[Shop-talk] Mountable extension cord?

[Darrell Walker]

On Jul 5, 2011, at 2:13 PM, David Hillman wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011, Darrell Walker wrote:
>> Not quite sure what you want to do here.  Would something like a power
strip do what you want?
>>
>> As far as DIY, what about a surface mountable electrical box, wired to an
extension cord and outlet?
>
>   I want to have a standard outlet available inside a sliding drawer. I'd
like to have it securely-mounted, so a standard power strip won't really work.
Ones with mounting tabs are, as far as I can tell, exclusively four or more
plugs, which is way more than I need, and takes up space.
>
>   The DIY design is a fall-back, but like I said, going to be big and bulky
compared to what I need... which is just a mounting face on the female end of
a short extension cord.

Do you want the outlet flush with the drawer, or would it mount all inside?

The surface mount boxes are pretty thin (1-1.5"):

http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-R04-42777-00W-Single-Gang-Surface-Wiring/dp/B00
0VTRMD8/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1309900790&sr=1-1

Another option could be an extension cord with the outlet face at right angles
to the cord.

-Darrell