I've been meaning to upload these picture for a while now. When we first got our trailer, we mounted a clock to the cabinet door above the sink. I used 3M Command Strips with the intent of removing the clock when we were in motion and putting it back up when we set up. Well, that didn't happen and the clock stayed up all the time like so:
Last June we were on a week-long trip to Southern California with an overnight stop in Bakersfield along the way. When we stopped for the night, we found the screws to the hinges on the door had stripped out causing the door and clock to fall off.
Using my phone to check out the problem with an unintentional selfie. Well, there's your problem! The scalloped out sections of the wood for the cabinetry is right where the hinges mount! There was less than 1/16th inch of actual wood where one of the screws was located.
A quick trip to the hardware store for some supplies: machine screws, large washers, and nuts. Not pictured: drilling out the holes slightly for the screws.
Another unintentional selfie checking the back of the screws
Washers and nuts installed. The washers ended up sticking out a hair past the edge of the cabinet. It's noticeable to me but not anyone else who has seen it. Sorry for the poor quality, lighting in a cabinet is less than ideal.
Finished product from the outside. The machine screws match the original hardware closely enough. That should do it!
Using the machine screws and oversized washers was a bit of over engineering for the problem at hand, but that door is not going anywhere anytime soon!
I suppose I could have also posted this in the repairs thread, but I plan on doing a similar upgrade to all my cabinets since, while they don't have the weight of the clock, I think the vibrations over time could cause the same thing to happen, especially with screws going through the scalloped sections of the cabinetry.
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