cschaaf Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I finally completed my storage unit. I kept trying to design something that used horizontal shelving then ultimately decided that @wilburpan had already designed exactly what I needed - vertical storage. His original thread is here: http://komodokamadoforum.com/topic/6027-built-a-storage-unit-for-my-kk-grill-accessories/#comment-61206 I don't have 1/2 the tools, 1/3 of the patience, or 1/16 of the skills that Wilbur has, but I still managed to get this thing together without too many issues and, more importantly, I didn't even get a splinter! No closeup pictures of my joints, they aren't nearly as tidy as Wilbur's. I'd never done half lap joints before and I did these all with my table saw - it worked well enough. I got better as I went. If you were to look at all of the joints, you could easily piece together the timeline of my build. lol I'd also never ripped down a 2x8 into 2x4s. Doesn't seem like it would be, but it's very difficult to find 'half'. I don't have a planer, so I was stuck with my best attempt at 'half'. I probably should have cut a thin edge off of each side of the 8" width to give me non-rounded edges. Failing that, I should have made sure my flat edges were used in the best direction. I made a few relatively minor changes from Wilbur's design. I put in a 2x4 under the center of each of the platforms (perpendicular to the top boards) so that I could put heavy objects on and not worry about the top boards sagging. Not sure if it was at all necessary, especially on the bottom, but it made me feel better to include them. I also noticed way too late that my shelf frames are upside down from Wilbur's. The middle support should help with that mistake. The second change was that I pegged the lap joints on the dividers - drilled two 1/4" hols and drove in dowels. Again, likely not necessary at all but I'd never done that before and it seemed like a good opportunity to practice. Last, on the lower shelf, I notched out the outside edges of the frame and top boards so that the uprights weren't hanging outside of the top and bottom shelf. In other words, the unit is flush the whole way down both sides. If you look at Wilbur's, his uprights are 'outside' of the shelves. Not sure there is a difference either way structurally. It took me three weekends working on and off to get this built. The wood, screws, and sealer cost me about $60. And I only had to message Wilbur once for assistance! Loaded in here are: the lower/sear grate, deflector, rotisserie basket and motor (in the bin) and smoking CI pot. Not loaded are: the main grate (unlikely this will ever find it's way to this storage bin, but it would fit if I need it to), upper grate, and baking stone (all three of which were in the grill working on some calzones for dinner). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Perfect, you have a space for everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Looks like a great job to me. Everything is nice and organized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Ora Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Looks like a good job to me I seriously need to build a home for all of my crapSent from my SM-P600 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Beautiful set up everything nice and neat and a table top on top of that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 You did a great job with that. Storing grates vertically is much better than horizonally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Well done. btw - speaking of Wilbur, we haven't heard from him in a good while. Hope all is well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyfish Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 11 hours ago, tony b said: Well done. btw - speaking of Wilbur, we haven't heard from him in a good while. Hope all is well? I was thinking the same thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschaaf Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Wilbur is doing well - very busy at work. He's still grilling up a storm, just hasn't had time to post anything lately. He was on vacation when I PMd him and still took the time to respond to my build questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Glad to hear that he's doing OK. Hey, Wilbur, post some food porn, dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hey speaking about people who haven't been on for a long time anybody hear from ceramic chef. He used to be on every day then all of a sudden couple months ago nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Last we heard, Ken (aka Ceramic Chef) has been trying to startup a new business venture, which has kept him away from posting. Hopefully both Ken and Wilbur will be back to posting soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Better late than never: Terrific job on your storage unit! It really looks great. On 11/14/2016 at 1:34 PM, cschaaf said: No closeup pictures of my joints, they aren't nearly as tidy as Wilbur's. I'd never done half lap joints before and I did these all with my table saw - it worked well enough. I got better as I went. If you were to look at all of the joints, you could easily piece together the timeline of my build. lol That's pretty much true for everything. The more you practice something, the better you get at it. I remember the first time I made a dovetailed box with hand tools. Even over just those four joints, I got better with each one. When I was done, you could turn the box around and see the joints getting better as you turned it. Edited December 12, 2016 by wilburpan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hi, Wilbur. Glad to have you back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
