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vechicle drawer system

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By drawer1 - 3/26/2014 12:40:52 AM

Hi very basic to you boys but i have never worked with epoxy before ,so be gentle.
  I wish to fit drawers in the rear of my van but to keep the weight down was to make them out of thin ply? then coat them with epoxy ,maybe a strip of glass on the corners.

1. is this idea possible
2.what materials 
3.how to go about it
4. will they stand up to the hard usage and weight of being in a work van
5. Any other advice would be great

(i am a carpenter so timber construction side of things is not a problem, i just want to keep the weight down but maintain strength)
 Thanks
By ajb100 - 3/31/2014 1:25:04 PM

if your keeping weight down and stiffness use, you may be better off considering a different core material.

a couple of layers of woven glass with pvc core will be very rigid and weigh very little