Introduction
I have most of my recipes stored on a computer. I got annoyed at having to find somewhere in the kitchen for a laptop and trying to keep it clean whilst trying to cook. I set upon the idea of having a screen mounted in a cupboard door. Here's the story.
Hardware
The build
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So I started with the original door. I had a slight problem in that one day I knew that I wanted to sell the flat and the new occupants probably wouldn't be amused at having a 7" hole in their door. The kitchen was made by Schreiber, owned by Major Financial Issues (MFI), therefore my original plan to just buy a spare door was not looking good. So, I went with the alternative, make my own. Making something that looked like the original was going to be tricky, so the answer was to make something that intentionally looked totally different. I settled for a blackboard! |
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So I took the old door off and started by measuring it up, removing the fittings and measuring the placement of the fittings. |
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As you can see, the hinges are countersunk into the wood and also screwed into place. |
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Next I removed the fittings from the door to use again. The hinges are described above and the handle was threaded and held by two screws from behind |
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We managed to find a suitable piece of MDF at the local wood yard and get it cut to shape. Using a steady supply of Guinness, we managed to persuade a friendly chippy to cut and router the hole in the middle |
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Next, using a forstner bit I drilled a hole for the hinges and a pilot hole for the screws. I also drilled two holes to screw on the handle and gave the door a coat of primer |
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After the primer had dried, over a number of days the door took up a large part of the living room floor, while I applied several layers of blackboard paint. |