greetings all –
I’ve just finished the assembly of a laundry room sink cabinet and have a stainless steel laundry tub (deepwell sink) to install. I’ll describe what I have planned and request any alternate solutions y’all might have.
The counter top is laminated redwood with several coats of waterborne poly finish. I know from reading posts about “breadboard” type of construction that the top should not be constrained such that it limits seasonal movement. Thus the top will be clipped to the sides with aluminum angles, the angles drilled with slotted holes all except for the backmost screws.
The sink will be an undermount condition. I plan on using some 3/4×3/4 aluminum channel with something like plumber’s tape screwed to the underside of the countertop and like 10×32 machine screws to the channel to suck it up to the underside of the counter. I blew it somewhat in that I didn’t leave room around the perimeter of the sink to use some sort of clip arrangement directly to the underside of the laminated top, thus the strap arrangement.
I wonder if it would be advisable to try drilling the sink rim such that it could be screwed on directly? It’s actually a self rimming style sink but I’d like to install it as an undermount.
Thanks…
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you might get a better response out of the folks next door at breaktime- this is more up their alley.
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OK -
Thanks, Mitch. You're probably right.
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Dennis in Bellevue WA
woodnut@anatechsys.com
Dennis: if you do drill the stainless steel sink invest in a couple of cobalt twist drill bits they work the nuts in ss go right thru like a hot knife thru butter..
ToolDoc
Dennis, stainless is a bug to drill. I like your channel approach but use thumb screws for the tighteners,
Also drill plenty of holes for the screws that hold the channel in place and drill the screw's clearance holes right up to the 'web',(because two of the four channels will go on after the sink's in place.
The thumb screw's holes can be placed off center to locate close to the tub's lip bend.
I've got a whole gross of those 10/32 thumb screws, but You can get all the 10/24" ones you want in the hdwe,store. Too bad you can't get aluminum Z- bar or flat stock . It'l work as well
Try fender washers and sheetmetal screws. but use twice as many. G,Luck, Stein.
Stein -
While this is probably a fine home building topic, I'll follow through none the less with the, at least partial, solution I've come up with -
Using the 3/4" alum. channel with the flanges fitted over the mounting channel spot welded to the sink, I used standard hoody(sp) rim connectors to do the trick. One is screwed to the bottom of the wood top 'backwards', that is, with the hook facing away from the sink. That leaves a hook for the other one to grab onto, then tightening the screw on the second clip cams the arm that's now pressing against the channel, clamps the whole thing up to the underside of the countertop.
I say partial since I screwed up and cut the opening too close to the front and end for this detail to work in those locations. I think your idea of fender washers will work quite well. I knew someone would have some good suggestions!
Thanks!!
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Dennis in Bellevue WA
woodnut@anatechsys.com
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