How to Build your own DRIFTA drawers - Ultimate DIY drawer build
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In this video, I am going to explain How to Build your own DRIFTA drawers. Build your own drifta style over landing offroad drawers. Hopefully, this how-too video can inspire you to pick up the tools and get stuck into your own build in your 4x4.
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a trick i learned from a guy that builds subwoofer enclosures is lay your carpet out in the sun for about 45 minutes to an hour to let the carpet "relax" then it'll be easier to work with and you dont have to fight creases and folds, and on cold days a quick going over with a heat gun or a good hot hair dryer works a treat for making carpet more manageable, never tried it myself with anything other than replacing seat covers, great vid and an awesome solution to a problem, i'm thinking about working with a friend of mine to build a set of drawers for a '91 jeep XJ that i'm about to do a repower on
Well mate, that is the best drawer vid on the net. Well done. I approached Drifta for a set of drawers, but incorporating my own upright water tank at the rear. Unfortunately they could not accommodate, so I built my own similar to yours. What I learnt:
1. I used a sheet of 3mm HDPE that I cut. It was too thin. I screwed it in as I was not sure an adhesive would hold over time. As it was thin it slightly bowed. I also made the strips too wide @50mm. Your width looks good. Mine still slide OK, especially with silicon spray.
2. I remove it between trips. It is awkward and heavy to install/remove.
3. Nutserts can work loose when you are installing bolts.
4. Even expensive ply will bow.
5. Drawers are a bit overrated. I will re-design with one drawer, mesh shelving and tubs.
6. The Waeco dual fridge slides weigh a ton.
7. Price came in at about $1k including water tank.
8. Don't leave rear floor seat bolts unplugged......
Again...great job.
Regards, Nick
Second that, my Waeco fridge slide weighs as much as the fridge 😂
Was a cabinet making hand from my teens to mid 20s, made a world of difference when it came to making stuff for my car, biggest thing was the confidence to use tools
Confidence with tools is half the battle really.
Awesome build. I used that yellow plastic that electricians use to run wiring through stud walls for my "drifta" runners, couple of bucks for a three metre length from memory. If they get dirty, a quick wipe and some silicon spray fixes them.
I thought about using yellow tongue but couldn’t find any hard facts that it works well or not. So I went for the real thing instead.
I did the same thing and I think it works pretty well
Great vid lad, as a former cabinet maker I can appreciate your work 👏
You have done a great job, not sure what the fuss is with the drifta fan boys. We are talking about a plywood box with butt joints & covered in marine carpet. Teflon strips that have been used in the woodworking industry for 30 plus yrs.
Yeah some of the drifta fan club have chewed me out a bit. Even got a msg direct from Luke telling me to take the video down 😆
no dovetail joints and mortice bloc ...
Great video thanks for the ideas
35 years in the building trade I will let you in on a secret , Teflon is designed so that nothing sticks to it , silicone , max bond , sika , all might be good but 12 months it won’t be attached
I found boat runners at Bcf
1500 long $20
It has a recess in it so it can be screwed
Keep up the great work
I’ve got a brilliant silicone adhesive that will stick anything to anything - guaranteed.
It would stick those Teflon runners, with the drawers, full of camping gear, upside to the ceiling of his factory unit 😉👍
@@4WheelingInNSW Please tell? 😁
I love how honest you are and how you provide reasons for why you do things too
I try my best.
It sometimes gets me in trouble 😂
talked to regency plastics today on the phone and i mentioned i heard about them on youtube and they knew exactly who you are haha
absolutely brilliant video dude.
it answered a few q’s for me prior to my build - the Teflon side strips as a guide to minimise sideward shuffling is perfect.
well done.
Glad it was helpful for you
I’m about to build an entire storage and bed system in my explorer and just read the entire drifts website. I personally found it extremely demeaning and while they say their cheap 1500$+ for just drawers and maybe a shift table system is unbearBle for someone on the pension. So thank you for sharing a few pro tips with us all. Super clean. Love your work.
Love your workshop. Especially love your two hang up calenders on the wall behind you. A pleasant distraction ☺️
Haha. Well spotted.
Bloody brilliant job. Considering you hand cut all the components, it actually fit better then half the ones I have seen come out of Drifta and they CNC cut their components. Probably saved yourself around 3k and months of wait time.
