Getting really frustrated!

[NotHerDecision]

TJ. I need a picture of what you’re working with. Can you pm me? I have access to almost every brand under the sun but a 12” wide microwave is stupid small.

 

[Gofirstclass]

atrick, Thanks for that tip. I never knew you could turn those blades around. Never even thought about it.

Gotta love those helpful tips from others!

 

[CliffA]

i think this is a pic of a 2005 280 DA cabin galley....

an option would be to completely remove the cabinet the microwave oven is in and choose whatever size replacement oven you want and build a new cabinet around it...if you get a decent size microwave you would not need much of a cabinet at all....maybe just some filler strips and a couple trim pieces.....might even find one to fit the space perfectly with an 'over the range' style oven....

cliff

 

[Captn TJ]

TJ. I need a picture of what you’re working with. Can you pm me? I have access to almost every brand under the sun but a 12” wide microwave is stupid small.

Will do next time I'm at the boat. The 12" is the depth. The biggest issue is the height - even if I cut the opening out more, the height is a max of 10 1/8.

 

[Captn TJ]

i think this is a pic of a 2005 280 DA cabin galley....

an option would be to completely remove the cabinet the microwave oven is in and choose whatever size replacement oven you want and build a new cabinet around it...if you get a decent size microwave you would not need much of a cabinet at all....maybe just some filler strips and a couple trim pieces.....might even find one to fit the space perfectly with an 'over the range' style oven....

cliff

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Cliff that's it. What's deceiving about the photo is that there is a 3/4 base to the cabinet so there's virtually nothing I can sand or cut out to increase the opening size from the bottom. There is also a 3/4 plywood top to the cabinet. There is a little more room just over 1/8 inch to do some trimming - either cutting or sanding. If I could find a microwave with a max height of 10" that would work. Even better if I found one that had a max height of 10" and had rubber feet (that i could remove). I could then do a cutout on the bottom to allow ventilation.

 

[Lazy Daze]

I'm not sure how much height the "feet" add to these, but have you seen these Westinghouse models?

WCM660B - 10.2" height
WCM770B - 10.3" height

Are there still small appliance repair shops around? Even if you had to pay the equivalent, or a little more, of the cost of a new one... you'd essentially have a brand new one and it fits right in with no messing around.

 

[NotHerDecision]

TJ

So what are your Dimensions again? You had 12" for the width in your previous post and that stumped me. I think I can find the height...

Josh

 

[Captn TJ]

TJ

So what are your Dimensions again? You had 12" for the width in your previous post and that stumped me. I think I can find the height...

Josh

Josh the width of the cabinet opening is 17 5/8, the depth (from back of cabinet to front of face frame ) is 12 1/2 inches

 

[Captn TJ]

I'm not sure how much height the "feet" add to these, but have you seen these Westinghouse models?

WCM660B - 10.2" height
WCM770B - 10.3" height

Are there still small appliance repair shops around? Even if you had to pay the equivalent, or a little more, of the cost of a new one... you'd essentially have a brand new one and it fits right in with no messing around.

Yes I looked at the Westinghouse ones. The 10.2 height is slightly higher than the cabinet completely cutout (to the top plate and bottom plate). I only have room for 10.125 if I trim the all of the face frame on top and bottom.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Yes I looked at the Westinghouse ones. The 10.2 height is slightly higher than the cabinet completely cutout (to the top plate and bottom plate). I only have room for 10.125 if I trim the all of the face frame on top and bottom.

Figured it was a long shot - what got me to Westinghouse is I looked up what the newer Dancer's use on the off chance that they are the same size as the old ones. I thought maybe if the feet were removed it might just fit? Maybe give Westinghouse a call to get the actual case dimensions? Or, maybe you already did that.

I know what you mean about there not being much extra space. In the picture, it looks like there is more than there really is, but those black vinyl covered pieces are what makes it look deceiving - as they aren't really part of the cabinet.

It probably won't fit given the angle of the hull side... but what about putting the oven on top of the shelf? Granted, you would loose the functionality of the window.

 

[Captn TJ]

So after expending a lot of time looking (and measuring) at different microwave brands in stores I ended up buying a Magic Chef .07 Cu ft. microwave at Home Depot. It is slightly over 10". Every other brand is about 10.2' or larger. It seems like most of these brands are identical except for the face and the brand name. I'm going to use a belt sander to trim the bottom of the face frame (I only have about a 1/16" of an inch of room here. Then will (using the belt sander) trim up the top just enough to place the microwave I only need a total of about 1/8 total to make it fit. Oh and as fyi don't believe many of the measurements provided by the manufacturers or stores. The worst one was Bella microwave at Best Buy. They had the height at approximately 9.5" and the bella manufacturers site had over 10".