{"id":1197,"date":"2012-03-26T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T15:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2016-12-23T16:30:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T23:30:57","slug":"drawer-latches-that-keep-them-closed-during-travel-are-easy-to-open-and-look-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2012\/03\/26\/drawer-latches-that-keep-them-closed-during-travel-are-easy-to-open-and-look-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawer latches that keep them closed during travel, are easy to open and look great!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drawers flying open when you take turns is a problem in RVs and boats. I bought some latches on eBay (still available: seach for Whisperlatch – they were $3 each when I first bought them – search for sea-dog 224300-1 on google) that are meant to solve the problem but putting them into drawers where they will look good – the middle comes to mind – makes them unable to reach anything that holds the drawer closed. Some extensions of some kind are in order.<\/p>\n

I solved the problem by making extensions from wood and aluminum bar stock. These extensions are made by gluing two pieces of wood together, one with a groove\/channel that accepts the piece of aluminum bar stock without restriction (1\/8 inch x 3\/4 inch) and the other thick enough to space the channel out the proper distance from the drawer front (about 5\/16 I think) to match up the channel with the latch. Once they are glued together you cut them and the bar stock to the length you need them to be – the piece of wood must be at least 1\/8 inch above the top of the latch to give it room to work. The piece of aluminum bar stock is held in place by gravity – no springs needed – and is long enough to go behind the face frame of the cabinet when extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t