I put my drawer case together and have the slides in there. There are a couple of spots where the measurements were wonky for some reason, but I got it all squared up where it needs to be squared up. I think I may have cut my dadoes a wee bit too tight, because I had to wrestle with this thing quite a lot. And it is big, so there was some sweating and swearing. I think if I had more experience with this sort of thing, I could’ve planned my assembly attack better, and maybe saved some final cuts for when I was actually putting it together. Like, those small vertical dividers – I had to recut those to be slightly bigger. Ah well. The worst is over. I didn’t really trust my glue joints since I fiddled with them so much, so I put a bunch of screws in there too.
I was debating what sort of drawer slides to use. I liked the concealed ones, but they are really expensive, like almost 50 bucks a pair. Then I was going to use some cheaper side-mounted ones, and I was just about to order them when I found a screamin’ deal on some slightly used accuride concealed slides in just the right size on ebay. I ended up paying around $15/pair, and I have extra for the other built-ins that I plan on making. Score!
The little drawers on top have a simple undermount center slide.
So now I have to get the wood for the face frame, top, and side. I’m on a little break from this project as I suffer through the flu, but hopefully I will be working on it again soon!
-- Beth
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PurpLev
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posted 217 days ago
Looks Great Beth!
But:
Like, those small vertical dividers – I had to recut those to be slightly bigger
?!? you gotta teach us that trick, usually when we cut it twice it’s still too short… not slightly bigger?!?
j/k ;)
hope you feel better soon. always keep an eye on eBay and craigslist for hardware deals etc. worth it in the long run.
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Kindlingmaker
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posted 217 days ago
Looks like you are doing well. ...and speaking of well, get better soon. The flu and dust masks don’t mix!
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rtb
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posted 217 days ago
what part do you think that you need more experience in ? the sweating or the swearing ?
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BethMartin
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posted 217 days ago
You guys are cracking me up! Thanks for the well-wishes. I hope to be back to mostly back to my old self by the weekend. :)
-- Beth
TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 216 days ago
Looks like you’re on a roll now!! Take care of that flu bug.
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shopguryl
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posted 216 days ago
Looks like your having fun Beth.
Did the concealed guides come with the release handles that get mounted to the drawer?
That’s a really good deal if they did. I’m not sure how much they are separately though.
I hate using the center under mount guide for the top drawers. It seams like they always want to sag. I would suggest using them as side mounts but it works the way you have them.
Double check them, it looks like they may be in there back wards, kind of looks like the tab is in the front but it might just be the picture.
Now take care of that flu, have fun on the rest of it.
BethMartin
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posted 216 days ago
Shopguryl~ yes, I have the drawer releases. :) The center drawer slides should be in okay – I’ve removed the piece that connects to the drawer, so maybe it looks funky because of that. I’m sure I’ll find out eventually if they’re backwards, though. ;) I’m not worried about sagging because these top drawers will be very small – it’s kind of hard to see that at this point because the space is so large in the case. They’re really only going to be half that height that you can see. Just enough to hold remote controls (of which there are many!)
-- Beth