Project Log: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Before moving on to the deck painting prep, I wanted to
tie up the loose end that was the cabinet doors.
With the doors all built and hinges hung, all that
remained for me to do was to install the doors on the
cabinets themselves, and install roller catches to hold
them closed.
Installing the doors was straightforward, as I'd already
test-fit all the doors and pre-installed the hinges on
the doors themselves. To complete the job, I held
the doors in place, predrilled screw holes at the hinge
locations, and secured the hinges with 1/2" brass
screws. As needed, I also installed solid brass
knobs on the doors; I'd run out of knobs during an
earlier work session while installing the hinges.
In order to install the door catches I'd selected, I
first needed to install backing blocks inside the
cabinets at each door location, to provide a mounting
surface for the catch. I made up a couple dozen
small mahogany blocks of the appropriate size, and glued
and clamped them inside each door location where I
wanted the catches, just to one side of the door's
center. I also installed the catches for the three
upholstered backrest doors in the dinette, though I
planned to leave those in storage for the time being.
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While I waited for the glue to cure enough to continue,
I cleaned up the shop a little, and vacuumed the decks
and interior thoroughly to rid them of dust that had
accumulated for some time--the first step towards
pre-painting preparations.
Afterwards, I removed the clamps from the glued-in
backing blocks, and installed roller catches at each
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With the catches to hold the doors closed, the cabin
started to look really finished despite the long punch
list of items remaining. But now I'd feel better
closing up the interior and moving on to the exterior
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Installing the catches in some of the narrow openings in
the galley and dinette posed special challenges thanks
to the limited access, but I managed to get them all
installed once I learned how I could twist my
right-angle drill into spaces too small for even its
special design. Still, those narrow doors took
longer to complete than all the other ones.
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Total Time Today: 4.75 hours
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