Awesome. Just like to point out this is the first and only video that I've seen so far where you get a nice professional finish with carpet instead of going the easy route and painting it black. Also like how you show laying down carpet isn't a easy task. Very nice.
Hey buddy.
Yeah I wanted to show all the aspects of the jobs. Even the annoying ones like laying the carpet.
Glad you liked it.
Great drawers mate, will try build a similar set for the back of my car!
Btw, the surface area doesn't come into play when calculating the force required to push the drawers,
Friction force = (friction coefficient of the material) X (downward force or mass of object)
You're saving money on materials by dividing it up into two strips but not halfing the force required to push the slides
Thanks very much for this. I'm new to DIY and this gives me the confidence I need to make my own drawers!
You can do it! If ya need any tips msg me.
Great job and well instructed video - totally agree with ‘over engineering ’ - my father and I have had many Saturday afternoon dinner table conversations about the merits of German and Japanese philosophies for over engineering despite them both losing world wars and have been the benchmark to which standards are held - I always glue, nail and screw for this very reason if not to do a good job - just starting new aluminium canopy fit out - GM and Ford manufacturing disappeared in Aus because of their ‘she’ll be right’ attitude’ - John in SA
Top DIY instructions. I used the tongue of yellow tongue flooring for the sliders, cost zero dollars & work well. Also if you cant fit the drawers in by yourself, they are way to heavy!
Weight is always a major issue. Which is why I tried to keep it as light as possible
this came out a little late. finished building my own drawers about 2 weeks ago and this definitely would've helped
Ahhh Bugga sorry buddy.
I dragged my feet about getting this one edited because I’ve been busy with some other stuff.
@@Australian4x4Adventures nah its an awesome video mate. definitely will be useful next time round
Awesome video mate, cheers. Just one thing frictional force is independent from the surface area. However, agree its still good idea to cut the Teflon strips down to not use as much material.
Good ..... but maaaaaate !!! please drop the clown background music .
😂. But I’m a bit of a clown 🤡
Nah I kinda rated the clown music
Yeah Man, Great vid but the music is bloody distracting!!! Still subbed though!!
👍👍. It’s the very fine line between having too much music and no music and all you hear is me breathing into a microphone 😂.
Always trying to learn and improve. I’ll take it on board for future stuff.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel buddy.
Enjoyed the video a lot. The Bob Ross of draw making.
Hahaha. Thanks mate.
I went to the boat shop and bought trailer slide strips . They were blue the strips I got. Ripped down the centre , cut some groves out of the shelves for the draws and screwed them in place. Draws slide real easy.
I was looking at them as well but wanted to try real Teflon hust for the sake of it.
Not bad mate, from a fellow cabinetmaker. Just in the design process of my second set of drawers but using an upright fridge, twin stacked drawers next to that and will try and incorporate a bit more table space, a 55L water tank, the travel buddy and stove and also an extra folding table, all this in the back of my FJ cruiser (using runners - I like the full extension) 😬 initial mockup looks good... 🤞🏻
My main goal was weight reduction. So I wanted to give the Teflon a go.
If it’s crap in a few years I’ll just remake the drawers and use runners.
By far the best diy drawer system I’ve ever seen👏🏽👏🏽. I enjoy watching it over and over again. Cheers mate👍🏽
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it.
SUBSCRIBED! This was awesome man, stopped me from buying expensive and overpriced drifta drawers for my Hilux and Patrol, so excited to get started now! Fantastic content 😁👌
Haha. Good work man. You won’t regret it.
This video made a follower out of me all the way from Colorado, USA. Appreciate the effort and edits.
You’re more than welcome. Hopefully it helped you out.
One of your best mate, really enjoyed that one, can't wait for the end reveal.
Thanks mate.
This finished product is mint in my opinion 👍👍
Nice job - well described and adapted from the awesome design of a drifta drawer! Having built my own a few years back I know theres a heap of work involved!
One thing I did with my fridge slide so I can open the 2 orange locking tabs at the same time is to use a a strip of aluminium in a T shape, with the stem of the T laying flat on top of the 2 locking tabs and bolted thru the tabs, so you just press down on the strip of ally and it pushes down both tabs at the same time. It wont work with your slide out bench tabs now in the way, but may be useful if you find that slide out bench doesnt support the weight well enough cos it does look a bit floppy when fully extended.
Looking forward to the walk thru!
