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GENECOP


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While our Rig is Big, our counter tops are not. I had this cabinet side wall, when the slide comes in i have 3.5" of space to work with. I found these low profile drop down brackets, and used a solid surface counter that matches the existing tops, this little top has literally doubled our kitchen work space. This is easy to do, if you have a spot, and you probably do, this is a great improvement, G




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Great use of space and very nice looking!

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That's a great idea, Gene. With the new space, you could almost park your Smart Car on it. :c)

How did you manage to match the exisiting countertop?

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Old Snipe wrote:

That's a great idea, Gene. With the new space, you could almost park your Smart Car on it. :c)

How did you manage to match the exisiting countertop?

Best Regards!

-- Edited by Old Snipe on Wednesday 28th of July 2010 10:04:39 AM



Thanks Paul, my original invoice had the counter top brand and color noted, i then cross referenced it to a brand that i had available through my suppliers. My brackets can only support 300 lbs, almost enough for the Smart car but not quite biggrin. Hope you are well, see you soon, G



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I did something similar with a bamboo cutting board & some drop shelf brackets from Harbor Freight. Not a huge increase, but very welcome.


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mktobob wrote:

Great use of space and very nice looking!


Thanx, G

 



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Nice use of dead space. Counter space is at a premium in the RVs.

We use one of these:
http://kitchen-dining.hsn.com/wolfgang-puck-wooden-folding-kitchen-workstation_p-4200421_xp.aspx

It folds up and stores out of the way when not in use.

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Great use of space, Gene & it looks super too!  In an RV you can never get enough counter space!

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Nice addition Gene. Also like the portable cart. Great ideas to help me see possibilities in the coaches we are looking at.

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Okay, Gene, I am interested in seeing yuour addition also, but the images are gone. I don't know how I missed this, but it's only been on here a little over a week. Where did your pictures go, and can I see them somehow?

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I will repost, sorry, i shuffled some stuff around on photobucket and that disrupted my posts, i will work on it, G

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Thanks Gene! I would really appreciate it.

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Hmm, still can't see the images - I'd love to see them!

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It was just this morning that he commented about having shuffled things around and that he would repost. He probably just hasn't been able to get to it yet. I imagine he will just repost new copies/links down here rather than trying to trying to get the old links to locate the new positions of the files. I just assumed that, anyway. I could be mistaken. Just seems easier to me.

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Sorry for the delay, just got back from the Adirondacks, 8 days of great lake side camping, G





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One more photo, these brackets are solid, work great and can support 200lbs,














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http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30062572

Ikea offers a "drop table" similar to this that I have been thinking about.  It's about $30.  Not nearly as nice as yours (which is beautiful, btw) as it is wood, instead of solid surface.
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