My truck has six cup holders, but none of them are quite the right size for my coffee mugs. I hate the universal-fit plastic consoles that they sell at auto parts stores, so I thought I would try to come up with something quick. The first draft didn’t fit at all, but the second draft fit alright. The cup holder is still just a pinch snug for my mugs, but they don’t rattle!
I have plans for an addition to hook over the other side of the transmission tunnel as well so that it really holds itself in place, but for now the teeth are working to keep it from moving around.
The floor is made from a draft board calibration sheet and covered in proofgrade veneer. The sides are made from proofgrade maple ply and the cup holder is Baltic birch ply.
Yeah, that’s going to be a convenient place to drop stuff in, don’t wait for the moment when an emergency reaction causes it to dump everything under your feet or pedals!
I once had a Coke can lodge itself upright under the break, and when I went to stop the pedal felt like it was welded in place! In the moment of panic I came down on the pedal and crushed the can and the resulting breaking almost throwing me into the windshield.
The dark woodgrain looks killer, and the taper design fits perfect.
I was making some center consoles for trucks for awhile.
I used this pattern for end plates and never had any complaints about them sliding around.
I had to use a contour gauge for each flavor of truck, since the bends and angle were all different.