Yeah I’ve seen those joining tabs. And I’m trying to figure out a way to adapt it to my setup.
The tables a whole lot more stable once it’s bolted down to the car. My sons 10kg and we’ve changed his nappy on that table a few times now and it doesn’t go anywhere.
Having said that I do have a trick up my sleeve for that exact thing. That’s all in the next video.
The fridge runners are rated too 227kg. 190kg at full extension so the runners are strong enough.
Well done. You can only imagine what Drifta would have charged you for that set up. Telflon is overkill for drawer slides. You could have saved yourself a motza by using UHMWPE which is specifically designed for use as wear strips. Much cheaper and works just as well. I have always wondered if Drifta actually use real Teflon (PTFE) based on the price. Most people see non stick plastic and just assume teflon ( i am in the plastics industry). I made my own drawers using UHMWPE runners and, as you have demonstrated, there is a bit of time involved but it certainly isn't that hard. And better still, you get a result which can incorporate innovative design features that would be very difficult and expensive to get from a manufacturer.
Yeah I looked into the other types of plastic and was told it’s heaps cheaper.
But wanted to try and replicate drifta as closely as I could so went with real Teflon. Yes bloody expensive stuff.
Having said that they glide sooo nice.
Mustafa , if your in the industry then you know why UHMWPE is a better choice than PTFE even if it was the same price. I think many just say "teflon" because people then understand even if they are using something else.
@@Australian4x4Adventures What makes you think they use teflon? Teflon is not ideal because of its abrasion resistance especially in a dirty environment. UHMWPE is what you want for this application. Great vid though.
And where we can buy UHMWPE
where can u buy this plastic strips? UHMWPE
Great video. i am going to make my own now.
You actually did drifta a favor for people who dont want to make their own. Some coments here think you are taking business off them but really you are advertising their design. How many videos i see of other 4x4 you tube people showing their drifta draws and how they are made are kind of doing the same thing.
Keep up the good work.
Haha. Thanks buddy. I think I’m helping them as well.
Maybe someone should tell Luke from drifta that and maybe he will stop sending me msgs telling me to take my video down or else.
I’ll do it lol
😂
Really well done, now just to figure out how to make something like that fit into a WK2 Grand Cherokee.
Just measure twice cut once 😂
It was a great video which answered a lot of my questions. The application of the carpet was gold. I notice that Drifta staple the Teflon runners in. I was told that glue won’t stick to them.
I’m not in the industry but would love a complete career change and start doing the fit outs. I’ll see how I go!
True, nothing sticks to Teflon ....
In fact, if nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to the inside of the frying pan ? 😁 🤔🤔🤔
Great drawers. Makes it look incredibly easy as he has all the tools at hand. I can tell you form experience this is a lot harder without a table saw (most importantly) nail gun etc.
Absolutely I have an advantage with having my workshop with all the tools.
But I can be done without all that but a little bit more time consuming
@@Australian4x4Adventures 100%. I built a set for the back of my discovery 2. First time id done anything like that. fairly happy with the result but would do a lot different next time. Next time id probably hit up a cabinet maker or joiner with a big table saw and get them to cut all my panels.!
You can link the slide locking tabs with a small bracket on top of each and a bit of ally tube connecting them. One handed operation then.
Yeah I plan on doing that.
Having used it for a while it’s a bit of a pain on a down hill slop yo hold both and pull the fridge at the same time
Thanks for the vid mate! Almost finished my tub setup now and this was a life saver. Struggled to find Teflon on short notice, but on advice from my local plastic supplier HDPE works almost as well with some silicon spray - it's great! Plus $30 for the lot!
Just a tip to water proof the ply . Mix Bond Crete with water 10/1 and paint the ply with 5 plus coats . Done this in my boats over the years and works a treat . Would be helpful to promote a good surface for adhesive to stick to and not soak into the timber .
Cracker advice. Thanks mate.
@@Australian4x4Adventures no worries , my pleasure
Second watch through in preparation for my build. Only just noticed the calender on the wall.
😂. It’s a good calendar.
It was a client I done a job for, she gave me a copy 😂
The nail gun makes it go together so easy 😂 I'll need one next time I rebuild
Gotta love a good nail gun.
Think I'll be ripping out my Boab draws and drop slide now. Fantastic job 👌🏼
Great. Easy. Now all I need is a work shop like yours 🤨
😂. It does help that’s for sure.
