Mag knife holder location?

[stroguy]

The wife wants a holder and I want it as well to help her declutter the utensil drawer. Would like this location next to the stove. It is in the slide out wall. Knocking on the wall it seems hollow compared to where the gear tracks are for the slide out mechanisms. Anyone have experience on wall thickness? Wiring hidden behind this wall? Those are my two biggest concerns and determine what type of anchors I use.

Thanks

[Soundsailor]

Love the spice rack, bet you get some tasty meals.

[stroguy]

Thanks. We both use it a lot. It worked out great as the stove glass shield is raised it blocks the heat and fumes from the rack. Turmeric gets the most use, for my knees lol.

[WhittleBurner]

I used the 3 M velcro to attach the knife bar and it has held up great over the years its been there. I do remove all knives off the bar for travel... started removing them after finding a knife standing straight up stuck in the floor. must have been the perfect storm because with the slide in there isn't much space to land.

[Second Chance]

There are two issues with that location. That wall is very thin Luan over a foam core - won't hold screws. If you use something like 3M Command Strips, they'll hold, but if the load is too heavy, you risk pulling off the vinyl covering. We mounted our magnetic knife strip on a wood surface that will hold screws. If you do mount one, be sure and stow the knives in a drawer for travel.

Rob

[stroguy]

Couldn’t wait and went for it. Nothing but styrofoam. Had to clean out a bit of styrofoam to have the wings of the anchors spread out. It worked out fine. Wall is not very thick, maybe 2”.

Wife is happy and that matters.

[stroguy]

There are two issues with that location. That wall is very thin Luan over a foam core - won't hold screws. If you use something like 3M Command Strips, they'll hold, but if the load is too heavy, you risk pulling off the vinyl covering. We mounted our magnetic knife strip on a wood surface that will hold screws. If you do mount one, be sure and stow the knives in a drawer for travel.

Rob

Thanks Rob. That is exactly what we found, styrofoam. We used some anchors from a clothesline post somewhere in here. They have wings, but you need to remove an area of styrofoam for the wings. Thanks for the help and we always pull almost everything on travel day.

[stroguy]

I used the 3 M velcro to attach the knife bar and it has held up great over the years its been there. I do remove all knives off the bar for travel... started removing them after finding a knife standing straight up stuck in the floor. must have been the perfect storm because with the slide in there isn't much space to land.

That’s what my ‘Alternate Plan B Bravo’ (name the movie that line is from) would have been. Was a little wary of the vinyl coating pulling from the wall.

You sure Gremlins don’t play in your coach whilst you travel? They are good with knives.

[WhittleBurner]

That’s what my ‘Alternate Plan B Bravo’ (name the movie that line is from) would have been. Was a little wary of the vinyl coating pulling from the wall.

You sure Gremlins don’t play in your coach whilst you travel? They are good with knives.

If the paper pulls away you can shoot a small amount of adhesive under the paper with a small syringe needle and press . Time depends on the adhesive used.

But ours has held well. I usually have about 5 knives on it plus a pair of kitchen shears. Not moving around with knives in place will minimize the bounce while on the road.

It could have been Gremlins.. they do all kinds of mischivious things. It had to be them who put the wine glass close to the front of the cabinet so when I opened it after a day on the road the the glass would fly out.
No guess on the movie tho..

[stroguy]

Aldo Ray as Sgt Muldoon, The Green Berets. ‘we’ll use alternate plan bravo sir?’ To John Wayne, Colonel Kirby.