Building the shop - Slide out wall cabinet

Lee, this is a well designed cabinet. It will hold quite a bunch of stuff and keep it all readily accessible. And, not only is it functional but it looks pretty good too.

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Here is the Sketchup graphic of it without the slides and the back of one of the slide outs.

-- Lee - Phoenix, AZ

I like the look of the cabinet. I could probably use something like that. I have a concern though. What happens if a can on one shelf falls and catches against the next shelf? How deep (if any)is the inset on the back of the shelf?
I too would like some clarification on the slides. Do you have two slides on the bottom? If so is there anything to keep the top from tipping.
Hope I am not asking too many questions.

-- Mel

There are no slides on the bottoms, just the two on the back. The slides are show in the sketchup drawing as the horizontal bars. They are full extension side-mount slides They are made for drawers, but there isn’t really much outward stress on them so they work fine in this application.

It is possible (although it hasn’t happened yet) that something would extend out from one of the slide outs and get stuck against the support for the next one, but if that happened, you’d just have to remove the slide out that it is stuck against and push it back.

-- Lee - Phoenix, AZ

Thanks, if I would have seen your post before I posted mine, I wouldn’t have asked you about the slides.
My wife came home as I finished typing, and I didn’t click the post button until I came back.
If I build something like this I think I will include some kind of rail. It certainly looks like it would save me some space. I am liking the visibility of the different bottles and what not on the shelves.

-- Mel

A great idea for the 4 spare large drawers I have been trying to find a good use for. Thanks for the great idea and pics.

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This is a good idea for storing a large number of anything of the same or similar size (hardware bins, for example).

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Great project and use of space.
Thanks for sharing the sketchup as well.
The latest issue of The Family Handyman has something similar, just a little longer.

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good idea thank´s for sharing :-)

Dennis

Great idea Lee, I like how you kept the grain of the plywood oriented to make it look like a continues sheet. How deep did you make the individual shelves? Allows like to ask now that its together any changes you would have made if you were to do it over? Thanks Pat

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Well done, nice idea…

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What an idea – great way to maximize shelf space on a wall…

Thanks for sharing

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Neat project and use of space.
Thanks the sketchup as well.

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That’s a very practical shelf. How is it mounted to the wall? You have the potential to have a lot of weight in there.

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Congrats on the use of SU. You’ve found but one of its useful features. Nice cabinets.

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