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Custom Cabinetry for van conversions

Building cabinets by hand and by CNC are entirely different. The complex machining operations that are avaialable through CNC permits reducing the number of parts per cabinet and increasing the complexity of design. Prior to automating a cabinet design, our typical cabinet took 12 components and over two hours of hand labor. With CNC and CAD a typical cabinet is only six parts and takes about 15 minutes. From a single cabinet design we can automatically vary the width, depth, and height of our cabinetry with just a few keystrokes. All are precisely milled to follow the complex contours of any van. The only inventory we need to carry is the high quality plywood panels and minimal hardware.

The primary benefit of CNC is the ability to mill complex countours to match the shape of any van to within 1/16 of an inch. Neither ceiliings nor walls are flat and the attachment beams for secure mounting have complex profiles. We design our cabients to leave to no unused space maximing both internal cabinet space and open apace in a van.

Our cabinet designs incorporate all the features required for an integrated van build. In addition to the cabinet wooden components we insure access for electrical cable runs, plumbing lines, light fixtures and attachment points to van walls, floor and ceilings. Cabinetry is 100% preassembled prior to installation to guarantee the minimum labor costs and quickest van build schedule.

One of the final items on our van build schedule is the installation of overhead cabinets. We plan in advance all the design features to facilitate quick installation the cabinent frames to van chassis. This requires that cabinet frames have designed in attachement features to insure secure fastening to van walls and ceilings.

The interior of a van has minimal space. To maximize this limited living space and at the same time cabinet storage volume requires precise matching of cabinet profiles to van's structural features. We accomplish that with cabinet profiles that match van dimensions with precision of less than 1/16 of an inch.

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CNC BASICS AT PRO VAN KITS

Pro van kits are made possible by the use of sophisticated CNC machines driven by 3D CAD models. Our 4 x 8 foot CNC machines can precisely mill a plywood sheet with accuracy of .016 inches in just a few minutes. The machine moves one or more router bits (machine can automatically can change the router tool) permitting fabrication of mutiple parts from a single sheet of plywood. They operate on 3 axes: an X (length), Y (width), and Z (height). Trying to accomplish the same complex router head patterns by hand would take days.