Console MOD

dantech1 · March 4, 2020

Ah the joys of public forums and their trolls!

FWIW, that tray was aluminum and was made in about 45 minutes. As far as woodworking, I too built all my own furniture right from the log. You do have a kiln at home, don't you? You can borrow mine if you'd like. Why don't you post some of the projects you've done over the years and impress us. I'd especially like to see how you would "glue" polycarbonate (Lexan) together?

Here, I'll post a few of my projects to start!

blckblt · March 4, 2020

39 minutes ago, dantech1 said:

Ah the joys of public forums and their trolls!

FWIW, that tray was aluminum and was made in about 45 minutes. As far as woodworking, I too built all my own furniture right from the log. You do have a kiln at home, don't you? You can borrow mine if you'd like. Why don't you post some of the projects you've done over the years and impress us. I'd especially like to see how you would "glue" polycarbonate (Lexan) together?

Here, I'll post a few of my projects to start!

Awesome job on all of those projects. I couldn't even begin to do that.

Thomcat · March 4, 2020

All that equipment ....and that is what the final tray looks like? Sorry for my mistake, thought it was plastic, can''t conceive why someone would fashion a metal tray to store metal coins and other objects in a moving vehicle ....here's a no cost design tip taken from the Chinese tray: cut out a piece of rubber for the bottom and sides so you won't hear the crap rattle around when you hit a bump.

And I'm not foolish enough to post any possessions or capabilities other than a vehicle or maybe a garden gnome that is already in public view on any public bulletin board......not a bright idea in the days of midget porn. Happy in my own skin with no regrets........I don't want or need to solicit accolades from anyone than myself for my accomplishments or craftmanship.

Rocky Yonts · March 4, 2020

The GM interior design team has obviously been on vacation for many years now. Antique column gear shift. The console bin looks like a trash can. Few storage locations. As far as interior comfort and style Ram has made them look lazy,

dantech1 · March 4, 2020

flat350 · March 4, 2020

Somebody needs some loving..................He sounds a little confused.he doesn't need others to appreciate his work,but yours must be appreciated by others?

You had the time,materials,and skill to build the part good for you,job well done by me!

.".I don't want or need to solicit accolades from anyone than myself for my accomplishments or craftmanship."

"Here's my logic.....all depends upon whether the amount of work expended justifies making the end product and whether the end product is of a level that can be appreciated by yourself and others".

" Any project undertaken must be of a level where I and more importantly others can appreciate the amount of work and skill contained in the end product."

ThatredneckguyJamie · March 4, 2020

well...I once stayed at a Holiday Inn Express...

bshort · March 4, 2020

6 hours ago, Thomcat said:

On the contrary, some of us got it a long time ago. Midget porn? Never heard, just knowing that something like that exists is creepy. Playboy magazine and female mud wrestling was the big deal in my day. If wasting time making a plastic tray with an end result inferior to one you can buy for $20 and you can stand back and admire it....fantastic, you're the greatest.....my children were similarly proud of their work we would stick with magnets on the refrigerator....it takes higher levels of craftmanship for me to be impressed with myself or others.

Here's my logic.....all depends upon whether the amount of work expended justifies making the end product and whether the end product is of a level that can be appreciated by yourself and others......and making a crappy plastic tray with an end result not as ergonomically functional as one you can buy for $20 ain't it. Any project undertaken must be of a level where I and more importantly others can appreciate the amount of work and skill contained in the end product. So I'm not about to waste my time on a building plastic tray just to hide it in a console when I can buy a better one for $20. I stopped building plastic model level projects over 50 years ago. Now, if you want to talk woodworking or metal working....child's play in a shop equipped with 10" table and radial arm saws, 4" bed lathe, floor mounted drill press, floor mounted band saw, planers, routers, etc, etc. I could simply take a 3/4" piece of oak route, glue and clamp pieces below where recesses are to be bored, cut out mortises on the underside ends, run a 2-1/2" Forstner bit in the drill press to cut proper sizes blind recesses through solid wood for coins and/or route out compartments, finish with tung oil or urethane and get a custom result that is impressive, if no worth the time and effort. Same goes for a similar tray I could fabricate from a sheet of polycarbonate and glue together. All the furniture in my home other than the bedroom sets (solid wood, not that Ikea or press board crap) was made by me over the past 40 years including chairs tables, desks display cabinets, grandfather/mantle/desk clocks, including custom Christmas gifts like clocks or ships' weather gauges for relatives. And not in crap pine or poplar either......cherry, walnut, oak or wormy chestnut from old barnwood......every one of them of finished to the same level and at a cost at least half of what one could buy one, that is even if you could buy one of that level, non custom.

In defensive driving before passing a car one must consider if passing it is really necessary, similarly before attempting to construct a $20 plastic tray from scratch one must first consider, the whole console is a Chinese level piece of crap and deserves to have a Chinese piece of crap insert, albeit one with customized segments suited for different objects and a coin dispenser that can have coins at the ready without eyes off the road instead custom making one requiring jamming fingers into small openings trying to extract coins. Too much work for too little payback.

TLDR. Geeeez.

Fuelie · March 5, 2020

He forgot to take his meds......

ThatredneckguyJamie · March 5, 2020

I'm going to post the pics in a new thread..this one seems to have went south lol

dantech1 · March 5, 2020

8 hours ago, ThatredneckguyJamie said:

I'm going to post the pics in a new thread..this one seems to have went south lol

Yeah, it's too bad these forums tend to go that way. I never thought I would get bashed for posting a darn tray of all things! It wasn't meant to be a work of art, just something I needed. In fact, I had no idea that they even had trays available on Amazon. Regardless, I would still build one because I just enjoy making stuff whether it's worth the time and effort or not. I'm sure some will understand. FWIW, I'm retired and it's just another hobby.

Thanks to those with the positive comments.

flat350 · March 5, 2020

Just spent the last 2 days looking for antler sheds with my dog,yes you can buy them at the pet store but it,s not the same as when you do it yourself.Build it or buy it,it's the same thing and yes I'm retired too.

BlaineBug · March 5, 2020

On 3/1/2020 at 8:14 PM, blckblt said:

https://accessories.chevrolet.com/product/console-organizer-tray-in-black-84106530?year=2020&make=Chevrolet&model=Silverado 1500&modelId=491&body=Crew Cab Pickup&bodyId=22&wheel=Short Box&wheelId=651&trim=LT Trail Boss&trimId=5101&drive=4WD&driveId=8&engine=6.2L V8 GAS&engineId=5920&bodyNumDoors=5

i ordered this from Chevrolet website.

I have the same one, $13 on ebay.

ThatredneckguyJamie · March 6, 2020

14 hours ago, flat350 said:

Just spent the last 2 days looking for antler sheds with my dog,yes you can buy them at the pet store but it,s not the same as when you do it yourself.Build it or buy it,it's the same thing and yes I'm retired too.

I like finding them still attached to the deer myself

pewterliftedz · March 6, 2020

On 3/1/2020 at 8:12 PM, Thomcat said:

Too much work for too little payback. $20 on amazon or Ebay gets you a segmented tray with coin holder and rubber floor pads and fanother $10 you can throw in a decent lighted cell phone charger that works better than OEM.