Todos que los trabajará sólo utilizan la herramienta con que está más familiarizado. Ahora los plesae usted me puede decir como conducir el coche boufgt ayer. Gracias

The installer should have come prepared to "just shave off an 1/8 inch of the cabinet frame "lip""

I would use a small electric plane to remove 1/16 off each side.

Thank you for the info. I know that the hand planer won't go all the way to the top of the cabinet. Should I get that with a chisel? After this, should I seal it with something?

A chisel would work, but you risk unwanted gouges if you aren't practiced with it. I'd say finish up with a block plane or wood file.

i've never used an electric plane before. All videos I have seen the piece of wood is free. For this piece which is attached to the cabinet (part of the frame) how do I place the planer? While on, do I just place it on the bottom and just slide up? That seems to be the logical way of doing it but I've never used one before. Thank you again for all your help!

A block plane would work except at the end of the board but frankly unless you have one, would be pretty expensive for a one off use (unless you envision doing some woodworking or have another need for one). Plus, you'll need to sharpen the iron which is a whole other thread.

Frankly, a power plane might cause more problems than it solved. They can remove material pretty quickly if you're not paying attention.

While tedious, a wood rasp for removal of the bulk of the material followed by sandpaper on a block would do the trick and wouldn't be a huge investment. Draw a line along the edge of the cabinet so you have a reference point for how much to remove.

I apoligize Renato. People make fun of my improper spelling and puntuation while writing english. I speak and write near perfect spanish but the majority of USA citizens speak "Tex-Mex" and butcher spanish so I'm caught in the middle. Anyhow,yes I think you should only use tools that you have experience with. Experience is gained with an instructor at your side,not listening to net instructions. The chore you are faced with is a challange for even seasoned diy handymen to perform safly useing power tools. Hand planes require expertise and chisels are as dangerious as power tools in the hads of a novice. What Mike says will give your arms a health work-out with no risk of serious injury. I would only add that gloves help immensely with the rasp. Grab each end and lay into it and it will do the job.

Klem,

Do you have spell check? Firefox has a spell checker and it would have caught many of the misspellings in your message. It might not help with grammar but it would help others read your messages more easily.

Shove that thing in there. It'll go.

Don't tell people to use tools outside their skill set! A plane can't get into the corners anyway.

Use a strait edge and scribe a mark at 1/8 inch on either side of the hole. Use a palm sander to remove wood down to the mark. This is a tiny bit, so be careful. A saw can't do this. A palm sander will fit into the corners and is a common enough tool that you can likely borrow one. A sanding block and some elbow grease will work too. Use a coarse grit first, finish it finer. You'll want to seal the edges since dishwasher/ sink areas get water spatter. The installer should have done this...

A rasp? Do you understand the job at all? I seem to be the only poster with cabinet making training...

Klem - please don't be discouraged writing in English! It was perfectly understandable and will only get better in time. I wish I could write as fluently as you in a second language!

"Use a palm sander to remove wood down to the mark."

Few times do I read Houzz and bust into laughter; this is one. Not only are you going to be sanding for days on end, but you'll have a nicely rounded cabinet edge with no finish that used to be square.

Multimaster. Even the HF Chinese knockoff $34.95 one is a better tool for this than anything mentoned.

As I mentioned earlier, just shove it in, it will go.

If an opening like this really needed stock removal, the best tool would be a 4" x 21" belt sander with an extremely aggressive belt (40 or 50 grit) which would grind quickly and cleanly in the hands of an experienced operator. Three minutes tops, nice square edges, and most dust in the bag.

The key words are "experienced operator" and from the original message I don't believe that the poster falls into that category. A big sander with an aggressive belt can remove a lot of stock very quickly, that's why I suggested a hand tool. Harder work and much slower but a lot more difficult to remove too much stock.

I don't think the homeowner is doing the shoving, it sounds like the installer has the issue with the opening. Maybe an inexperienced installer or he's afraid that shoving will damage the insulation and the homeowner will complain.

Dishwasher was removed from a 23.5 inch wide opening and a 24 inch wide dishwasher won't fit. New cheap dishwasher has this extended plastic on sides and I was wondering if shaving down that plastic would be the answer. My worry is that even if the body will fit in, the face

might sick out. Any suggestions?