Loved the vid, borrowed some ideas, built my own drawer and slide setup, just before Easter. !@!@# lockdown and haven't had a good chance to really test 'em out. Thanks for the inspiration! used strips of Dotmar polystone 7000 UHMWPE and with the money I saved compared to the commercial setups, bought a stainless water tank for in between rear seat and the drawer.
Hey Christian, how many mm’s were your strips ?
About to have a go making my own as soon. I like this Drifta idea of losing the slides in the draws.double up on the fridge slide ❤ great video and ideas 👍
Brilliant!! Just the video I needed. Can you leave links where you got the teflon track from, and the handles, please.
You’re welcome.
The Teflon was from a place called regency plastics in KILSYTH. And the drawer hardware was from dunn and Watson
Yeah Drifta draws are awesome, had some in my last car but couldn’t reuse them in my new car, we also had a water tank at the back of it too. Not sure how he does it unseen, they fitted immaculate with water tank and cargo barrier. Legends, totally agree can never go over board with adhesion and good screws, quality wood too don’t get cheap stuff it will decay too quick.
I would recommend using UHMW plastic vs teflon. It is an excellent material for slides and even some bearings, it is easier to slide the more weight is applied and is fairly inexpensive. Also iirc Drifta uses UHMW as well, heard it in a video at some point.
Yeah a few ppl have mentioned that now and it would prolly be the best way to go I think.
At the time I just wanted to try Teflon to see how it went. It slides amazingly well but it comes with a price tag. Not sure how it will last long term yet as I haven’t had it long enough.
Hey mate, on my plans, I intend to put an emu wing window on the left and mount a travel buddy on the left side of the drawers I plan to build. So I'll have acess by opening a window to the oven
I’d thought about the emu wings but I’m just personally not a fan of them and how they look.
But that’s just my personal view on them.
Thanks for the video.
What stops the draws pulling all the way out ( falling out )
About to build my own draws so your video is most helpful.
The same latch that holds them shut is tall enough to catch the back of the drawer when fully extended
Mate not that I’m making drawers but that was a fantastic video probably one of the best I’ve seen well done
Thanks buddy. It turned out pretty good in the end.
Thanks for watching.
Can understand why Drifta wanna protect their product but good video 👍
Absolutely so can I.
I wasn’t trying to have a dig at drifta. Was just stating the facts of what I was told that’s all
It's OK, Drifta rip off other guys and I love your work my friend. Well done, I've done the same thing in my Prado. Saved heaps and learnt a lot at the same time.
John Samson Jr I know, Camp Cover.
@@Australian4x4Adventures lol two years later........
Great job, although not being a cabinet maker myself I’m sure I’d run into a few problems.
Had lots of non trade ppl have a crack and doing their own and have said my video helped them heaps
I’m a little jealous of the tools at your disposal mate. Great build turned out smiko
Hahaha. Yeah I’ve got an advantage with that up my sleeve 😂
Very nice indeed, with mine I also have the table under the fridge slide and it has a single square telescopic that when swung up to put away has a magnet under table to hold it, also I put in the gulwings to get nice access
Awesome job to you 👍
Thought you might have been arrested for a Covid Breech you've been gone so long. Well worth the wait- really enjoyed that one.
😂. If they had known what ive been up to during covid I prolly would of been arrested 😂
You have inspired me and that T section on the fridge slide is exactly what I need to do.....Great video....
Glad it could help buddy.
I built my own drifta style draw system as well
Sick. It’s a good feeling when it all comes together.
This is the first time I've watched one of your videos, to say the least I have subscribed now. It was just so informative and easy to watch. No bull thrown in, just the how and why.
I look forward to scrolling through your channel.
From what I've read, "Teflon" is the brand name for a plastic called PTFE. You mentioned that you were explicit about getting "Teflon" in the video. Is that because you tried different materials and found Teflon worked as expected? Interesting stuff!!!
What a refreshing channel. Love your videos. Subjects that matter me to and every other normal 4x4'er
Perfect timing Steve, just planning my own build as well and your vid will help a lot. Damn though I wish I had your "shed"! Great video!
😂. Yeah it makes life easy for little projects like this that’s for sure.
Awesome job mate, great workmanship. Wish I had access to all those tools and equipment haha!
Just designing some shelves at the moment and wondering what sort of clearance you recommend around the fridge, sides, top and back, cheers.. great drawers
Great video and very detailed. Appreciate if you can put up a video on how to remove the rear quarter panel plastic too.
