Today's work (sign, cutting board)

[tdonoughue]

First, I hung the sign my wife got me for Christmas...


My son got me a switch box; I got me a cutting board...


I removed the 4 bolts holding the table bracket and replaced them with 3" stainless bolts. I put the nynuts back on where they were, but then put 1" spacers (from Home Depot) on them. I drilled holes in the cutting board and fit that onto the 4 longer bolts. I put 2 wingnuts on there (they only had 2--I will be getting another couple), so I can remove it more easily. I remounted the fire extinguisher and the fusebox (which I had previously mounted on the bolts) onto the cutting board. I then mounted the new switch box between them and wired everything up so that the lights I added for the battery compartment (where this is) and the engine compartment are hooked to the switch box (rather than needing to plug in a fuse to turn on the lights).

After I took the pic I cleaned up the wires better, putting them behind the cutting board. Someday, I will drill holes and run all of the wires from the fuse box under the cutting board.

Ah... a good day.

 

[deubank1776]

Wire management is so important. It looks good. It feels good. It makes life easier when something fails in the future.

 

[tdonoughue]

Yes. After I took the pic I was able to take a handful of those wire and put them all behind the panel. Looks much nicer. Still work to do, but improvement.