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06-08-2016, 09:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Ontario, Ontario
Trailer: 2015 17B Sold
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Kitchen drawer mod
Couldn't find a cutlery tray that fit in the kitchen drawer. Seems to me I saw that somebody found or made a cutlery tray that sat at the top of the drawer so that one could also put "stuff" underneath the tray. Soooo, to the shop I go and fashioned one from 1/4" baltic birch. The tray slides on a couple of shims (same plywood) that I glued to the insides of the drawer. You can see them in the second picture. Need something underneath, simply take the tray out. Now instead of the cutlery being stored in a plastic cutlery tray in the cupboard, it's in the drawer (where I think it should be).
Fred Alexander
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06-08-2016, 09:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Trailer: Escape 19 26/May/2014 Sold New trailer 2016 Bigfoot 25B21FB
Posts: 449
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Very nicely done Fred I all so made my own cutlery trays for my Escape 19. But yours are one step above mine with the underneath storage I really like that concept. I will be copying your design on my new trailer
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06-08-2016, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Upstate, South Carolina
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21
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Nice job and very clever.
This is going on the To-Do List when we get back home from our Madventure in Nov.
Josie
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06-08-2016, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Very nice.
For the less talented, just two trays of the same size which both fit can simply be stacked - lift out the top one to get to the contents of the bottom one.
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06-08-2016, 10:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Hi: All... From the less talented...mine is by Rubbermaid. Their small tray cost about 5 bucks. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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06-09-2016, 12:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Ontario, Ontario
Trailer: 2015 17B Sold
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Quote:
Originally Posted by escape artist
Hi: All... From the less talented...mine is by Rubbermaid. Their small tray cost about 5 bucks. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Hi Alf. Our drawers (17B) measure 8 7/16" wide (inside dimensions). Are the drawers in the 5.0TA wider than that by any chance?
It was your tray picture that gave me the idea I think. But I couldn't find a tray that fit into the drawer. Maybe I didn't look hard enough or in the right places!
Fred Alexander
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06-09-2016, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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The Rubbermaid tray is about 3/4" too wide for the drawers in the 17B. It can be squeezed to fit in if you cut the lip off -- but that defeats the purpose of the lip!
I'm still looking for a suitable alternative exactly the right size.
I really like & want the functionality of the two-tier approach.
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06-09-2016, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fbalexander
Hi Alf. Our drawers (17B) measure 8 7/16" wide (inside dimensions). Are the drawers in the 5.0TA wider than that by any chance?
It was your tray picture that gave me the idea I think. But I couldn't find a tray that fit into the drawer. Maybe I didn't look hard enough or in the right places!
Fred Alexander
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Hi: fbalexander... Drawer box on our 5.0TA measures 8& 3/8th's wide inside edge to edge.
Rubbermaid small utensil organizer is what we used. The 9" W. dimention must include the lip on both sides. Yours look a lot nicer though!!!
http://www.rubbermaid.comAlf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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06-09-2016, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maurerl
The Rubbermaid tray is about 3/4" too wide for the drawers in the 17B. It can be squeezed to fit in if you cut the lip off -- but that defeats the purpose of the lip!
I'm still looking for a suitable alternative exactly the right size.
I really like & want the functionality of the two-tier approach.
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Hi: maurerl... I always take the "Two tear" approach!!! Sometimes it really makes you wanna cry Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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06-09-2016, 02:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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I had to trim the edges of my Rubbermaid divider ( have a 17B ), so it just sits in the drawer.
Lee Valley tools has a couple of offerings that may be adapted:
Wooden Cutlery Trays - Lee Valley Tools
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06-10-2016, 02:43 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Trailer: 2008 17B Escape
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The new drawers in the 17B at least are smaller in the 2017 models....I noticed that right away...
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