Router refer lid seals and router- test - 2011

Temporary seal around top will do a nice fit for real one

This is the lazarette opening with access to the refer.

 Today we hacked up one of the temporary refer lids for the seal. We routed the lid by .220 off each side (deep) . That is two hundred twenty thousandths of an inch which is almost a quarter of an inch (.225) . It may not be quite deep enough, but we wanted to error on the side of "take more off" not "it is too much off start over". The old saying "I cut it three times and it is still too short!"

October 2011  - Currently at Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

• The idea is for the lid to rest on the new fiber glassed insulation that is around the opening. That is the wood are that has not any insulation on it.
• The seal will be around the edges of the opening.
• The seal will be compressed just enough to create good seal but not enough to wreck the seal over time by compressing it too much. It will wear out by it’s s elf by the opening and closing of the lid.
• The seal should not be compressed too much but enough so the weight of the lid makes the lid fit flush to the counter top.  

The seal is facing upside down right now, this was jest a guest-ament check😊

The width is jest a guess for now for the seal. We wanted it to be big enough for the test so it may be a bit oversize.

Hit it with a little 220 sandpaper.

Looks OK remember there will be 2" of insulation on this side and it will be painted with epoxy paint white, not this piece as it is a test piece but the real thing will be..

It is hard to tell if the lid sits flat because the work mate (bench) is so screwed up.

 This who job is a bit in-accurate as I am not great at this. I simply have not done much of it. The tools we have are not the best and to be real accurate a router table would be nice.  

  A larger router bit would also help. The router table may be overkill but the bit needs to be a bigger diameter I think. It took four passes for each side. Each pass is a possible mistake. I was able to make the cut the depth all at one time. No need to make multiple cuts to reach the depth.

 Also, I think setting the depth and cranking down on the depth adjuster so it does not move al all would help. It has a tendency to move slightly.

I could make a  jig so each pass is premeasured and that would help. Well, what the hell we only have four tops to do and it does not need to be, OK it does need to be precise, so we have a good seal on the lids. Let's see how it fits then we can determine our next move😊

Now to test it out on the refer!