Removing slat assembly for cleaning
Here is an easy way to lift the slat assembly out of the water tray. Drill and tap holes for a ¼ inch pan head bolt in each of the “A” shaped cross members. (Make sure they are centered on the length of the piece) Secure them with a nut on the underside. Cut two handles out of some 16ga scrap metal and bend the ends and handles in a vise. These will hook onto the bolt heads and lift the whole assembly out for cleaning without falling apart.
I will post the DXF for these handles in FileShare. Search for “Slat Lifter”.
Correction to my original post.
I mentioned 16ga metal and it was suppose to be 26ga. (sorry for the typo) Actually, any thin sheet metal will do.
I used the side panels out of an old file cabinet. Junk file cabinets are cheap and easy to come by. They are a great source for scrap sheet metal to make practice cuts.
