Sink and faucet upgrade

[rideadeuce]

Another copy of @Snowball‘s mod just used different but almost the same components. Took a few pics. I was able to save about 2/3 of the upper front maple crossbar. Real trick since the sink is 2 in deeper was maintaining drainage grade. Had to remove metal tube securement (screwed to the back of the cabinet) and was able to reuse the 1 1/2 in ABS but may end up cutting it under road side bed to shorten a bit to get more of a grade. But seems to be draining ok… we shall see. Love the sink and faucet. SO much more useful. Just have to close up top left drawer with faceboard some how. Oh, I did shim the middle between the middle maple cabinet support and counter, the counter had small bow in it. Easily corrected, then was able to silicone the sink to the counter top. 

Amazon Links:

 Brushed SS Sink 17x19x9 18g sink, 11g sink rim https://a.co/d/

 I wasn’t able to use the deep drain basket that came with it due to limited space. 

 Grohe Bar faucet https://a.co/d/hK5IcRy

Best, Mike

 

Edited September 24 by rideadeuce

[rideadeuce]

Finished the top drawer mod. Keep the wood blocks on the end, they hook into to the end connectors for soft close assembly. You do have to trim them down like the rest of the drawer to make it fit under the sink. Happy that I got to keep the drawer for small things. Turned out better than expected. Had a little helper too!

[jd1923]

10 minutes ago, rideadeuce said:

So, who is truly the brains of the operation? 🤣

I’m thinking we give you way too much credit! GREAT upgrade, Mike. Ty

 

[rideadeuce]

 

13 hours ago, jd1923 said:

So, who is truly the brains of the operation? 🤣

She is definitely smarter than her dad! LoL. This morning she was complaining about the healthy cereal and I told her that her mom and I were trying to teach her to eat healthy. I said that things with a lot of sugar can cause obesity and diabetes, etc. She grinned and said “Have you been eating a lot sugar while looking at my belly!?”

Edited September 21 by rideadeuce

[SeaDawg]

So, lucky you! Two great young assistant engineers. Your Ollie is full of great smiles!

Great mod.

 Great look. 

[rideadeuce]

In retrospect, the kitchen sink is one of the only areas where Oliver did not do a great job of designing something that worked well. The OEM sink is too shallow and shaped more like a bowl. The OEM full size kitchen faucet had a reach of 8-9 (should have been 7-8in to spray in the middle ) which caused it to splash water everywhere unless you pulled down on the spray head and let it dangle. The upgrade solves all that and most importantly matches the faucet to the sink so they work together well. Plus, I like the more modern design. Mods are so much fun. Especially when so many members lead the way. Just curious, does anyone know what happened to @Snowball ?

Oh, I forgot to mention for anyone doing this mod and it necessitates removing part of the cabinetry. Cover the soft close mechanisms, I had a hell of a time cleaning out all the saw dust. Lots of small moving parts make that work smoothly. 

Edited September 21 by rideadeuce