I did put that up on my insta story a while ago.
I think there are a few videos out there showing it on CZcams.
Looks mint. I have been planning pretty much the same thing. I have the slides sourced just need to get all the funds together to do it in one go
Vid coming out this Friday showing my complete costings of what I used for this build.
Should be helpful for ya.
Great vid; you made it look easy (with the right tools)! I went on a factory tour of Drifta a few years ago, and from what i could tell they had a very large sheet of teflon that they stripped off runners, just like you did. I did my own drawers with a under fridge slide, and my suggestion is to bolt through both sliders, rather than relying on self tappers into the plywood.
I did plan on doing bolts but my local bolt shops been closed due to covid. As soon as it’s open I’m ganna go get some to change them over.
@@Australian4x4Adventures oh, are you going to share where you sourced the Teflon from?
Regancy plastics in Kilsyth.
All that info will be in the next video with the run through
Looking great Steve, Having Drifta draws myself I can appreciate how good your must be. Cheers Steve
Hahaha. Drifts do some great gear.
Not trying to take anything away from them.
Fantasitc how to. Your modesty is breathtaking... :)
Bloody great vid mate - helpful hints, good humor....bloody rippa!
Hahah. I do try.
I see your watching a few of my other vids too. ( IVF vid ).
Hope ya like the rest of the channel buddy.
Thats a bloody rip snorter! This kind of thing i reckon is beyond me, but after watching this i think i would give it a fair old crack.
Only thing is, what would an old sparky need a router for?.......shot fired lol......but bloody awesome mate
what you want to use is UHMWPE for the slides, but im sure they will be fine, im currently doing my own
Yeah a few ppl have said that. I’m pretty happy with how the teflon is going. Smooth as silk.
@@Australian4x4Adventures when U cut the rebate to sit the Teflon in, I assume they sit high enough so they slide against each other? Great vid btw
Had everything cut & started putting it all together until I saw this vid. Love the table under the fridge.
Just looking at how tight you have it around the fridge, what about airflow?
With my fridg the vents are on the front so it works. If your vents are at the back or side then you would need to build in some way of venting that space too
Excellent video, not using sliders will give me the extra centimeters I need for my build. Thanks for the inspiration. One question though (might have missed it in the translation) how do you stop the drawers from being pulled out fully, crashing to the floor? Just be careful, or is there a stopper?
i used the black L metal (tile edging) across the tabs to open the fridge slide. just means you only need one hand to open it
Yeah I’m ganna do something similar
great looking draws love the calendar in the back
😂. That was a client i done a job for too. 👌👌
Yeah I really like this. That is really neat. Good job
I agree one of the best draw system videos on CZcams.
where did you find the Teflon?
Haha. Far too kind. I’m sure there’s better around then my little lattempt
Great vid mate thankyou for making it 👍.
Im going to attempt a similar build in my 300 with upright fridge.
What were the staples you initially use? Im a tiler not a cabinet maker haha. Is there a gun you'd recommend to the diy shed builder?
The guns just to help hold it together while the glue sets. You really don’t need to nail it. It’s just a little more fiddly to get the screws in.
Big job mate, came up a treat! Love that roller. Well done thanks for the up ;)
Thanks buddy. Yeah was some time put into it that’s fir sure
@@Australian4x4Adventures looks the biz. Give us a shout anytime you're in Brissie!
Put a bar between the 2 locking latches on the slides to make them a 1 handed operation. Probably need standoffs to get the fridge one, make it higher and out of the way of the table though.
Great work and very informative....have a canopy coming so the construction help was great. Love the music ..In a nice way fits the laid back approach you have...look forward to the next vid...with slightly more specifics...looks like few peeps will be ordering from Kilsyth. May try a more affordable option first eg yellow tongue or equivalent then upgrade if needs be ..thx again ...as an aside a few yanks put what looks like a thin sheet of masonite shiny side up at the cabinet base and shiny side down on the drawer base as the slider....however slider decrease surface area I reckon.....
Hahaha. Yeah seems like a few ppl will be ordering from the amount of ppl asking.
Yeah next weeks vid will have heaps more finer details.
Just like a bought one. Well done. There is always some satisfaction in building your own stuff. Did it cost less than the equivalent Drifta drawers?
