Workshop Cabinet

Nice drawers Kirk. Why not use sliding dovetails for the drawer slides – or even simpler cut a groove in the drawer sides and attach a slide on the case itself? Gotta be cheaper than buying 18 sets of drawer slides.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Bill,

Great suggestion. I don’t know why I did think of a sliding dovetail in the first place. Must be the plans.

I will take that into consideration. Besides I have an article that has ‘Full Extension’ drawer slides.

There is an 1 inch difference between the opening and the drawer itself.

Maybe someday I will do a groove in the side of a drawer.

Thanks Bill

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

I have a dado and rail system on my bench cabinet drawers and they work really great, when they are not loaded too heavily.

If you are going to put say 40lb+ into some of those drawers, then I would recomend Full extension runners for those drawers – you will save a lot of heart ache later.

Good luck with the project

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Nice, yea, if you’re gonna load em up use regular metal glides. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

wow.. that’s one sweet tower!!

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I’ve used Woodcraft Supply in the past for case quantities of slides.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

I take it you’re building that “Workshop Hutch” that Norm built? That’s a real KEWL unit and I know we’d all love to see the finished project. If it’s for the your garage, I would definately suggest using full extension drawer slides. There’s more weight in tools than you think, and considering the expansion/contraction rate vs. seasonal changes…Well, it makes for a “sticky-stubborn-bindy” issue. I’ve tried several varieties in my shop and the ball-bearing extension slides work the best.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Dadoo,

You are right about weight, but Norm’s Hutch has only six drawers. Mine has 18. Norm’s drawer are, 1. 29” wide and about 24” deep that allow bigger tools (routers). 2. And 11” deep. That can take gallons of glue and what have you.

I have don’t have that many tools or glue, so I don’t need the deep so much and that is why most drawers are 4”, 6”, and 7”. I wish I had put another divider in and that would allow drawers widths of less than 24”.

I have a lot of small hand tools and other junk that I need to get off the floor.

Another thing to get off the floor is all the dust I am makeing.

-- W. Kirk Crawford - Tularosa, New Mexico

Lots of drawers. I think wood sliders would be the way to go as suggested earlier.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I’m contemplating the same decision on 11 drawers for a new workshop cabinet. Some of these drawers will hold substantial weight. If I go with the slides, these from Lee Valley are the best value I’ve found so far. $11 for the 22” full extension, plus $10 or $13 for shipping. I’ve always been happy with Lee Valley products and service.

-- Dave J. Oakdale, MN