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Posted By: 1stgenfarmboy on 06/08/12 12:06pm

Be carful.....have fun....take pics....

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Posted By: kerry4951 on 06/08/12 12:13pm

Installed another shelf above the stove top. Hinged it using a piano hinge so I can flip it up for travel and in the event we need the opened area above the stove and so as not to interfere with the exhaust fan.
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Posted By: QualitySnowman on 06/08/12 01:13pm

kerry4951, class act! Looks factory!

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Posted By: JoeChiOhki on 06/08/12 01:45pm

Installed this as the replacement fixture in my galley:

ThinLite Circline 110 12" Fluorescent fixture

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Posted By: turtletalk on 06/08/12 03:33pm

kerry4951-you sure gave me some ideas for the use of an old piano hinge we have in the shop!!! Thanks

Posted By: kerry4951 on 06/08/12 05:19pm

turtletalk wrote:

kerry4951-you sure gave me some ideas for the use of an old piano hinge we have in the shop!!! Thanks

turtletalk
Glad I could help you out. Just make sure that you mount the shelf high enough so it doesnt interfere with the stove lid when its lifted up.Mine folds back and lays under the shelf, with about an inch clearance which is plenty.

Posted By: noxinnhoj on 06/08/12 09:26pm

switched over to a few solar panels and led bulbs,hope to do a short trip report from cultus lake when we get back,cheers

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Posted By: Mello Mike on 06/09/12 02:15pm

kerry4951 wrote:

Great job, Kerry. Do you use pine for your wood projects and just stain the wood to match? If you do, what stain do you use?

I want to make a magazine rack and a spice rack for my Wolf Creek camper, so I'm curious.

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Posted By: BriGuy8679 on 06/09/12 03:20pm

I've been plugging roof leaks. Bah!

Posted By: kerry4951 on 06/09/12 05:34pm

Mike
I use finished pine boards that I get at Lowes and Minwax stains and several coats of clear polyurethane. I actually mix cherry with early american (darker) to give me something close to the factory look.
Funny you should ask about magazine and spice racks. I just installed 2 magazine racks today, one on each side of the dinette window. I made them wide enough (about 11 inches) so they can hold a road atlas. The spice rack was one of the first mods I did a few years back.
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