Electronic Accessory Charging Dock

Step 9: Preparing for the power strip

Now, the nice thing about this station is that in the end all you have to plug in is one cord. It's time to cut a slot for that cord.

Put the power strip in for a dry fit to figure out where the cord will go. Then mark it and cut it out with a square saw. Be sure to round the end to accomodate for the roundness of the cord. I used a 1/2" Forstner bit for that.

Also, since you've got like 14 screws sticking into the box, it might be a good idea to cover those. I used some pink insulating foam leftover from when we remodeled some years back. Just cut them to size and glue them down (wood glue or super glue works fine).

Comments

[mikolynn]

Why do you use this screws covered with this ugly foam?
You can easily find a bold and nut with the exact measures...

[frazeeg]

I used the screws because that's what came with the hardware. Yes, you could use properly-sized nuts and bolts. Did I? No.

[mikolynn]

;) This is the DIY spirit! Do it with what you got and don't buy anything if you can do it with that.