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I've never build anything using 8020. I have limited familiarity with the connectors and profiles. I want to limit my waste, and I have limited time. So...
Has anyone built a removable refrigerator cabinet using 8020? I think its going to look something like a 1" square box frame with additional bracing, 1 inch of insulation in the 3 walls and on the top (to improve the efficiency of the fridge), some kind of plastic panels fastened to the box framing, and carry handles tied into the framing on the two sides so that two people can move the box with the refrigerator mounted inside.
The refrigerator is an Isotherm Cruise Elegance 130. It weighs about 55-60 lbs. It is about 29 1/2 inches high, 20 1/2 inches wide, and 21 inches deep (to the front of the door), so I expect the finished dimensions to be about 22 1/2 inches wide, 31 1/2 inches high, and 22 inches deep. Some cleverness will be required to accommodate the compressor/coil unit that sticks out almost an inch in the back and the air flow that it needs.
Most people stick refrigerators like this into a piece of built-in cabinetry with a cutout of the proper dimensions. I need mine to be removable from the van when I'm not using it for camping. I searched forum posts but didn't find any prior art. Any suggestions before I start experimenting? 8020 profiles (1"x1"?) Types of connectors that can hold it together, especially supporting the vertical load on the bottom from the refrigerator weight?
Has anyone built a removable refrigerator cabinet using 8020? I think its going to look something like a 1" square box frame with additional bracing, 1 inch of insulation in the 3 walls and on the top (to improve the efficiency of the fridge), some kind of plastic panels fastened to the box framing, and carry handles tied into the framing on the two sides so that two people can move the box with the refrigerator mounted inside.
The refrigerator is an Isotherm Cruise Elegance 130. It weighs about 55-60 lbs. It is about 29 1/2 inches high, 20 1/2 inches wide, and 21 inches deep (to the front of the door), so I expect the finished dimensions to be about 22 1/2 inches wide, 31 1/2 inches high, and 22 inches deep. Some cleverness will be required to accommodate the compressor/coil unit that sticks out almost an inch in the back and the air flow that it needs.
Most people stick refrigerators like this into a piece of built-in cabinetry with a cutout of the proper dimensions. I need mine to be removable from the van when I'm not using it for camping. I searched forum posts but didn't find any prior art. Any suggestions before I start experimenting? 8020 profiles (1"x1"?) Types of connectors that can hold it together, especially supporting the vertical load on the bottom from the refrigerator weight?