Cubby Buddy - ok, not invented here $8
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Cubby Buddy - ok, not invented here $8
You guys know I cannot stand the Corvette Tax, and sometimes making a MOD is MUCH better than buying it.
So here is my Cubby Buddy - Patent not pending... Actually under $6
Total of $8.27, and that is without the Michael's Crafts Coupon - to build in about 30 minutes with a table saw.
Thanks to Gymbow for sourcing the felt and giving me the motivation!
Parts list.
Here is your massive pile of materials required.
The cubby is a bit oddly shaped. The front width is a tad under 6.5", but the rear of the cubby is a bit under 6.25". Depth is slightly under 4.75" The height is about 4" so I made the legs about 1.75 tall.
The shelf has to go under the USB port, as the cubby curves around it.
Rip the 12x12 (actually, get the 12x6" panel instead) at 5" and then lay out the cuts for your legs like this:
When I went to middle school, there was none of this nonsense that everyone should go to college, so EVERYONE got to take wood, metal, electrical and and my favorite of all, auto shop! So I know how to cut a board. One of the many problems with "modern" education - BRING BACK SHOP! For those of you that did not have the advantage of shop training in public schools - go spend your $ with the vendor selling these.
Cut the three pieces and fit them individually to make sure they don't interfere with the screen. Then assemble them with a hot glue gun - no need to be fancy.
I cut two small triangle "gussets" and glue them on the back corners so the legs are on good and won't wiggle. Just a tiny triangle on each back corner is good enough.
Then cover them with the felt.
Result.
Have $32 left over to spend on a high class case of beer Sit back and drink several cold one while being satisfied with your work (after removing the hot glue residue).
Lesson #1 - look for any hot glue residue that show up in your pictures and remove it before you take the final picture!
Ok, Flame on you guys.
So here is my Cubby Buddy - Patent not pending... Actually under $6
Total of $8.27, and that is without the Michael's Crafts Coupon - to build in about 30 minutes with a table saw.
Thanks to Gymbow for sourcing the felt and giving me the motivation!
Here's a link to the felt I used, a perfect finish as it matches in color & texture to the inner lining of the compartment!!
http://www.michaels.com/creatology-p...+12%22&start=2
http://www.michaels.com/creatology-p...+12%22&start=2
- One 12"x12" Birch 3mm panel - actually they sell a 6x12 which is all you need, so save yet another $1.
- Three 12x12 sheets of self stick felt, but you only need two so you can save yet another $1.
Here is your massive pile of materials required.
The cubby is a bit oddly shaped. The front width is a tad under 6.5", but the rear of the cubby is a bit under 6.25". Depth is slightly under 4.75" The height is about 4" so I made the legs about 1.75 tall.
The shelf has to go under the USB port, as the cubby curves around it.
Rip the 12x12 (actually, get the 12x6" panel instead) at 5" and then lay out the cuts for your legs like this:
When I went to middle school, there was none of this nonsense that everyone should go to college, so EVERYONE got to take wood, metal, electrical and and my favorite of all, auto shop! So I know how to cut a board. One of the many problems with "modern" education - BRING BACK SHOP! For those of you that did not have the advantage of shop training in public schools - go spend your $ with the vendor selling these.
Cut the three pieces and fit them individually to make sure they don't interfere with the screen. Then assemble them with a hot glue gun - no need to be fancy.
I cut two small triangle "gussets" and glue them on the back corners so the legs are on good and won't wiggle. Just a tiny triangle on each back corner is good enough.
Then cover them with the felt.
Result.
Have $32 left over to spend on a high class case of beer Sit back and drink several cold one while being satisfied with your work (after removing the hot glue residue).
Lesson #1 - look for any hot glue residue that show up in your pictures and remove it before you take the final picture!
Ok, Flame on you guys.
Last edited by Flame Red; 05-02-2016 at 07:20 PM.
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Really nice job...
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There are a few ways to make a little shelf for that cubby. Nicely done!
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Nice work Flame!! Next time I'm in your neighborhood, I might stop in for one of those beers.
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Le Mans Master
I like your idea better than the other more costly one
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I like the vendor selling these but 39 bucks for a bent piece of aluminium is insane. I like this idea better. Thanks for the "How to". Nice work.
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Nice job. Off to Hobby Lobby tomorrow. Thanks.
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My first thought was to use some thin sheet aluminum, but given the odd dimensions where the deepest part of the cubby is a bit more narrow than the opening, I decided I could not bend it without a press brake. Plastic was my second choice, but again, I think it would be hard to bend correctly on the first shot. Then I saw this thin birch plywood at Michael's Crafts and I knew that would be forgiving - cut and fit and cut and fit until satisfied.
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I think you could make the same thing with tape and some black foam core board.
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Flame Red,
Thanks for the great idea! I went to Michaels and purchased one small 3mm Birch sheet and one sheet of felt for a whole $2.76
A few photo's to help with the concept. These measurements bring it up to the bottom of the USB port. 3-7/8" is the width of the birch sheet. It leaves about an inch gap behind the Navi screen. I only ran the felt over the front edge of the outer sides, I was not sure how tight it was going to be. I ran a black magic marker on the front edges in case some of the felt did not cover when wrapping.
Thanks for the great idea! I went to Michaels and purchased one small 3mm Birch sheet and one sheet of felt for a whole $2.76
A few photo's to help with the concept. These measurements bring it up to the bottom of the USB port. 3-7/8" is the width of the birch sheet. It leaves about an inch gap behind the Navi screen. I only ran the felt over the front edge of the outer sides, I was not sure how tight it was going to be. I ran a black magic marker on the front edges in case some of the felt did not cover when wrapping.
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