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Q7-retired
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Topic: screwing into slide-out walls? Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 7:00pm |
Folks, we have the 178 with the kitchen that slides out. I will be mounting a magnetic knife holder and a spice rack inside the area behind the sink and stove, wonderful things that my live-in gourmet chef says are essential. I wonder if anyone has gauged the thickness of the walls and their suitability to accept a screw? I have a couple of ways of mounting these things, but want to learn from others' experience whether screwing into the walls (carefully, of course) is a viable option.
thanks as always for helping me use already invented wheels! Best, Jim
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Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 9:42pm |
I'll be installing a magnetic knife holder in our 178 tomorrow, actually. My plan is to screw it into the wall on the left side of the fridge/ MW. There must be a 1x nailer (I haven't looked yet) that holds up the shelf supporting the MW. I'm worried that the wall by itself will not secure the holder given the constant pull of the knives against the magnet. I'll let you know what I find.
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furpod
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 12:34pm |
A 1 inch screw will be fine. Expanding moly bolts can be used, but they don't always work right with the foam core.
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 1:43pm |
Originally posted by furpod
A 1 inch screw will be fine. Expanding moly bolts can be used, but they don't always work right with the foam core.
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so you're pretty sure the wall is greater than one inch thick, with similar construction to main side walls? that would be a great relief!
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 3:06pm |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 3:13pm |
Good to know.
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 4:21pm |
Marwayne, thanks, I had seen that picture before, and it is very useful.
Are you confirming that the walls of the slide-out are the same construction as the main walls of the R-pod? I have outside measurement of 68", inside of 65", maybe 65-1/5". If the walls are 1-5/16" thick (times two), then I'm missing 3/8".
I'm just being nitnoid. My measurements are likely off a bit.
Thanks, Jim
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 4:35pm |
Just installed knife holder, screwed into 1x that holds up MW:
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Posted: 16 Jul 2015 at 6:51pm |
Excellent! thanks much for the pictures! I'll
verify mine isn't any different from yours (another shipyard thing --
not all ships of a class are built the same way) and quite probably
screw into the same stringer for our knife holder!
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