any instructions on fridge slides?
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crofter
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Here is a vid from hobotech. I do not personally own a refrigerator or use any drawers, but many do. Lots more free advice where I found this one. -crofter
crofter
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Campulance man is mounting an alpicool in this vid. Looks unique. -crofter
you can also use straps around the handles that go through foot loops screwed to the platform. The way the guy did it in the video by putting small screws into the edge grain of plywood is a total waste of time. Screws won't hold worth a darn going into the side edge of a piece of plywood.
riptorn
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Here's what I did
4X 2'' round aluminum stock, drilled and countersunk , bolt to bottom
used 3m 2 sided tape to secure rollers to aluminum stock.
Vary happy with how it works after throwing $$$ away on an ARB slide that rattles if you breath on it and just won't work for me.
Wanna buy it. cheep P.S.
It's warmed up to -11, Wonderful day if you're an penguin
4X 2'' round aluminum stock, drilled and countersunk , bolt to bottom
used 3m 2 sided tape to secure rollers to aluminum stock.
Vary happy with how it works after throwing $$$ away on an ARB slide that rattles if you breath on it and just won't work for me.
Wanna buy it. cheep P.S.
It's warmed up to -11, Wonderful day if you're an penguin
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I made a plywood base for my portable toilet that could roll in and out on the floor itself rather than using drawer rollers that were tied to a cabinet.
I wanted to have the rollers as low a profile as possible and also roll in a straight line so that it always went in and out in a straight line. They needed to support a lot of weight as of course I would be sitting on it. So putting my thinking hat on I eventually remembered the rollers that were used to put under refrigerators in the days before wheels under fridges became the standard. No reason they would not work for putting under a larger portable fridge. I actually did cut mine down in length to make them shorter and I used wood screws to attach them to a plywood base.
Keywords for finding a pair online Adjustable Aluminum Appliance Rollers
I purchased my set in a local hardware store. The height of the rollers from the floor to the top of the metal was 1-3/8". That was much lower in height than any caster wheels I looked at and the weight loading is much better distributed than using casters plus 2 times the number of wheels. A set of appliance rollers has a 2,000lb rating for weight bearing.
I wanted to have the rollers as low a profile as possible and also roll in a straight line so that it always went in and out in a straight line. They needed to support a lot of weight as of course I would be sitting on it. So putting my thinking hat on I eventually remembered the rollers that were used to put under refrigerators in the days before wheels under fridges became the standard. No reason they would not work for putting under a larger portable fridge. I actually did cut mine down in length to make them shorter and I used wood screws to attach them to a plywood base.
Keywords for finding a pair online Adjustable Aluminum Appliance Rollers
I purchased my set in a local hardware store. The height of the rollers from the floor to the top of the metal was 1-3/8". That was much lower in height than any caster wheels I looked at and the weight loading is much better distributed than using casters plus 2 times the number of wheels. A set of appliance rollers has a 2,000lb rating for weight bearing.
I built my own fridge slide out. I used full extension slides but they are side mount. I also built my own cabinet framing. I was very constrained for height so every inch counted and the Engel 17 liter was a perfect height. The smaller Alpicool would also have worked but a neighbor had the used Engel/Norcold for sale and it was of course a more energy efficient choice. The fridge is screwed to the U shaped aluminum cross bars using the threaded inserts that were for securing the original rubber feet under the fridge.
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Found the photo of the underside of the plywood base I made for my portable toilet. The same roller system could be used for a portable fridge pullout. These are the "appliance rollers". They are sold for putting under refrigerators or other heavy appliances that do not have their own wheels. 1,200 lb capacity.
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nature lover
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I hope to get a "real" fridge sometime but right now i HAVE A 12 VOLT COOLER ( LIKE 30 DEGREES BELOW AMBIENT TEMP.) I don't want to take this to far off track but why are 12 volt compressor fridges always chest type. Can't they make one with a conventional door on the side?
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they do make 12v refrigerators that are upright(door on the front). Engel and Dometic both make them. highdesertranger
B and C
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Truckfridge does also.
Not it not "gotta work" for sure. That is because it does not stick firmly to all types of plastics. Some types of plastics require that a special liquid primer must first be brushed onto the plastic so that it becomes VHB friendly plastic. It would also need the version of VHB tape that is used with that type of primer.brahmon said:
You need to put some test strips onto the base and check the results. But VHB tape actually takes a few days to develop a firm grip so don't be in a screaming hurry to try testing how well it has bonded. To remove your small test piece of VHB tape you can cut the test piece you adhered to the VHB tape on the base loose with a piece of dental floss with a back and forth sawing motion. There is a thin layer of foam between the top and bottom layer of acrylic adhesive. Then tease up the end of the remaining VHB tape and grab onto it with a pair of pliers stretching it out parallel to the surface. Those 3M Command adhesive strips are also a version of VHB tape and if you have ever removed them you are instructed to pull the tab, stretching the tape parallel to the surface it is adhered to. That is the easiest way to get it to cleanly release.
