0.10" thick material suggestion

[Bob Cooper]

I'm building 3/4 panels for my GE frig. The construction says to attach the panels to a .25 "backer panel" and then a 0.10 spacer. (see attached).

I've got .25" plywood but wondering what to use for the 0.10 spacer? Is Luan (sp?) or door skin the right thickness? Originally i thought i'd just cut some .1" spacers but a whole panel, like what's shown, would be better i suppose.

[Jamie Buxton]

Plywood called 1/8" is now pretty close to .1".

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Seems to me there should be a spacer provided.
one hundred thousandths of an inch is a weird dimension to just tell people they gotta provide.

[Paul Atkins]

Why not just use one 3/8" panel instead of two pieces? I doubt 3/8" ply is .375 - probably closer to the .310

[Karl Brogger]

I've used thin washers for the spacer between the panel and the backer. Usually there is somewhere you can screw the 1/4 backer on with out hitting something on the fridge.

Put the screws through the 1/4", put the washers over them, set the panel down, flip it over the whole thing, check the margins, drive the screws home.

[Mike OToole]

I've use foam packing wrap to space out panels for Monogram fridges in the past. Stops things from bouncing around, but has enough give and also deadens the sound.

Mike

[Chip Lindley]

I am not sure from the diagram you include, what purpose this .10 spacer thingie plays. Why not use double-sided foam tape to attach the whole thing? It is rather permanent, but can be detatched if need by with a heatgun or judicious use of mineral spirits. Beats drilling holes in a perfectly good Fridge if you, or *YBH* decides to redecorate again!

[Bob Cooper]

all good suggestions...yes, this is a monogram frig. The 1/10 of an inch is to account for the thichness of the existing metal frame (you can see it in black at the top of the picture). So the 1/4 in back slides into a slot and the 1/10 is to account for the slot frame thickness.

I dropped by HD and they do have 1/8 hardboard that i could use if i need a solid spacer but it seems like the washer technique or the plastic cushion could work too.