Yeah cost me heaps less then what drifta quoted me.
Mate, happy for you. They worked out just peeeerrrrfect.😅💯👌🤙🤙
Hahaha. Thanks buddy.
Yeah I’m stoked with them.
Hey mate great video very informative. Have one question. What sort of nail gun is that? Brad or finisher
Thanks mate.
It’s a Brad gun. It’s mainly just to hold stuff together while the glue sets. And the screws are just security
The big thing i found making my own draws was not the skimp on the quality of ply. I had basic construction ply (12 mm) twist a bit which was a pain. It was OK for the base though. As for slides, yep used yellow tongue from Bunnings (its real cheap)
Was thinking of using that yellow tongue stuff. Is it any good for drawers?
@@benpaganin8354 yes, l used a bit on the base and then a bit of the draw so it slides on top of each other. Just router it down into the timber a few mm and screwed it on.
If you know how to join it properly you can get away with 12mm but it is much harder to work with for sure.
I used 15mm for the top and bottom for strength and 12mm for everything else.
Build it the right way and you can get the twist out of the sheets and hold it square
But using 15-18mm ply would be heaps easier for someone who doesn’t know how to work with twisted sheets.
Amazing setup, expert craftmanship!
Thanks mate.
Great job gave me some ideas for my trailer build.
Glad it could help mate.
Loved the level of detail. Really helps! Cheers
Glad it helps out buddy.
Looks top notch 👌.
I can see a nice little side business on the cards$$$
😂. I’ve had a few ppl ask me already.
That's bloody awesome mate, very well done.
Thanks mate.
Quality video mate, informative and good advice overall. Look forward to watching some more of your videos.
Hey mate just wondering how much gap did you allow between the box to the drawers and how much did u allow the teflon strips to Protrude to allow them to slide against each other ?
I took off 10mm from the total height. The Teflon was recessed 50/50. So it had the full thickness as a gap from timber to timber.
Hopefully that makes sense
Wow this is a really nice build, BTW have you thought about using rubber checkermat instead of carpet?
I built my own drawer out of alloy and used Matpro garage floor mat bunnings (about $21 per m), with lots of kids beach trips is a godsend, just wipe down and we're done
Thanks mate.
I had thought about that in the bottom of the drawers them self so I can take it in and out to clean.
Rippa video mate nice work, can't wait to see the run down video and see you fill them with water!
Nice job very neat and very informative.
😂. Bloody water.
Guess I’m ganna have to do it now arnt I
@@Australian4x4Adventures water storage can use the water bladder, there is a manufacturer in Melbourne. can put 90l I guess behind the gap of the second row.
I got mine 75l for the Prado, fit nice and tight between the drawers and second row.
Built my first set of drawers 20 years ago.
Excellent build!! Definitely giving this a go for my next rig.
Haha. Glad ya found it helpful.
Great video but one big warning, don’t rely on screws in your fridge slides. They need to be bolted with lock tight. They work fine in a kitchen but not in a fourby on corrugations and rough tracks. I used T nuts in the sides with a wafer head bolt through the track. If you don’t bolt and glue everything the runner screws eventually come loose and jamb up in the runner either making it impossible to open or worse close the drawer (ask me how I know, and yes I’m also a cabinet maker) I had to grind off one runner so I could close my back door. 😡🤬🤬🤬
Hahaha. Yeah I had thought of that as well. I had wanted to do t nuts in the video but didn’t have the right ones at the time. I’ve since changed them over.
Very professional job, fit and finish. Would you consider using formply? I’m planning to use formply since I don’t have to paint it and if it does end up rubbing on itself it should have less friction than regular ply. I just don’t see many diy setups use formply so thought there might be an obvious reason I’m missing!
Great job, thanks for sharing. Could you share a link where you bought the Teflon slides, please?
It’s a placed called regancy plastics in KILSYTH.
Fantastic build mate . That’s better than a bought one in my opinion. Bloody well done 👍🍻
Hahaha. Well I like to think I do an alright job.
Next weeks vid has all the real detail in it and showing everyone the finished product.
Great job, looks a treat. You have cheated heavily tho, being a Joiner, with a workshop and all the right tools for the job. Even your upholstery looks neat n tidy. When your next passing thru Townsville, I have a cashie for you.
Rough cost for the job?
Cheers, nice work.
Hahaha. Slight advantage, I’ll admit that much 😂.