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Fabricate Grill Base and Lid

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Built-In Camping Grill with Cooler Cart

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What happens here

For the bottom part of the grill compartment, assemble several 1x4 cedar pieces with pocket holes, wood glue, and pocket hole screws to form a slatted base. This design ensures that any grease from the grill can drain through. For the top cover of the grill compartment, also assemble 1x4 cedar pieces using pocket holes, glue, and screws, creating a solid yet lightweight lid that will not tip the cart when open.

Goal: Build the base for the grill to rest on and a sturdy lid for the grill compartment.

Tools and materials

  • 1x4 Cedar Boards — Forming the slatted base and the lid
  • Brad Nailer — For additional securement or trim work
  • Brad Nails — Securing additional trim or paneling
  • Cordless Drill DeWalt — Driving pocket hole screws
  • KREG Foreman Pocket Hole Jig KREG — Drilling pocket holes for joinery
  • Pocket Hole Screws — Securing wood pieces
  • Wood Glue — Strengthening joints

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a perfect match to it for the top it needed basically a roof if you will so I cut up some pieces added some pocket holes a little bit of wood glue and secure it everything with pocket screws for structural support but more than that for clamping pressure the base of the grill compartment needed to be able to hold the grill up you need to have a large opening for a grease cup dangling off and on top all of that it needed to be light enough to prevent the car from tipping over so the best solution is to add a 1 by 4 on both the left and right hand side of the compartment to accomplish all of our needs to separate

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