Mcmaster and Grainger also have the stuff, but I have no idea if the cost is competitive. If you've got a grainger store nearby, you can pick up from them so there's no shipping costs.
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Mcmaster and Grainger also have the stuff, but I have no idea if the cost is competitive. If you've got a grainger store nearby, you can pick up from them so there's no shipping costs.
eBay is also a decent source, especially if you can live with shorter lengths.
I hear the killer for this stuff is the brackets and hardware. If you are able to make your own, that would save considerable cost.
I like the 80/20... makes me think about some mods to the LX... I probably won't... but it makes me think about it.
80/20 itself is back east but their competitor T-Slots has distributors in San Jose and Milpitas.
Speaking of camper vans, I just returned from my first two week trip. Van worked great.
My sister's new 100-series:
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A 10/10 boondocking site:
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Crater Lake with no people? For a while I thought they closed the park and forgot to tell me.
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Reasonably scenic ocean
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Reasonably scenic waterfall
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Big trees
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Seeing this for years on IG, finally got to see this slab of rock in person.
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Liquid hot magma
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One of many campgrounds
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Thanks to Mike for helping plan this trip. Now who wants to come along next year?
I'm down! Great pics!
Here's a little more 80/20 work. Did I mention I love this stuff? It fixes all of the deficiencies I have working with wood. It doesn't warp, split, tear-away when cutting, connections are 90-degrees every time. Granted, not everyone is as terrible working with wood as I am. It is stout A.H. For my battery box I used standard 1" material. This stuff is 1.5" and is the "Lite Smooth" profile, which means you can order it with 4, 3, 2 or 1 slot. That allows you to make a more aesthetically-pleasing face without the grooves.
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Since that photo was taken the drawer slides and a couple of drawer boxes installed. Drawer slides are on the top-ten list of DIY RV conversion nightmares. I experienced no such thing. In a wood cabinet if you're off by 1-2 mm (not hard to do) and your drawer slides aren't perfectly parallel, you can't just move the drawer slides that little bit because your screws will fall back into their original holes. With 80/20 you just loosen the fasteners and give it a slide budge. Done. I am camping the next couple of weekends, but after that the bare walls are finally going to start getting covered up.
This stuff would be perfect for a raised bed platform/storage drawer setup in a 4Runner/LC, etc.
I have half a design for an 80/20 platform for the LX.
Looking great! Love the YouTube videos!