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[sabahcat]

Originally Posted by Boston

any sheet metal shop can make you any size door case you want
add your own insulation and magnetic seal and you have a fridge door

Sounds easy when you say it fast

Originally Posted by Boston

any sheet metal shop can make you any size door case you want
add your own insulation and magnetic seal and you have a fridge door

Yeah if it was so easy Boston......but with that method you´ll have a massive heat conduction through the metal frame. Not what you want!?

I use a 25mm vacuum panel between one 80 and one 100 mm polyurethane foam and a inner case and shelves of riveted aluminium. But thats a walk in fridge and freezer ROOM.

[hoytedow]

This may sound retro, but wood is an excellant insulator and has a classy appearance. Just make sure it is well varnished or painted/sealed against humidity.

[Boston]

insulated door class 101
the door is made of two halves
both have a section of a c with the outside half fitting just over the inside half with room for a non-expanded neoprene gasket ( thermal break )
about a 1/8 thick flat going around the connecting point
the space between the two faces of the halves can be as thick as you want on making them and any box break will bend up the halves
HVAC shops just about all have a good size box break
its just depends on how much insulation you are planing on
reflectex is the best choice if you ask me

back in the day I built a horse trailer camper combo
along with a custom fridge
I used the guts out of an old soda pop dispenser chiller and just made my own
had the chiller components in the back of the truck along with the generator which made sleeping in the camper a lot quieter

thing your really fighting with a home made fridge is frost and moisture control
you need a drain pan in the bottom outside of the insulated area
to collect melt off

oh
the box for the fridge itself is not made up of panels
its a box floating in a box with some neoprene blocks supporting the edges
same detail on the face where the door closes
hinges are bolted with nylon bolts through a neoprene block

stainless looks nice but get the brushed finish so you can brush out any scratches

as for the chiller unit
the soda pop coolers work using a coolant bath that the beverage is piped through
so I removed that piping and put in a thermostatically controlled pump
I pumped some of the coolant out of the reservoir through some insulated pipes
and in through a couple of holes ( lined with gromets from the hardware store )
to an aluminum oil radiator I got at the auto parts place set up inside the fridge unit
I used that expanded neoprene pipe insulation over clear flexible hose I also got at the hardware store
a few pipe clamps later and the refrigerator was up and running like a charm

Originally Posted by hoytedow

This may sound retro, but wood is an excellant insulator and has a classy appearance. Just make sure it is well varnished or painted/sealed against humidity.

No no mate, the lightest (stable) wood is Kiri at about 285kg m³ ! Foam is about 40kg m³ !

[masalai]

and balsa? the core of my boat

Would save some cm on foam size................

[Frosty]

Teak is difficult to get even in Thailand. Consiquently I was advised to use a local wood called "Mai yom hom" ,--darker than teak.

I dont know what it wieghs but its not much. Very heavy grain and deep red. All cappings and doors hand made with chinese latice for ventilation making even lighter construction.

The boat fitters were going a bit on the heavy side during construction and I had to alter there approach by asking them to use thinner teak faced ply and brace with battons glued on the back side.

Mai yom hom which means wood that smells when you cut it is common for fit outs here and very large cappings can be used making a look of quality without being heavy.

[Fanie]

I hear they use "How Ley Cow" in some boats too

[Fanie]

Eh Mas, where are you ? Taking pictures ?

How's things proceeding ?

[masalai]

OK so it is a "recap" as the team are busy with that most delightful task SANDING ready to apply epoxy and flow-coat inside and finish most of the internals ready to put the deck in place - - - sooooo - - - occasionally the work stops long enough for the dust to settle and hastily grab a few pictures....

[Fanie]

So... it gets a lid too eh. I thought it was an open plan kinda thing

[masalai]

2 lids, one for the deck and one above the bridge-deck, (aft of the mast... So I will have somewhere to put the PV panels) and to keep me from exposing myself tooo much

For all those in doubt as to the effectiveness of the Torqeedo 4.0 R "outboards" - I hope to have some test data soon, which will set your minds at ease, as well as fill you with more confidence in the effective & efficient use of electric motors (Torqeedo of course)... - - No cheek now, just be patient and give me all your rep points as I need something to pay the bribes to get the stuff to post.... (confidential information has to be paid for you know)

[Fanie]

and to keep me from exposing myself tooo much

So you think any one would notice anything out of the ordinary ?

The shame can go either side, to you or to them, depending what you have to show I always say if they haven't seen anything better yet then it's not my fault

You took 5 pictures all weekend long ??? What kind of a camera do you have. It may be your shutter speed is set a bit slow.

[masalai]

F'kd if I know, censorship? - - - sure I posted 20 something - - gone now