Off Road Teardrop Build: Trailer Build - Week Nineteen

Some last details to the Galley are needed to keep things in place when traveling down the road. I decided to go with bolt latches to hold the drawers and doors in place and since I flush mounted the drawer fronts without face frames, I needed something for the bolt to slide into. I planned on running the bolt into the counter-top, but wanted some kind of grommet to keep the bolt from damaging the counter-top and would securely keep the bolt from rattling around; the grommet also needed to be low profile so the drawer front could pass over the grommet. I found this PEX fitting which is an end plug that had the correct inside diameter to receive the latch bolt. This fitting had a relatively low profile head and all I had to do was drill out the cap to receive the bolt, then drill the counter-top and insert the PEX fitting. Works pretty good and I was please the fitting came in black to match the counter-top.

Bolt latches installed on silverware and stove drawer

Hole drilled through counter-top

PEX Fitting Profile

Hole Drilled thru Fitting Head

PEX Fitting Snugly Set into Hole

Added a little glue to secure in place

Completed Installation

Bolts Installed on the Cooler Drawer and Dish Cabinet

I finally received the Angle Eye switch plugs with pig tails to complete the control panel wiring for all galley appliances. When I received the Angle Eye switches, they had very small connecting pins on the back of the switch and the pins were so closely spaced, I didn't want to solder the wire to the switch, so I order the connecting sockets with pig tails. I ordered the sockets from the same manufacturer as the switch and they cost about $2.50 each; problem is they came from Japan and took almost 1 month to arrive.