Bus - Galley Cabinets

Our last set of overhead cabinets took about 4 days to erect.

Michael test fits the back support of the cabinets

With scrap and virgin metal, Michael welded together
a brackety thingy doodad.

Bracket, test-fitted and primered with self-etching spray paint.

After the bottom plate and shelf dried, we propped up
the whole works within the bus.

After putting up the bottom assembly, I realized that there will be little room for my head when I try to wash dishes or cook.  Why didn't I think of it?!?!?  I didn't feel too bad that we had to bring the assembly down because we found out that it was a little too wide (a whopping 3/8"!) and was imposing on the pantry and affecting the sliding mechanism.  So we brought it down and cut it here and there to make it a better, usuable fit.

Do you see the jog inward in the back?

Michael did a lot more welding and most of it was able to be fabricated outside the bus in the wide expanse of our driveway and garage.  But to attach the vertical piece you see on the left side of the picture, Michael had to weld within the bus.  We had to roll out the tool tower and insert the welder tubes through the window.

After it was constructed, Michael showed me just how strong the welded brackets were by hanging from the shelf.

After that, Michael constructed the facade and I the dividers (not shown) between the compartments.

The bus is coming along, but we still have so much to do!