the fan. The joints I would use if it was me would be rabbets. That are glued and nailed I would add additional strenght to the corners with some qtr round or simular to help with the stress of being in a vehicle. I would use the exsisting console as a guide to size and holes required. I did simular joints in my other 4wd draw system and the joints never came apart
Good luck
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7th November 2008, 10:05 PM #3
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I would concentrate more on the general design of the thing rather than the joints. I only do a little off road work these days but I did spend many years really roughing it ( you wouldn't believe some of the places that a prospecter may go). My first car box would have been 35 years ago and since then I have had many - always butt jointed half inch ply, screwed and glued; never had one fail yet.
Design wise mine have been made for practicality rather than aesthetics but that is entirely up to you.
Denn
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11th November 2008, 09:52 AM #4
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After a bit of hunting around after posting this I've been reaching the same conclusions. Thanks very much for the replies, much appreciated.
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